2017 YIELDS, MODESTO ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL. TRIAL PLANTED 10/9/2014)
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars. 
Note: harvest 1 yield based on one rep due to mechanical problems. No harvests taken after July 2017.
      Cut 1   Cut 2   Cut 3   Cut 4   YEAR                         % of
5-Apr 8-May 6-Jun 7-Jul TOTAL CUF 101
  FD   Dry t/a                          
Released Varieties
Grandslam 8 2.08   (35) 3.80   (  2) 4.28   (  6) 3.44   (  1) 13.60   (  1) A 120.5
Nimbus 5 2.49   (  4) 3.43   (11) 4.38   (  3) 2.67   (16) 12.98   (  4) A B C D 115.0
DG9212 9 2.18   (27) 3.19   (13) 4.40   (  2) 3.19   (  3) 12.97   (  5) A B C D 114.9
AmeriStand 901TS 9 2.38   (10) 3.70   (  4) 3.47   (31) 3.31   (  2) 12.84   (  6) A B C D E 113.8
Farm Valley 7 7 2.49   (  5) 3.53   (  7) 3.85   (16) 2.75   (11) 12.63   (  9) A B C D E F 111.9
Farm Valley 6 6 2.43   (  7) 3.63   (  5) 3.67   (25) 2.58   (20) 12.31   (12) A B C D E F G 109.1
AmeriStand 803T 8 2.05   (36) 3.49   (10) 3.63   (27) 3.11   (  4) 12.28   (13) A B C D E F G 108.9
Integra 8800 8 2.37   (11) 3.07   (15) 3.77   (22) 2.85   (  7) 12.06   (15) A B C D E F G H 106.9
RR Tonnica 5 2.42   (  9) 2.74   (26) 4.40   (  1) 2.48   (26) 12.05   (16) A B C D E F G H 106.8
Integra 8600 6 2.16   (31) 3.05   (17) 3.79   (21) 2.92   (  6) 11.92   (17) B C D E F G H I 105.6
SW 9106 9 2.32   (13) 3.03   (19) 3.55   (28) 2.75   (14) 11.65   (19) C D E F G H I J 103.2
Desert Sun 8.10RR 8 2.19   (26) 3.13   (14) 3.89   (12) 2.39   (28) 11.59   (21) C D E F G H I J 102.8
9R100 9 2.32   (14) 2.84   (23) 3.89   (14) 2.50   (24) 11.56   (22) C D E F G H I J 102.5
WL662HQ RR 9 2.25   (20) 3.07   (15) 3.96   (  9) 2.24   (35) 11.50   (23) C D E F G H I J 101.9
Pacifico 8 2.32   (15) 3.05   (17) 3.36   (33) 2.71   (15) 11.44   (24) D E F G H I J 101.4
8R100 8 2.18   (28) 2.84   (23) 3.85   (16) 2.50   (25) 11.38   (25) E F G H I J 100.8
RR NemaStar 5 2.20   (24) 2.66   (29) 3.93   (11) 2.54   (23) 11.33   (26) E F G H I J 100.4
Cuf 101 9 2.24   (22) 2.62   (31) 3.67   (25) 2.75   (12) 11.28   (28) E F G H I J 100.0
6R200 6 2.42   (  8) 2.50   (34) 3.89   (12) 2.39   (29) 11.20   (30) F G H I J 99.3
SuperSonic 9 2.22   (23) 2.98   (21) 3.28   (35) 2.56   (22) 11.04   (31) G H I J 97.9
AmeriStand 715NT RR 7 2.12   (34) 2.64   (30) 3.55   (28) 2.35   (30) 10.66   (32) H I J 94.5
6829R 8 2.16   (29) 2.50   (34) 3.71   (24) 2.22   (36) 10.58   (33) H I J 93.8
Transition 6.1 6 2.20   (24) 2.56   (32) 3.43   (32) 2.29   (32) 10.47   (34) I J 92.8
AmeriStand 915TS RR 9 2.25   (21) 2.03   (36) 3.85   (16) 2.25   (34) 10.38   (35) I J 92.0
RR Six Shooter 6 2.14   (33) 2.54   (33) 3.36   (33) 2.29   (32) 10.34   (36) J 91.6
Experimental Varieties
RD 132 8 3.06   (  1) 3.51   (  9) 4.30   (  5) 2.46   (27) 13.34   (  2) A B 118.2
SW 8357 8 2.26   (19) 4.39   (  1) 3.81   (20) 2.60   (19) 13.06   (  3) A B C 115.7
SW 1037 10 2.50   (  3) 3.76   (  3) 3.89   (14) 2.67   (16) 12.83   (  7) A B C D E 113.7
RD 71 8 2.37   (12) 3.41   (12) 4.02   (  7) 2.96   (  5) 12.76   (  8) A B C D E F 113.1
RD 121 9 2.32   (16) 3.03   (19) 4.36   (  4) 2.81   (  8) 12.51   (10) A B C D E F G 110.9
UC 2693 9 2.77   (  2) 3.63   (  5) 3.18   (36) 2.75   (12) 12.33   (11) A B C D E F G 109.3
CW050085 10 2.43   (  6) 3.53   (  7) 3.51   (30) 2.81   (  9) 12.28   (14) A B C D E F G 108.8
UC 2671 9 2.32   (17) 2.78   (25) 3.93   (10) 2.66   (18) 11.69   (18) C D E F G H I J 103.6
CW058071 8 2.30   (18) 2.72   (28) 3.83   (19) 2.79   (10) 11.64   (20) C D E F G H I J 103.2
SW 8421‐RRS 8 2.15   (32) 2.88   (22) 3.73   (23) 2.56   (21) 11.32   (27) E F G H I J 100.4
SW 9215-RRS 9 2.16   (30) 2.74   (26) 4.00   (  8) 2.31   (31) 11.21   (29) F G H I J 99.3
MEAN 2.31 3.08 3.82 2.65 11.86
CV 9.10 24.50 19.48 19.24 12.38
LSD (0.1) 0.22 0.81 NS 0.54 1.57
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on sandy soil at Stanislaus Farm Supply, Modesto CA.                                
Entries followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 10% probability level according to Fishers (protected) LSD.
FD = Fall Dormancy reported by seed companies.