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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
