2022 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   Cut 3   YEAR                                         % of
24-Jun 4-Aug 26-Sep TOTAL VERNAL
  FD   Dry t/a                                          
Released Varieties
Nexgrow 6422Q 4 3.36   (  1) 2.93   (  1) 1.65   (19) 7.95   (  1) A 108.3
54Q29 4 3.32   (  5) 2.65   (  7) 1.80   (  1) 7.77   (  2) A B 105.9
Hybriforce-3600 6 3.18   (11) 2.80   (  2) 1.78   (  2) 7.76   (  3) A B 105.8
Integra 8450 4 3.33   (  3) 2.72   (  5) 1.65   (21) 7.71   (  4) A B C 105.0
WL365HQ 5 3.11   (15) 2.78   (  3) 1.73   (  8) 7.62   (  5) A B C D 103.9
SW4107 4 3.33   (  4) 2.61   (10) 1.68   (12) 7.62   (  6) A B C D E 103.8
SW5210 6 3.26   (  9) 2.60   (12) 1.71   (  9) 7.56   (  7) A B C D E F 103.1
 Hybriforce-3420/Wet  4 3.16   (12) 2.59   (15) 1.76   (  3) 7.52   (  8) A B C D E F 102.5
Archer III 5 3.32   (  6) 2.54   (21) 1.66   (18) 7.51   (  9) A B C D E F G 102.3
Nexgrow 6585Q 5 2.96   (27) 2.74   (  4) 1.75   (  6) 7.46   (11) A B C D E F G H 101.7
Integra 8420 4 3.09   (18) 2.61   (11) 1.76   (  5) 7.46   (12) A B C D E F G H 101.6
Hybriforce-4400   4 3.28   (  7) 2.46   (28) 1.68   (11) 7.43   (13) B C D E F G H I 101.3
WL377HQ 5 3.07   (20) 2.60   (13) 1.76   (  4) 7.43   (14) B C D E F G H I 101.2
PGI459 4 3.26   (  8) 2.63   (  9) 1.49   (33) 7.38   (15) B C D E F G H I J 100.6
Vernal 2 3.36   (  2) 2.52   (24) 1.46   (34) 7.34   (17) B C D E F G H I J K 100.0
FG R513W227S 5 3.14   (14) 2.54   (20) 1.64   (23) 7.32   (18) B C D E F G H I J K L 99.7
Dekalb 43-13 4 3.09   (19) 2.55   (18) 1.67   (13) 7.31   (19) B C D E F G H I J K L 99.7
Xtra-3 4 2.93   (31) 2.66   (  6) 1.66   (15) 7.26   (20) C D E F G H I J K L M 98.9
FG R513W224S 5 3.05   (22) 2.55   (17) 1.65   (20) 7.26   (21) C D E F G H I J K L M 98.9
Ameristand 445-NT 4 3.14   (13) 2.55   (19) 1.53   (29) 7.22   (22) C D E F G H I J K L M 98.4
WL363HQ 5 3.02   (23) 2.54   (22) 1.66   (16) 7.21   (23) D E F G H I J K L M 98.3
4R200 4 2.94   (30) 2.55   (16) 1.70   (10) 7.20   (24) D E F G H I J K L M 98.0
Ameristand 427TQ 4 3.10   (16) 2.48   (27) 1.55   (26) 7.13   (25) E F G H I J K L M 97.1
Genuity-RR 4 2.95   (28) 2.49   (26) 1.67   (14) 7.11   (26) F G H I J K L M 96.9
SW5213 5 3.09   (17) 2.53   (23) 1.40   (40) 7.02   (27) G H I J K L M N 95.6
AmeriStand 545NT RR 5 2.91   (34) 2.44   (29) 1.66   (17) 7.01   (28) H I J K L M N 95.6
FG R513M225S 5 2.89   (36) 2.51   (25) 1.54   (28) 6.94   (29) I J K L M N O 94.6
Integra 8444R 4 2.92   (33) 2.37   (33) 1.64   (22) 6.93   (30) J K L M N O 94.4
WL 372HQ-RR 5 2.92   (32) 2.42   (31) 1.58   (25) 6.92   (31) J K L M N O 94.2
Hi-Gest 360 3 3.01   (24) 2.29   (39) 1.55   (27) 6.85   (32) K L M N O 93.3
Hybriforce-3430  3 2.99   (26) 2.30   (37) 1.53   (31) 6.82   (34) M N O P 92.9
FG R410W253 4 2.90   (35) 2.43   (30) 1.45   (35) 6.79   (35) M N O P Q 92.5
Experimental Varieties
msSunstra-143146 3 3.25   (10) 2.59   (14) 1.63   (24) 7.47   (10) A B C D E F G H 101.8
 msSunstra-155202 6 3.00   (25) 2.63   (  8) 1.74   (  7) 7.38   (16) B C D E F G H I J 100.5
RRL414M104 4 2.95   (29) 2.36   (34) 1.53   (30) 6.84   (33) L M N O 93.2
SW4466 4 3.06   (21) 2.29   (38) 1.43   (37) 6.78   (36) M N O P Q 92.4
H0415QT111 4 2.83   (38) 2.38   (32) 1.38   (42) 6.59   (37) N O P Q R 89.8
RRL514W209 5 2.88   (37) 2.23   (42) 1.42   (38) 6.54   (38) N O P Q R 89.1
H0415A3144 4 2.72   (41) 2.30   (36) 1.50   (32) 6.53   (39) N O P Q R 88.9
H0415ST202 4 2.78   (39) 2.24   (40) 1.45   (36) 6.46   (40) O P Q R 88.1
RRL414M377 4 2.76   (40) 2.16   (44) 1.42   (39) 6.34   (41) P Q R 86.4
H0515QT102 5 2.68   (42) 2.23   (43) 1.40   (41) 6.31   (42) Q R 85.9
RRL514W201 5 2.57   (44) 2.30   (35) 1.32   (43) 6.20   (43) R 84.5
RRL414W208 4 2.68   (43) 2.23   (41) 1.24   (44) 6.16   (44) R 83.9
MEAN 3.04 2.50 1.59 7.12
CV 5.11 8.44 11.14 5.85
LSD (0.1) 0.18 0.25 0.21 0.50
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 2022 harvests (only natural rainfall and residual soil moisture)