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