2016 YIELDS,  TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 8/21/13
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
      Cut 1   Cut 2   Cut 3   Cut 4   YEAR                           % of
8-Jun 12-Jul 9-Aug 28-Sep TOTAL VERNAL
  FD   Dry t/a                            
Released Varieties
Integra 8401RR 4 2.43   (  1) 2.13   (  2) 1.42   (  5) 1.48   (  9) 7.46   (  1) A 108.4
Integra 8420 (EM) 4 2.36   (  3) 2.01   (16) 1.42   (  4) 1.56   (  2) 7.36   (  2) A B 106.8
Integra 8420 (OGP) 4 2.35   (  4) 1.97   (25) 1.41   (  6) 1.56   (  1) 7.29   (  3) A B C 105.9
Archer III 5 2.33   (  7) 2.09   (  3) 1.28   (33) 1.48   (10) 7.17   (  6) A B C D E 104.2
 Trophy 4 2.35   (  5) 1.99   (21) 1.23   (37) 1.52   (  5) 7.09   (  7) A B C D E F 103.0
RR NemaStar 4 2.12   (31) 2.05   (  9) 1.44   (  3) 1.45   (17) 7.06   (  8) A B C D E F G 102.6
Integra 8420 (OGP+EM) 4 2.25   (12) 1.93   (34) 1.40   (  9) 1.46   (16) 7.04   (  9) B C D E F G H 102.3
AmeriStand 455TQ RR 4 2.15   (27) 2.15   (  1) 1.46   (  1) 1.27   (40) 7.03   (10) B C D E F G H 102.0
Integra 8400 4 2.09   (34) 2.06   (  6) 1.32   (25) 1.56   (  3) 7.02   (11) B C D E F G H 102.0
Nimbus 5 2.13   (28) 2.03   (11) 1.36   (16) 1.47   (13) 6.99   (12) B C D E F G H I 101.6
6516R 5 2.22   (16) 2.05   (  7) 1.40   (  7) 1.31   (33) 6.98   (14) B C D E F G H I 101.4
Integra 8444RR 4 2.21   (18) 2.01   (18) 1.36   (19) 1.40   (24) 6.98   (15) B C D E F G H I 101.3
DG 4210 4 2.15   (25) 2.03   (12) 1.44   (  2) 1.33   (29) 6.95   (16) B C D E F G H I 101.0
Mutiny 4 2.18   (21) 1.96   (27) 1.40   (  8) 1.41   (21) 6.95   (17) B C D E F G H I 101.0
WL 363HQ 5 2.17   (22) 2.02   (15) 1.33   (22) 1.44   (18) 6.95   (18) B C D E F G H I 100.9
6401N 4 2.16   (23) 1.94   (30) 1.36   (17) 1.47   (12) 6.94   (20) C D E F G H I 100.8
Integra 8420 4 2.21   (17) 1.88   (40) 1.38   (12) 1.47   (14) 6.94   (21) C D E F G H I 100.8
Integra 8420 (QR) 4 2.16   (24) 1.90   (39) 1.37   (13) 1.48   (11) 6.91   (22) C D E F G H I J 100.4
Vernal 2 2.25   (13) 1.98   (23) 1.24   (36) 1.41   (22) 6.89   (23) C D E F G H I J 100.0
DKA43-22RR 4 2.20   (20) 2.04   (10) 1.32   (24) 1.32   (32) 6.87   (24) D E F G H I J 99.8
 Rhino 4 2.32   (  9) 1.93   (33) 1.20   (41) 1.42   (20) 6.87   (25) D E F G H I J K 99.7
WL 354HQ 4 2.25   (14) 1.95   (29) 1.31   (27) 1.35   (28) 6.86   (26) D E F G H I J K 99.6
AmeriStand 415NT RR 4 2.10   (33) 2.02   (14) 1.32   (23) 1.40   (23) 6.85   (27) D E F G H I J K 99.5
Camas 4 2.13   (29) 1.92   (36) 1.39   (10) 1.40   (25) 6.85   (28) D E F G H I J K 99.4
6547R 4 2.12   (30) 2.02   (13) 1.37   (14) 1.33   (30) 6.84   (30) D E F G H I J K 99.3
DKA44-16RR 4 2.21   (19) 2.01   (19) 1.29   (30) 1.30   (35) 6.81   (31) D E F G H I J K 98.9
AmeriStand 427 4 2.24   (15) 1.97   (24) 1.28   (32) 1.29   (36) 6.79   (32) E F G H I J K 98.6
6585Q 5 1.98   (41) 1.92   (38) 1.35   (20) 1.46   (15) 6.71   (33) F G H I J K 97.5
6422Q 4 2.08   (35) 1.98   (22) 1.30   (29) 1.32   (31) 6.68   (35) F G H I J K 97.0
AmeriStand 445NT 4 2.10   (32) 1.95   (28) 1.23   (38) 1.40   (26) 6.68   (36) F G H I J K 97.0
RR Tonnica 5 2.03   (40) 1.99   (20) 1.36   (18) 1.29   (37) 6.67   (37) G H I J K 96.8
6497R 4 2.15   (26) 1.87   (42) 1.32   (26) 1.31   (34) 6.65   (38) H I J K 96.6
WL 372HQ.RR 4 2.04   (39) 1.96   (26) 1.36   (15) 1.27   (41) 6.64   (39) H I J K 96.4
Masterpiece II 4 2.05   (36) 1.92   (37) 1.21   (39) 1.43   (19) 6.61   (40) I J K 96.0
Experimental Varieties
FG 49W201 5 2.27   (11) 2.07   (  4) 1.39   (11) 1.49   (  8) 7.22   (  4) A B C D 104.8
SW4332 4 2.33   (  8) 2.07   (  5) 1.29   (31) 1.53   (  4) 7.21   (  5) A B C D 104.8
 SW4351 4 2.36   (  2) 1.93   (35) 1.20   (40) 1.51   (  6) 6.99   (13) B C D E F G H I 101.6
FG R49W215 4 2.34   (  6) 2.05   (  8) 1.28   (34) 1.28   (39) 6.95   (19) B C D E F G H I 100.9
 SW4328 4 2.04   (38) 2.01   (17) 1.31   (28) 1.49   (  7) 6.85   (29) D E F G H I J K 99.4
FG 49W202 5 2.04   (37) 1.94   (31) 1.33   (21) 1.39   (27) 6.70   (34) F G H I J K 97.2
 SW3304 3 2.31   (10) 1.87   (41) 1.19   (42) 1.13   (42) 6.51   (41) J K 94.5
FG R57OK217 5 1.97   (42) 1.94   (32) 1.27   (35) 1.28   (38) 6.46   (42) K 93.8
MEAN 2.19 1.99 1.33 1.40 6.91
CV 8.06 6.25 6.85 8.38 5.00
LSD (0.1) 0.21 NS 0.11 0.14 0.41
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed at Intermountain Research and Extension Center, Tulelake, CA.                              
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 10% probability level according to Fisher's (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies. Also, included in this trial were plots inoculated with 4 seed treatment combinations using alfalfa
variety Integra8420. These treatments include: Optimize Gold Plus (OGP), Rhizobia with an LCO promoter; An isoflavinoid (EM-09009); and
 Quick Roots (QR), a microbial seed inoculant.