High yielding potential combined with outstanding pest and disease resistance in a Dormancy 5 alfalfa.
Key Advantages
- High yield potential to rival elite
conventional varieties
- Works well for organic production
- Excellent pest resistance for most
North American environments
- Highly suitable to all areas where
leafhoppers can be a significant pest
- Excellent winter hardiness
- Very suitable for 3-5 high yield cuts of
quality hay production
- Highly suitable to heavy soils where root
rots are a concern
Major Pest Resistance
- Anthracnose – Highly Resistant
- Phytopthora Root Rot – Highly Resistant
- Aphanomyces (race 1) – Highly Resistant
- Aphanomyces (race 2) – Highly Resistant
- Bacterial Wilt – Highly Resistant
- Verticillium Wilt – Highly Resistant
- Fusarium Wilt – Highly Resistant
- Stem Nematode – Resistant
- Pea Aphid – Highly Resistant
- Spotted Aphid – Resistant
(Pest Resistance Rating Scale: Highly Resistant, Resistant, Moderately Resistant, Low Resistance, Susceptible)
Agronomic Traits
- DRI Score – 35
- Fall Dormancy – 5
- Winter Hardiness – Very Hardy
(Winter Hardiness Rating Scale: Extremely Hardy, Very Hardy, Hardy, Semi-dormant, Non-dormant)