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Hi-Salt Salinity Tolerant Alfalfa
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Rugged Alfalfa

Traffic & Salinity Tolerance

PERFORMANCE

  • Especially well adapted to the northern Great Plains and Intermountain West
  • Fits irrigated or dryland crop management systems
  • Features bred-in grazing, germination salinity, and traffic/compaction tolerance

MANAGEMENT

  • Versatile variety for the fall dormancy 2-4 production geographies on the northern Great Plains and Intermountain West
  • Exceptional winter hardiness helps Rugged perform in production systems where other varieties fail
  • Medium-late harvest maturity

Description

CHARACTERISTICS

  • Yield Rating: 3
  • Fall Dormancy: 3
  • Winter hardiness: 1
  • Multifoliate leaf expression: Trifoliate
  • FastGrowth rating: 1.5/ Very slow
  • Salinity tolerance:
    Germination: Tolerant
    Forage production: Tolerant

DISEASES

  • Anthracnose: HR
  • Aphanomyces Root Rot (Race 1) : HR
  • Aphanomyces Root Rot (Race 2) : MR
  • Bacterial wilt: HR
  • Fusarium wilt: HR
  • Phytophthora Root Rot : HR
  • Verticillium Wilt : HR
  • Blue alfalfa aphid: R
  • Cowpea aphid: R
  • Pea aphid: HR
  • Spotted alfalfa aphid: HR
  • Stem nematode: MR

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