| Stems/.1m² | COVER¹ | COVER | COVER | Stems/.1m² | ||||||
| ENTRY | 04/96 | 05/96 | 10/96 | 04/97 | 04/97 | |||||
| % | % | % | ||||||||
| Released Cultivars | ||||||||||
| WL 525 HQ | 97.1 | ( 4) | 78.8 | (21) | 62.5 | (13) | 73.8 | ( 2) | 72.4 | ( 2) |
| Mecca II | 89.0 | (16) | 87.5 | ( 2) | 60.0 | (16) | 63.8 | (20) | 53.8 | (29) |
| SW 9301 | 92.8 | (10) | 81.3 | (13) | 63.8 | (11) | 67.5 | ( 9) | 68.1 | ( 5) |
| Moapa 69 | 90.5 | (13) | 80.0 | (18) | 66.3 | ( 6) | 71.3 | ( 5) | 58.8 | (19) |
| 5939 | 88.1 | (18) | 83.8 | ( 8) | 71.3 | ( 3) | 63.8 | (20) | 55.4 | (21) |
| SW 14 | 91.9 | (12) | 85.0 | ( 5) | 58.8 | (17) | 63.8 | (20) | 54.6 | (25) |
| Mesa | 87.6 | (21) | 80.0 | (18) | 40.0 | (33) | 60.0 | (27) | 51.4 | (33) |
| Coronado | 81.5 | (31) | 82.5 | ( 9) | 65.0 | ( 8) | 68.8 | ( 7) | 63.4 | (10) |
| Sceptre | 80.8 | (33) | 67.5 | (36) | 51.3 | (23) | 61.3 | (26) | 62.3 | (13) |
| UC Cibola | 99.9 | ( 3) | 78.8 | (22) | 45.0 | (30) | 65.0 | (17) | 59.6 | (16) |
| WL 612 | 92.5 | (11) | 73.8 | (32) | 56.3 | (19) | 66.3 | (11) | 52.0 | (32) |
| Highline (UC 340) | 87.8 | (20) | 81.3 | (14) | 53.8 | (22) | 58.8 | (29) | 49.6 | (34) |
| CUF 101 | 83.8 | (27) | 76.3 | (29) | 36.3 | (35) | 53.8 | (34) | 45.6 | (38) |
| Eureka | 100.3 | ( 2) | 67.5 | (36) | 36.3 | (37) | 52.5 | (36) | 53.8 | (28) |
| Experimental Cultivars | ||||||||||
| DS 591 | 93.5 | ( 7) | 86.3 | ( 3) | 76.3 | ( 1) | 75.0 | ( 1) | 62.4 | (11) |
| ZX 9393 | 81.1 | (32) | 85.0 | ( 5) | 72.5 | ( 2) | 70.0 | ( 6) | 47.5 | (37) |
| PGI 8621C | 103.5 | ( 1) | 76.3 | (29) | 62.5 | (13) | 66.3 | (11) | 62.1 | (14) |
| DS 491 | 88.3 | (17) | 71.3 | (34) | 47.5 | (26) | 63.8 | (20) | 64.3 | ( 8) |
| YS 9T 78 | 88.0 | (19) | 80.0 | (18) | 70.0 | ( 5) | 72.5 | ( 3) | 55.3 | (23) |
| UN9L 301 | 93.3 | ( 8) | 82.5 | ( 9) | 43.8 | (31) | 68.8 | ( 7) | 56.5 | (20) |
| PGI 91112 | 85.3 | (24) | 81.3 | (14) | 55.0 | (20) | 61.3 | (25) | 54.1 | (27) |
| YS 8T 1094 | 83.8 | (27) | 81.3 | (14) | 45.0 | (29) | 65.0 | (17) | 53.6 | (30) |
| 4956 | 76.9 | (37) | 85.0 | ( 5) | 65.0 | ( 7) | 66.3 | (11) | 59.6 | (17) |
| UC 357 | 82.0 | (30) | 82.5 | ( 9) | 61.3 | (15) | 60.0 | (28) | 75.1 | ( 1) |
| 4958 | 89.9 | (14) | 77.5 | (26) | 65.0 | ( 8) | 63.8 | (20) | 48.4 | (36) |
| 49100 | 85.3 | (24) | 88.8 | ( 1) | 48.8 | (24) | 66.3 | (11) | 64.1 | ( 9) |
| SW 9504 | 93.8 | ( 6) | 86.3 | ( 4) | 71.3 | ( 3) | 72.5 | ( 3) | 66.5 | ( 6) |
| WL 91-224 | 93.1 | ( 9) | 77.5 | (25) | 48.8 | (25) | 65.0 | (19) | 66.0 | ( 7) |
| SW 8406 | 87.6 | (21) | 78.8 | (22) | 65.0 | ( 8) | 66.3 | (11) | 70.5 | ( 3) |
| ZX 9499 | 85.1 | (26) | 71.3 | (34) | 46.3 | (28) | 53.8 | (35) | 55.4 | (22) |
| SW 9412 | 79.6 | (36) | 78.8 | (22) | 57.5 | (18) | 66.3 | (11) | 54.3 | (26) |
| 4978 | 82.6 | (29) | 82.5 | ( 9) | 47.5 | (26) | 57.5 | (31) | 52.8 | (31) |
| ZX 9395 | 95.0 | ( 5) | 75.0 | (31) | 38.8 | (34) | 58.8 | (30) | 61.5 | (15) |
| 9396 APH | 80.4 | (34) | 65.0 | (38) | 33.8 | (38) | 51.3 | (38) | 59.6 | (17) |
| PSC 346 | 89.1 | (15) | 81.3 | (14) | 43.8 | (31) | 56.3 | (32) | 49.5 | (35) |
| UC 339 | 79.9 | (35) | 77.5 | (26) | 55.0 | (20) | 52.5 | (36) | 54.9 | (24) |
| 9390 APH | 87.1 | (23) | 77.5 | (26) | 36.3 | (36) | 55.0 | (33) | 62.4 | (11) |
| SW 9523 | 70.9 | (38) | 72.5 | (33) | 63.8 | (11) | 67.5 | ( 9) | 68.8 | ( 4) |
| Mean | 87.8 | 79.1 | 54.9 | 63.5 | 58.6 | |||||
| CV | 14.7 | 8.2 | 22.9 | 13.3 | 21.6 | |||||
| LSD (.05) | 9.1 | 17.6 | 11.8 |
Visual estimate of percent of ground covered by living alfalfa. Based on subjective rating on a 1 to 10 scale.
Seeded at 30lbs/acre on Ripley Silty Clay Soil at Blythe CA.
Last Updated on 11/14/98
By Jerry Schmierer