2021 YIELDS,  TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL (DROUGHT).  TRIAL PLANTED 5/22/17
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
      Cut 1   Cut 2   YEAR                                   % of
17-Jun 19-Jul TOTAL VERNAL
  FD   Dry t/a                                    
Released Varieties
54Q29 4 3.95   (  1) 3.29   (27) 7.24   (  1) A 117.3
FG R513W227S 5 3.32   (11) 3.77   (  1) 7.09   (  2) A B 114.9
Genuity-RR 4 3.59   (  2) 3.50   (11) 7.09   (  3) A B 114.7
Hybriforce-3600 6 3.54   (  3) 3.52   (  8) 7.06   (  4) A B C 114.3
Integra 8450 4 3.38   (10) 3.65   (  3) 7.03   (  5) A B C D 113.9
WL377HQ 5 3.20   (22) 3.75   (  2) 6.95   (  6) A B C D E 112.6
SW5213 5 3.49   (  4) 3.43   (16) 6.92   (  7) A B C D E 112.1
FG R513W224S 5 3.29   (15) 3.60   (  4) 6.89   (  8) A B C D E F 111.6
Nexgrow 6422Q 4 3.47   (  6) 3.40   (18) 6.87   (  9) A B C D E F G 111.2
Hybriforce-4400   4 3.39   (  9) 3.37   (20) 6.76   (10) A B C D E F G H 109.4
FG R410W253 4 3.31   (13) 3.44   (14) 6.75   (11) A B C D E F G H 109.3
WL365HQ 5 3.17   (24) 3.57   (  5) 6.74   (13) A B C D E F G H 109.1
Dekalb 43-13 4 3.23   (17) 3.51   (  9) 6.74   (14) A B C D E F G H 109.1
Archer III 5 3.40   (  8) 3.29   (28) 6.69   (15) B C D E F G H I 108.3
AmeriStand 545NT RR 5 3.12   (31) 3.57   (  6) 6.68   (16) B C D E F G H I J 108.2
PGI459 4 3.23   (18) 3.44   (13) 6.67   (17) B C D E F G H I J 108.0
SW4107 4 3.20   (20) 3.44   (15) 6.65   (18) B C D E F G H I J K 107.6
Nexgrow 6585Q 5 3.14   (27) 3.50   (10) 6.65   (19) B C D E F G H I J K 107.6
Xtra-3 4 3.20   (21) 3.39   (19) 6.59   (21) B C D E F G H I J K L 106.7
WL363HQ 5 3.18   (23) 3.41   (17) 6.58   (22) B C D E F G H I J K L 106.5
SW5210 6 3.31   (12) 3.21   (32) 6.53   (25) D E F G H I J K L M N 105.6
WL 372HQ-RR 5 3.00   (38) 3.45   (12) 6.45   (28) E F G H I J K L M N 104.5
Integra 8444R 4 2.91   (44) 3.53   (  7) 6.44   (29) E F G H I J K L M N O 104.3
Integra 8420 4 3.21   (19) 3.21   (34) 6.42   (30) E F G H I J K L M N O 104.0
FG R513M225S 5 3.05   (34) 3.34   (21) 6.38   (31) F G H I J K L M N O 103.4
4R200 4 3.04   (35) 3.33   (22) 6.38   (32) F G H I J K L M N O 103.2
Ameristand 445-NT 4 3.12   (30) 3.11   (37) 6.23   (35) H I J K L M N O 100.9
 Hybriforce-3420/Wet  4 3.08   (33) 3.11   (38) 6.19   (36) I J K L M N O 100.2
Vernal 2 3.14   (28) 3.04   (42) 6.18   (38) I J K L M N O 100.0
Ameristand 427TQ 4 2.97   (41) 3.15   (35) 6.12   (40) K L M N O 99.1
Hi-Gest 360 3 2.99   (39) 3.11   (36) 6.10   (41) L M N O 98.7
Hybriforce-3430  3 3.04   (36) 2.88   (44) 5.91   (44) O 95.8
Experimental Varieties
msSunstra-143146 3 3.49   (  5) 3.26   (31) 6.75   (12) A B C D E F G H 109.2
 msSunstra-155202 6 3.29   (14) 3.31   (25) 6.60   (20) B C D E F G H I J K L 106.9
RRL414M104 4 3.28   (16) 3.28   (29) 6.57   (23) B C D E F G H I J K L 106.3
H0415QT111 4 3.45   (  7) 3.09   (39) 6.53   (24) C D E F G H I J K L M 105.8
RRL514W209 5 3.13   (29) 3.33   (23) 6.47   (26) E F G H I J K L M N 104.7
RRL414W208 4 3.15   (25) 3.31   (26) 6.46   (27) E F G H I J K L M N 104.5
H0515QT102 5 3.01   (37) 3.33   (24) 6.34   (33) G H I J K L M N O 102.6
RRL514W201 5 2.97   (42) 3.27   (30) 6.24   (34) H I J K L M N O 101.1
H0415ST202 4 2.97   (40) 3.21   (33) 6.18   (37) I J K L M N O 100.1
RRL414M377 4 3.09   (32) 3.05   (41) 6.15   (39) J K L M N O 99.5
SW4466 4 3.15   (26) 2.88   (43) 6.03   (42) M N O 97.6
H0415A3144 4 2.93   (43) 3.07   (40) 6.00   (43) N O 97.1
MEAN 3.22 3.33 6.55
CV 12.42 7.14 6.87
LSD (0.1) NS 0.28 0.53
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.
*No supplemental irrigation used for 2021 harvests (only natural rainfall and residual soil moisture)