2017 Yields, UC Davis Alfalfa Cultivar Trial (Trial planted Sept. 30, 2014)
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
      Cut 1   Cut 2   Cut 3   Cut 4   Cut 5   Cut 6   Cut 7   YEAR                       % of
25-Apr 24-May 21-Jun 19-Jul 18-Aug 15-Sep 19-Oct TOTAL CUF 101
  FD   Dry t/a                        
Released Varieties
UC Impalo 8 1.13   (  5) 1.49   (  8) 1.55   (  4) 1.58   (  3) 1.57   (  1) 1.04   (  2) 0.80   (  7) 9.15   (  1) A 130.7
DG9212 9 1.13   (  5) 1.55   (  6) 1.63   (  1) 1.54   (  6) 1.44   (  7) 1.02   (  4) 0.81   (  6) 9.11   (  2) A B 130.2
SW9215 9 0.96   (21) 1.37   (22) 1.49   (10) 1.62   (  2) 1.50   (  4) 0.99   (  6) 0.75   (13) 8.69   (  5) A B C D 124.1
9R100 9 0.88   (32) 1.39   (18) 1.44   (13) 1.45   (11) 1.45   (  5) 1.04   (  2) 0.90   (  1) 8.54   (  7) A B C D 122.0
AmeriStand 803T 8 0.90   (26) 1.45   (12) 1.56   (  3) 1.55   (  5) 1.41   (  9) 0.97   (  9) 0.68   (15) 8.52   (  9) A B C D 121.7
Camas 4 1.11   (  7) 1.57   (  3) 1.53   (  7) 1.52   (  7) 1.29   (19) 0.78   (21) 0.62   (19) 8.43   (11) A B C D E 120.4
8R100 8 0.98   (19) 1.32   (28) 1.39   (20) 1.40   (17) 1.42   (  8) 0.95   (10) 0.84   (  3) 8.31   (12) A B C D E 118.7
AmeriStand 715NT RR 7 0.96   (21) 1.39   (18) 1.42   (18) 1.45   (13) 1.33   (14) 0.95   (10) 0.75   (11) 8.25   (14) A B C D E 117.9
6R200 6 1.07   (  9) 1.44   (15) 1.34   (23) 1.36   (19) 1.25   (21) 0.85   (15) 0.72   (14) 8.03   (15) A B C D E F 114.7
Desert Sun 8.10 RR 8 0.83   (35) 1.33   (27) 1.34   (27) 1.45   (11) 1.35   (13) 0.91   (14) 0.80   (  7) 8.00   (17) A B C D E F 114.3
Integra 8420 4 1.05   (12) 1.47   (10) 1.44   (13) 1.33   (23) 1.31   (17) 0.78   (21) 0.59   (20) 7.96   (18) A B C D E F 113.8
Integra 8800 8 0.98   (19) 1.36   (23) 1.48   (11) 1.42   (15) 1.38   (11) 0.78   (18) 0.55   (22) 7.94   (19) A B C D E F 113.5
Pacifico 8 1.07   (  9) 1.45   (12) 1.41   (19) 1.36   (19) 1.23   (22) 0.73   (28) 0.52   (25) 7.77   (22) A B C D E F 111.0
ICON 6 1.15   (  4) 1.56   (  4) 1.34   (23) 1.27   (29) 1.16   (27) 0.71   (29) 0.52   (25) 7.70   (23) A B C D E F 110.1
Arriba II 6 1.05   (12) 1.39   (18) 1.45   (12) 1.29   (28) 1.19   (23) 0.77   (23) 0.56   (21) 7.69   (24) B C D E F 109.9
UC415 9 0.94   (25) 1.31   (29) 1.28   (30) 1.42   (15) 1.19   (23) 0.85   (15) 0.63   (16) 7.62   (26) C D E F G 108.9
SW8421‐S 8 1.01   (14) 1.36   (23) 1.34   (23) 1.30   (27) 1.14   (28) 0.78   (18) 0.55   (22) 7.49   (27) D E F G 106.9
Integra 8444 RR 4 0.94   (23) 1.39   (18) 1.44   (13) 1.30   (25) 1.19   (23) 0.69   (31) 0.50   (28) 7.44   (28) D E F G H 106.2
4R200 4 0.88   (29) 1.35   (25) 1.39   (20) 1.32   (24) 1.17   (26) 0.70   (30) 0.50   (29) 7.31   (29) D E F G H 104.5
Integra 8600 6 1.30   (  1) 1.56   (  4) 1.31   (29) 1.17   (32) 1.01   (32) 0.57   (34) 0.38   (34) 7.30   (30) D E F G H 104.3
Cuf 101 9 0.90   (26) 1.19   (32) 1.27   (31) 1.23   (30) 1.14   (28) 0.74   (26) 0.53   (24) 7.00   (32) E F G H I 100.0
NuMex Bill Melton 7 1.00   (17) 1.29   (30) 1.16   (35) 0.92   (36) 0.80   (36) 0.42   (36) 0.24   (36) 5.82   (36) I 83.2
Experimental Varieties
SW 8208 8 1.00   (17) 1.44   (14) 1.57   (  2) 1.67   (  1) 1.54   (  2) 1.08   (  1) 0.75   (11) 9.05   (  3) A B C 129.3
SW 8421‐RRS 8 0.85   (33) 1.41   (17) 1.51   (  9) 1.55   (  4) 1.51   (  3) 1.01   (  5) 0.87   (  2) 8.71   (  4) A B C D 124.4
SW 8357 8 1.22   (  2) 1.63   (  1) 1.53   (  6) 1.40   (17) 1.32   (16) 0.85   (15) 0.63   (16) 8.59   (  6) A B C D 122.8
R88T829 9 1.01   (14) 1.43   (16) 1.44   (13) 1.48   (  9) 1.45   (  5) 0.95   (10) 0.78   (10) 8.54   (  8) A B C D 122.0
R89M935 9 1.07   (  9) 1.48   (  9) 1.44   (13) 1.36   (19) 1.38   (11) 0.95   (10) 0.80   (  7) 8.47   (10) A B C D 121.1
CW058071 8 1.01   (16) 1.60   (  2) 1.55   (  4) 1.52   (  7) 1.28   (20) 0.78   (18) 0.52   (25) 8.26   (13) A B C D E 118.0
R99T939 8 0.90   (26) 1.27   (31) 1.32   (28) 1.36   (19) 1.33   (14) 0.99   (  6) 0.84   (  3) 8.02   (16) A B C D E F 114.6
SW 9215‐RRS 9 0.79   (36) 1.17   (34) 1.34   (23) 1.43   (14) 1.39   (10) 0.98   (  8) 0.83   (  5) 7.93   (20) A B C D E F 113.3
CW096043 6 0.94   (24) 1.53   (  7) 1.52   (  8) 1.46   (10) 1.31   (17) 0.74   (26) 0.43   (33) 7.93   (21) A B C D E F 113.3
Artesian Sunrise 7 1.18   (  3) 1.45   (11) 1.37   (22) 1.30   (25) 1.14   (28) 0.77   (23) 0.46   (31) 7.67   (25) B C D E F 109.6
UC 2671 9 0.88   (29) 1.17   (33) 1.27   (31) 1.20   (31) 1.08   (31) 0.77   (23) 0.63   (16) 7.01   (31) E F G H I 100.2
SW 6334 6 1.09   (  8) 1.35   (25) 1.17   (34) 1.10   (33) 0.93   (34) 0.67   (32) 0.44   (32) 6.75   (33) F G H I 96.5
UC2693 9 0.88   (29) 1.07   (35) 1.09   (36) 1.07   (34) 0.98   (33) 0.64   (33) 0.49   (30) 6.21   (34) G H I 88.8
UC 410 9 0.85   (33) 1.07   (35) 1.20   (33) 1.04   (35) 0.92   (35) 0.56   (35) 0.35   (35) 5.98   (35) H I 85.5
MEAN 1.00 1.39 1.40 1.37 1.26 0.83 0.63 7.87
CV 21.55 15.51 12.13 14.82 16.93 22.53 31.13 15.49
LSD (0.1) NS 0.26 0.20 0.24 0.26 0.22 0.23 1.46
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed on Yolo clay loam soil at the Univ. of California Agronomy Farm, Davis, 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.