2017-2018 YIELDS, TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 5/22/17
      2017   2018                                                 % of
      Yield   Yield   Average                                             Vernal
FD Dry t/a
Released Varieties
Integra 8450 4 3.76   (11) 9.72   (  7) 6.74   (  6) B C D E F 115.1
WL365HQ 5 3.80   (  9) 9.64   (  9) 6.72   (  7) B C D E F G 114.7
SW5210 6 3.74   (12) 9.51   (12) 6.63   (  8) C D E F G H 113.2
PGI459 4 4.16   (  3) 9.01   (31) 6.59   (  9) D E F G H I 112.5
FG R513W224S 5 3.64   (18) 9.50   (13) 6.57   (10) D E F G H I 112.3
Dekalb 43-13 4 3.81   (  8) 9.27   (19) 6.54   (11) E F G H I 111.7
WL363HQ 5 3.78   (10) 9.26   (21) 6.52   (12) E F G H I 111.3
SW5213 5 3.51   (22) 9.51   (11) 6.51   (13) E F G H I 111.2
Nexgrow 6585Q 5 3.74   (13) 9.25   (22) 6.50   (14) E F G H I J 111.0
Integra 8444R 4 3.72   (15) 9.27   (20) 6.50   (15) E F G H I J 110.9
Xtra-3 4 3.54   (21) 9.41   (15) 6.48   (16) F G H I J K 110.6
Genuity-RR 4 3.74   (14) 9.20   (25) 6.47   (17) G H I J K 110.5
Nexgrow 6422Q 4 3.03   (35) 9.89   (  1) 6.46   (18) G H I J K L 110.4
FG R513M225S 5 3.71   (16) 9.19   (27) 6.45   (19) G H I J K L 110.2
SW4107 4 3.04   (29) 9.84   (  2) 6.44   (21) H I J K L 110.0
FG R410W253 4 3.61   (20) 9.20   (24) 6.41   (22) H I J K L M 109.4
54Q29 4 3.04   (30) 9.76   (  5) 6.40   (23) H I J K L M 109.3
AmeriStand 545NT RR 5 3.41   (23) 9.35   (17) 6.38   (24) H I J K L M 109.0
WL377HQ 5 3.04   (27) 9.66   (  8) 6.35   (26) I J K L M N 108.5
FG R513W227S 5 3.27   (24) 9.20   (26) 6.23   (27) J K L M N O 106.5
Integra 8420 4 3.03   (34) 9.42   (14) 6.23   (28) J K L M N O 106.3
Archer III 5 3.03   (38) 9.41   (16) 6.22   (29) K L M N O P 106.2
4R200 4 3.67   (17) 8.72   (37) 6.19   (30) L M N O P 105.8
Hi-Gest 360 3 3.03   (39) 9.30   (18) 6.17   (31) M N O P 105.3
WL 372HQ-RR 5 3.02   (42) 9.19   (28) 6.11   (32) N O P Q 104.3
Ameristand 427TQ 4 3.04   (25) 8.95   (32) 6.00   (33) O P Q R 102.4
Ameristand 445-NT 4 3.04   (26) 8.86   (35) 5.95   (35) P Q R S 101.6
Vernal 2 3.03   (32) 8.68   (39) 5.86   (39) Q R S T 100.0
Experimental Varieties
msSunstra-143146 3 4.30   (  1) 9.83   (  3) 7.07   (  1) A 120.7
Hybriforce-4400 4 4.14   (  4) 9.74   (  6) 6.94   (  2) A B 118.5
Hybriforce-3430 3 3.98   (  6) 9.79   (  4) 6.89   (  3) A B C 117.6
Hybriforce-3420/Wet 4 4.09   (  5) 9.57   (10) 6.83   (  4) A B C D 116.6
msSunstra-155203 6 4.28   (  2) 9.25   (23) 6.76   (  5) B C D E 115.5
 msSunstra-155202 6 3.86   (  7) 9.03   (30) 6.45   (20) G H I J K L 110.1
SW4466 4 3.62   (19) 9.13   (29) 6.38   (25) H I J K L M N 108.9
RRL414M377 4 3.04   (28) 8.86   (34) 5.95   (34) P Q R S 101.6
H0415ST202 4 3.03   (37) 8.87   (33) 5.95   (36) P Q R S 101.5
H0415A3144 4 3.03   (36) 8.73   (36) 5.88   (37) Q R S T 100.4
RRL414M104 4 3.03   (40) 8.69   (38) 5.86   (38) Q R S T 100.1
RRL514W209 5 3.03   (31) 8.63   (40) 5.83   (40) R S T 99.6
H0415QT111 4 3.02   (44) 8.46   (41) 5.74   (41) R S T 97.9
H0515QT102 5 3.02   (41) 8.43   (42) 5.72   (42) R S T 97.8
RRL414W208 4 3.02   (43) 8.42   (43) 5.72   (43) S T 97.7
RRL514W201 5 3.03   (33) 8.20   (44) 5.62   (44) T 95.9
MEAN 3.44 9.20 6.32
CV 8.16 3.66 3.63
LSD (0.1) 0.33 0.40 0.27
                                                                   
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.