2020 YIELDS,  USDA ARS PARLIER ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 3/10/20
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
      Cut 1   Cut 2   Cut 3   Cut 4   YEAR                       % of
14-Aug 18-Sep 20-Oct 4-Dec TOTAL CUF 101
  FD   Dry t/a                        
Released Varieties
SW9813 9 1.94   (  1) 1.72   (  2) 0.86   (  4) 0.75   (  5) 5.26   (  1) A 127.6
SW9812 9 1.71   (  3) 1.84   (  1) 0.70   (19) 0.64   (17) 4.89   (  2) A B 118.6
SW8421-S 8 1.79   (  2) 1.57   (  4) 0.84   (  7) 0.65   (15) 4.85   (  3) A B C 117.5
Desert Rose 8 1.68   (  5) 1.65   (  3) 0.76   (16) 0.73   (  6) 4.81   (  4) A B C D 116.7
AFX779 7 1.50   (  8) 1.32   (  8) 0.87   (  2) 0.83   (  2) 4.52   (  5) A B C D E 109.5
715RR 7 1.53   (  7) 1.38   (  6) 0.86   (  5) 0.71   (10) 4.48   (  6) A B C D E 108.6
SW88-304 8 1.69   (  4) 1.46   (  5) 0.65   (20) 0.55   (20) 4.36   (  7) A B C D E F 105.6
HVX840RR 8 1.59   (  6) 1.24   (  9) 0.79   (11) 0.67   (13) 4.29   (  9) B C D E F G 104.0
CUF 101 9 1.22   (14) 1.16   (13) 0.86   (  3) 0.88   (  1) 4.12   (10) B C D E F G H 100.0
SW10 10 1.23   (13) 1.23   (10) 0.79   (  9) 0.75   (  4) 4.01   (11) B C D E F G H 97.2
SW9215RRS 9 1.36   (11) 1.18   (12) 0.75   (18) 0.72   (  9) 4.00   (12) B C D E F G H 97.0
Super Sonic 9 1.48   (10) 1.07   (15) 0.77   (14) 0.65   (16) 3.97   (13) C D E F G H 96.2
SW8421RRS 8 1.34   (12) 1.23   (11) 0.76   (15) 0.59   (19) 3.92   (14) D E F G H 95.1
Magna 905 9 1.13   (15) 1.14   (14) 0.80   (  8) 0.73   (  7) 3.79   (15) E F G H 92.0
UC Cibola 9 1.03   (16) 1.02   (17) 0.79   (10) 0.70   (11) 3.54   (16) F G H I 85.8
UC Highline 9 0.79   (19) 0.91   (18) 0.88   (  1) 0.81   (  3) 3.40   (17) G H I 82.4
UC Impalo 9 0.92   (17) 1.03   (16) 0.75   (17) 0.62   (18) 3.32   (18) H I 80.5
Experimental Varieties
98218 8 1.48   (  9) 1.35   (  7) 0.77   (13) 0.68   (12) 4.29   (  8) B C D E F G 104.0
UC 2693 9 0.83   (18) 0.40   (20) 0.84   (  6) 0.72   (  8) 2.79   (19) I 67.7
UC 2705 9 0.60   (20) 0.73   (19) 0.78   (12) 0.66   (14) 2.77   (20) I 67.1
MEAN 1.34 1.23 0.79 0.70 4.07
CV 32.36 22.33 21.74 27.92 18.40
LSD (0.1) 0.53 0.34 NS NS 0.92
Trial seeded at 25 lb/acre viable seed at San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, 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.