Yield of 7 harvests of alfalfa varieties grown at UC WSREC, Five points, CA (2018) under high salinity (HS) and low salinity (LS) treatments in a split-plot design. Treatments were irrigated with 1.0-1.5 dS/m and 8.0-10 dS/m (ECw), for LS and HS respectively. Significant difference found in treatment and varieties but no treatment x variety interaction. *Data taken from 2 of 4 reps for entry 32 'Salado'.
Season Yield (ton/A)
Entry Variety LS HS Average
34 UC Salton 12.0 12.2 12.1
22 SW9573 12.0 11.3 11.7
28 Integra 8810S 12.9 11.3 12.1
26 SW8421RRS 13.5 11.3 12.4
29 9R100 14.6 11.1 12.9
2 AZ-88NDC 13.7 10.9 12.3
4 C0916ST232 12.9 10.7 11.8
10 H0916ST223 10.8 10.5 10.7
27 SW9106M 12.9 10.4 11.6
11 H0715ST209 10.2 10.4 10.3
3 CUF101 12.9 10.4 11.6
24 SW9577 13.7 10.2 12.0
25 SW9215RRS 13.3 10.1 11.7
33 UC Impalo 12.7 9.9 11.3
30 PGI 908-S 14.3 9.8 12.1
23 SW9576 11.5 9.5 10.5
9 H0916ST218 12.1 9.4 10.8
16 R814W257S 13.7 9.4 11.6
1 AZ-90NDC-ST 12.5 9.3 10.9
35 FGR814W275 10.5 9.2 9.8
17 R814W258S 11.8 9.1 10.5
21 SW8476 13.1 9.1 11.1
18 R914W259S 11.5 9.0 10.3
6 H0716ST227 10.6 9.0 9.8
19 SW8409 11.7 9.0 10.3
15 H0915ST214 11.3 8.9 10.1
8 H0916ST217 10.4 8.6 9.5
12 H0715ST211 11.5 8.6 10.0
7 H0916ST216 11.5 8.5 10.0
13 H0815ST210 11.8 8.4 10.1
14 H0915ST212 11.1 8.4 9.8
20 SW8412 12.3 8.4 10.4
31 AFX149092 13.5 8.3 10.9
32 Salado* 13.3 8.1 10.7
5 H0716ST222 12.9 7.9 10.4
Treatment mean 12.3 9.6 11.0
CV% 16.5
  LSD (p=o.o5) 1.8    
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variety ***
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