2020-2021 YIELDS. USDA ARS PARLIER ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 3/10/2020
      2020   2021                        
      Yield   Yield   Average                    
FD Dry t/a
Released Varieties
SW9812 9 4.89   (  2) 14.96   (  1) 9.93   (  1) A
SW9813 9 5.26   (  1) 14.16   (  4) 9.71   (  2) A B
Desert Rose 8 4.81   (  4) 14.52   (  2) 9.67   (  3) A B
SW8421-S 8 4.85   (  3) 13.64   (  6) 9.24   (  4) A B C
CUF 101 9 4.12   (10) 14.05   (  5) 9.09   (  5) A B C D
SW8421RRS 8 3.92   (14) 14.23   (  3) 9.08   (  6) A B C D
AFX779 7 4.52   (  5) 13.31   (  8) 8.91   (  7) B C D E
SW88-304 8 4.36   (  7) 13.25   (  9) 8.80   (  8) C D E
715RR 7 4.48   (  6) 13.09   (10) 8.79   (  9) C D E
Super Sonic 9 3.97   (13) 13.31   (  7) 8.64   (10) C D E F
HVX840RR 8 4.29   (  9) 12.57   (14) 8.43   (11) C D E F G
SW9215RRS 9 4.00   (12) 12.71   (12) 8.36   (12) D E F G
SW10 10 4.01   (11) 12.26   (15) 8.14   (13) E F G
UC Cibola 9 3.54   (16) 12.71   (13) 8.12   (14) E F G
UC Highline 9 3.40   (17) 12.74   (11) 8.07   (16) E F G
Magna 905 9 3.79   (15) 12.05   (17) 7.92   (17) F G
UC Impalo 9 3.32   (18) 12.17   (16) 7.75   (18) G
Experimental Varieties
98218 8 4.29   (  8) 11.86   (18) 8.07   (15) E F G
UC 2705 9 2.77   (20) 9.70   (19) 6.24   (19) H
UC 2693 9 2.79   (19) 7.30   (20) 5.05   (20)
MEAN 4.07 12.73 8.40
CV 18.40 10.23 8.33
LSD (0.1) 0.92 1.59 0.86
                                         
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.