Fig. 2. (A) Shoot height in autumn and (B) winter injury of alfalfa cultivars and germplasms. Six alfalfa cultivars; Vernal, Dart, G2852, Archer, Sutter, and CUF 101 with known fall dormancy and winter hardiness were compared to five experimental germplasms; 98-141, 98-157, 98-148, 98-142, 98-132. Shoot height was measured in mid-October and winter injury was assessed in April. Data were averaged over 2 yr. The least significant difference (LSD, P ≤ 0.05) is provided.