2018 Yields, El Centro Alfalfa Cultivar Trial (Trial planted 10/19/16)
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   Cut 8   Cut 9   Cut 10   YEAR                             % of
18-Jan 20-Mar 19-Apr 17-May 14-Jun 10-Jul 8-Aug 6-Sep 10-Oct 14-Nov TOTAL CUF101
  FD   Dry t/a                              
Released Varieties
106T701 10 1.19   (22) 1.56   (  4) 2.25   (  1) 2.35   (  1) 2.59   (  3) 1.84   (  2) 1.34   (  5) 0.57   (  6) 0.74   (  9) 1.31   (  7) 15.73   (  2) A B 125.1
6906N 10 1.25   (  8) 1.44   (18) 2.25   (  2) 2.28   (  4) 2.48   (10) 1.57   (16) 1.20   (16) 0.45   (21) 0.64   (21) 1.17   (22) 14.73   (14) B C D E F G 117.2
AFX 1060 10 1.01   (30) 1.31   (29) 2.09   (18) 2.10   (21) 2.49   (  9) 1.70   (  6) 1.47   (  2) 0.52   (12) 0.73   (12) 1.23   (17) 14.66   (16) C D E F G H 116.5
Fertilac 11 11 1.19   (21) 1.43   (21) 2.15   (  9) 2.20   (12) 2.50   (  8) 1.61   (13) 1.21   (15) 0.49   (16) 0.64   (22) 1.19   (20) 14.60   (17) C D E F G H 116.1
Fertilac 10 10 1.40   (  1) 1.50   (  8) 2.12   (15) 2.23   (  7) 2.40   (19) 1.46   (24) 1.03   (27) 0.44   (25) 0.63   (24) 1.13   (25) 14.35   (19) D E F G H 114.1
UC-Highline 9 1.23   (13) 1.54   (  6) 2.16   (  7) 2.27   (  5) 2.44   (15) 1.34   (28) 1.06   (24) 0.45   (22) 0.64   (22) 1.21   (19) 14.34   (20) D E F G H 114.0
UC-Impalo 9 1.25   (10) 1.46   (14) 2.02   (25) 2.17   (15) 2.37   (21) 1.51   (20) 1.04   (26) 0.39   (30) 0.65   (20) 1.18   (21) 14.05   (24) F G H I J K 111.7
59N49 9 1.27   (  6) 1.39   (23) 2.05   (21) 2.05   (24) 2.31   (26) 1.41   (25) 1.04   (25) 0.44   (26) 0.62   (27) 1.10   (27) 13.67   (26) H I J K 108.7
UC-Cibola 9 1.12   (27) 1.22   (30) 2.00   (26) 2.01   (28) 2.29   (27) 1.40   (26) 1.07   (23) 0.42   (27) 0.62   (26) 1.09   (28) 13.25   (27) I J K L 105.3
CUF101 9 1.16   (26) 1.34   (27) 1.93   (30) 1.94   (30) 2.10   (30) 1.27   (30) 0.95   (29) 0.41   (28) 0.51   (30) 0.95   (30) 12.58   (30) L 100.0
Experimental Varieties
118T816 11 1.25   (  9) 1.59   (  1) 2.19   (  4) 2.30   (  3) 2.60   (  2) 1.89   (  1) 1.50   (  1) 0.60   (  1) 0.80   (  3) 1.41   (  3) 16.13   (  1) A 128.3
1012T402 10 1.20   (19) 1.51   (  7) 2.21   (  3) 2.33   (  2) 2.63   (  1) 1.74   (  3) 1.40   (  3) 0.53   (  9) 0.74   (  8) 1.29   (10) 15.59   (  3) A B C 124.0
1014T549 10 1.22   (16) 1.57   (  3) 2.12   (16) 2.16   (17) 2.48   (10) 1.66   (11) 1.36   (  4) 0.58   (  2) 0.88   (  1) 1.48   (  1) 15.52   (  4) A B C 123.4
1011T105 10 1.22   (17) 1.58   (  2) 2.12   (14) 2.19   (14) 2.48   (12) 1.73   (  4) 1.33   (  6) 0.55   (  8) 0.87   (  2) 1.35   (  5) 15.42   (  5) A B C 122.6
108T813 10 1.23   (15) 1.43   (22) 2.13   (13) 2.21   (  8) 2.58   (  4) 1.70   (  7) 1.32   (  7) 0.57   (  4) 0.74   (10) 1.34   (  6) 15.24   (  6) A B C D 121.2
1012T408 10 1.30   (  3) 1.49   (11) 2.17   (  5) 2.20   (12) 2.54   (  6) 1.73   (  5) 1.27   (  9) 0.49   (17) 0.71   (16) 1.26   (12) 15.16   (  7) A B C D E 120.5
1014T552 10 1.34   (  2) 1.56   (  4) 2.09   (19) 2.20   (11) 2.38   (20) 1.56   (17) 1.24   (13) 0.57   (  5) 0.78   (  5) 1.44   (  2) 15.16   (  8) A B C D E 120.5
1111T108 11 1.24   (12) 1.46   (15) 2.15   (11) 2.14   (18) 2.50   (  7) 1.67   (  9) 1.27   (  8) 0.56   (  7) 0.78   (  6) 1.29   (  9) 15.06   (  9) B C D E F 119.7
1013M185 10 1.24   (11) 1.48   (13) 2.15   (10) 2.26   (  6) 2.55   (  5) 1.65   (12) 1.24   (12) 0.48   (18) 0.72   (15) 1.21   (18) 14.97   (10) B C D E F 119.1
UCExp-HD 9 1.17   (24) 1.49   (  9) 2.17   (  6) 2.21   (  9) 2.42   (18) 1.66   (10) 1.26   (11) 0.52   (10) 0.75   (  7) 1.30   (  8) 14.95   (11) B C D E F 118.9
1013T184 10 1.28   (  4) 1.43   (20) 2.10   (17) 2.14   (20) 2.46   (14) 1.67   (  8) 1.27   (10) 0.52   (11) 0.74   (11) 1.29   (11) 14.89   (12) B C D E F 118.4
1014T013 10 1.23   (14) 1.48   (12) 2.16   (  8) 2.20   (10) 2.43   (16) 1.60   (14) 1.17   (20) 0.50   (15) 0.72   (14) 1.25   (13) 14.74   (13) B C D E F G 117.2
109T901 10 1.26   (  7) 1.45   (17) 2.05   (22) 2.03   (26) 2.31   (25) 1.57   (15) 1.23   (14) 0.58   (  2) 0.80   (  4) 1.40   (  4) 14.68   (15) C D E F G H 116.7
105T286 10 1.27   (  5) 1.49   (10) 2.14   (12) 2.14   (19) 2.36   (22) 1.56   (18) 1.18   (17) 0.52   (13) 0.68   (19) 1.23   (15) 14.57   (18) C D E F G H 115.9
UC-2705 9 1.18   (23) 1.45   (16) 2.03   (24) 2.16   (16) 2.42   (17) 1.51   (21) 1.10   (22) 0.48   (20) 0.70   (17) 1.23   (16) 14.25   (21) D E F G H I 113.3
1113T186 11 1.20   (20) 1.38   (24) 2.05   (23) 2.02   (27) 2.31   (24) 1.53   (19) 1.18   (19) 0.50   (14) 0.73   (13) 1.24   (14) 14.13   (22) E F G H I J 112.4
1114T010 11 1.21   (18) 1.37   (25) 2.08   (20) 2.06   (23) 2.48   (13) 1.50   (22) 1.18   (18) 0.45   (23) 0.61   (28) 1.14   (24) 14.08   (23) F G H I J 112.0
1114T012 11 1.17   (25) 1.44   (18) 1.99   (27) 2.04   (25) 2.21   (29) 1.47   (23) 1.15   (21) 0.48   (19) 0.69   (18) 1.15   (23) 13.79   (25) G H I J K 109.6
UC-2671 9 1.07   (28) 1.35   (26) 1.94   (29) 2.10   (22) 2.27   (28) 1.37   (27) 0.97   (28) 0.41   (29) 0.60   (29) 1.06   (29) 13.14   (28) J K L 104.5
UC-2693 9 1.02   (29) 1.34   (28) 1.96   (28) 1.95   (29) 2.32   (23) 1.34   (29) 0.90   (30) 0.44   (24) 0.63   (25) 1.12   (26) 13.02   (29) K L 103.5
MEAN 1.21 1.45 2.10 2.15 2.42 1.57 1.20 0.50 0.70 1.23 14.55
CV 7.22 8.30 7.38 10.38 10.43 12.27 13.54 12.54 12.53 7.11 7.26
LSD (0.1) 0.09 0.12 0.15 NS 0.25 0.19 0.16 0.06 0.09 0.09 1.04
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.