2021 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   Cut 5   Cut 6   Cut 7   Cut 8   YEAR                     % of
25-Mar 29-Apr 3-Jun 8-Jul 12-Aug 17-Sep 21-Oct 29-Nov TOTAL CUF 101
  FD   Dry t/a                      
Released Varieties
SW9812 9 2.25   (  3) 1.92   (  1) 2.33   (  4) 2.58   (  3) 2.03   (  2) 1.88   (  1) 1.21   (  3) 0.76   (  3) 14.96   (  1) A 106.5
Desert Rose 8 2.07   (  8) 1.74   (  7) 2.44   (  1) 2.81   (  2) 1.94   (  4) 1.67   (  5) 1.15   (  8) 0.71   (  6) 14.52   (  2) A B 103.3
SW8421RRS 8 2.03   (  9) 1.52   (17) 2.38   (  2) 2.85   (  1) 1.86   (  6) 1.63   (  7) 1.21   (  4) 0.74   (  4) 14.23   (  3) A B C 101.3
SW9813 9 2.29   (  1) 1.77   (  3) 2.31   (  5) 2.22   (  8) 1.78   (10) 1.84   (  3) 1.19   (  6) 0.77   (  2) 14.16   (  4) A B C 100.8
CUF 101 9 2.10   (  7) 1.76   (  5) 2.26   (  9) 2.14   (10) 2.04   (  1) 1.85   (  2) 1.21   (  2) 0.69   (  8) 14.05   (  5) A B C D 100.0
SW8421-S 8 2.00   (11) 1.65   (15) 2.27   (  8) 2.24   (  7) 1.68   (12) 1.61   (  8) 1.41   (  1) 0.78   (  1) 13.64   (  6) A B C D E 97.1
Super Sonic 9 2.27   (  2) 1.72   (  9) 2.29   (  6) 2.27   (  6) 1.78   (  9) 1.43   (14) 0.94   (17) 0.61   (15) 13.31   (  7) B C D E F 94.7
AFX779 7 1.64   (19) 1.69   (10) 2.36   (  3) 2.40   (  4) 1.84   (  7) 1.64   (  6) 1.15   (  7) 0.59   (16) 13.31   (  8) B C D E F 94.7
SW88-304 8 2.18   (  4) 1.66   (14) 2.29   (  7) 1.87   (14) 1.94   (  3) 1.53   (10) 1.14   (  9) 0.65   (11) 13.25   (  9) B C D E F 94.3
715RR 7 1.68   (18) 1.67   (12) 2.18   (11) 2.32   (  5) 1.93   (  5) 1.53   (12) 1.20   (  5) 0.58   (17) 13.09   (10) B C D E F 93.2
UC Highline 9 1.92   (14) 1.67   (13) 2.15   (12) 2.18   (  9) 1.72   (11) 1.39   (16) 1.02   (14) 0.69   (  7) 12.74   (11) C D E F 90.7
SW9215RRS 9 2.16   (  6) 1.67   (11) 2.24   (10) 1.74   (15) 1.64   (14) 1.53   (11) 1.00   (16) 0.73   (  5) 12.71   (12) C D E F 90.5
UC Cibola 9 1.80   (16) 1.72   (  8) 2.13   (13) 2.14   (11) 1.64   (16) 1.54   (  9) 1.11   (12) 0.63   (14) 12.71   (13) C D E F 90.4
HVX840RR 8 1.92   (15) 1.76   (  4) 2.02   (15) 1.91   (13) 1.64   (15) 1.68   (  4) 1.00   (15) 0.64   (13) 12.57   (14) D E F 89.4
SW10 10 1.93   (13) 1.80   (  2) 2.07   (14) 1.59   (18) 1.67   (13) 1.40   (15) 1.12   (11) 0.68   (  9) 12.26   (15) E F 87.3
UC Impalo 9 2.17   (  5) 1.59   (16) 1.95   (17) 1.61   (17) 1.60   (17) 1.48   (13) 1.12   (10) 0.66   (10) 12.17   (16) E F 86.6
Magna 905 9 2.00   (10) 1.45   (19) 1.94   (18) 1.98   (12) 1.59   (18) 1.38   (17) 1.06   (13) 0.64   (12) 12.05   (17) E F 85.8
Experimental Varieties
98218 8 1.96   (12) 1.74   (  6) 2.00   (16) 1.62   (16) 1.80   (  8) 1.28   (18) 0.93   (18) 0.53   (18) 11.86   (18) F 84.4
UC 2705 9 1.69   (17) 1.47   (18) 1.78   (19) 1.48   (19) 1.24   (20) 0.94   (19) 0.67   (19) 0.43   (19) 9.70   (19) G 69.1
UC 2693 9 1.45   (20) 0.95   (20) 0.95   (20) 1.26   (20) 1.47   (19) 0.58   (20) 0.42   (20) 0.23   (20) 7.30   (20) H 52.0
MEAN 1.98 1.65 2.12 2.06 1.74 1.49 1.06 0.64 12.73
CV 14.80 14.01 12.94 25.47 17.37 15.80 19.85 19.48 10.23
LSD (0.1) 0.36 0.28 0.34 0.64 0.37 0.29 0.26 0.15 1.59
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.