2024 YIELDS,  TULELAKE ALFALFA CULTIVAR TRIAL.  TRIAL PLANTED 8/19/21
Note: Single year data should not be used to evaluate alfalfa varieties or choose alfalfa cultivars
			Cut 1			Cut 2			Cut 3			Cut 4			YEAR				% of
			13-Jun			9-Jul			13-Aug			24-Sep			TOTAL				VERNAL
	FD		Dry t/a
Released Varieties
Magna150RR	4		2.92	(  2)		1.48	(13)		2.79	(  2)		1.40	(12)		8.58	(  1)			110.6
54VQ52	4		2.89	(  5)		1.51	(12)		2.72	(  7)		1.43	(  9)		8.55	(  3)			110.2
Bison Alfalfa	3.5		2.83	(  7)		1.42	(18)		2.80	(  1)		1.50	(  2)		8.54	(  4)			110.2
Nexgrow 6516R	4.5		2.77	(  9)		1.63	(  2)		2.65	(  9)		1.49	(  3)		8.54	(  5)			110.1
AWS 418RL	4		2.91	(  4)		1.62	(  3)		2.47	(19)		1.48	(  4)		8.48	(  6)			109.4
AWS 390	3.9		2.68	(13)		1.42	(17)		2.73	(  5)		1.58	(  1)		8.40	(  7)			108.4
AFX 439	4		2.69	(12)		1.62	(  4)		2.62	(10)		1.37	(15)		8.31	(  8)			107.2
Ameristand 518NT	5		2.69	(11)		1.59	(  6)		2.56	(14)		1.44	(  7)		8.29	(  9)			106.9
HybriForce-4420/Wet	4		2.86	(  6)		1.45	(14)		2.54	(15)		1.37	(16)		8.21	(10)			105.9
6453Q	4		2.78	(  8)		1.33	(23)		2.67	(  8)		1.42	(11)		8.19	(11)			105.6
LG5R300	5		2.52	(19)		1.60	(  5)		2.59	(13)		1.45	(  6)		8.15	(12)			105.1
WL341 HVXRR	4		2.91	(  3)		1.55	(  9)		2.32	(23)		1.36	(18)		8.14	(13)			104.9
6585Q	5		2.52	(18)		1.38	(21)		2.76	(  3)		1.46	(  5)		8.13	(14)			104.8
54Q29	4		2.74	(10)		1.41	(19)		2.60	(12)		1.38	(14)		8.12	(15)			104.7
WL377 HQ	5		2.57	(16)		1.44	(16)		2.74	(  4)		1.34	(20)		8.10	(16)			104.4
Ameristand 428TQ	4		2.67	(14)		1.57	(  8)		2.49	(17)		1.35	(19)		8.07	(17)			104.0
Vernal	2		2.60	(15)		1.37	(22)		2.62	(11)		1.16	(23)		7.76	(18)			100.0
LG4R300	4		2.31	(23)		1.57	(  7)		2.48	(18)		1.39	(13)		7.74	(19)			99.8
Ameristand 446NT	4		2.52	(17)		1.45	(15)		2.31	(24)		1.43	(  8)		7.72	(20)			99.5
WL3441 RR	4		2.33	(22)		1.54	(10)		2.41	(21)		1.42	(10)		7.71	(21)			99.4
Ameristand 416NT RR	4		2.35	(21)		1.39	(20)		2.47	(20)		1.36	(17)		7.56	(22)			97.5
WL375 HVXRR	4.6		2.03	(24)		1.66	(  1)		2.54	(16)		1.32	(22)		7.55	(23)			97.3
AWS 455 salt	4		2.48	(20)		1.17	(24)		2.33	(22)		1.03	(24)		7.02	(24)			90.5
Experimental Varieties
SW4615	5		2.99	(  1)		1.54	(11)		2.73	(  6)		1.33	(21)		8.58	(  2)			110.6
MEAN			2.65			1.49			2.58			1.39			8.10
CV			15.65			11.85			11.59			12.91			9.38
LSD (0.1)			NS			0.21			NS			NS			NS
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.