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Don't make hasty decisions when selecting alfalfa variety
It Mike hasty dedralans when selecting
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conaideraabieb on have the best chamfer-
istics for their particular forage progrm.
"Clarice of an alfalfa variety should be bas-
ed on criteria lie yield potential, maturity,
regrowth and winterhardiness, says Moms
Sagriff, sales agronomist for Pieneer Hi -Bred
Limited. "Select varieties which closely
match forage program' goals and local
growing conditons." He also suggests select-
ing more than one alfalfa variety when large
acreages will be planted.
Developing a long range management
program is helpful in variety selection. "Well
defined yield needs and desired rotation.
lengths are useful criteria for making variety
selections," Sakai!f points out.
"There are advantages. and trade offs to
early and medium maturity aflalfa varieties.
It's important to understand how eadi fits
into a forage program," he adds.
Early Maturity Varieties
Early maturity - or Flemish - alfalfa
varieties are moderately winter hardy and can
begin vigorous early growth when spring soil
temperatures are relatively cool. This allows
them to flower three to four days earlier than
medium maturity alfalfas.
"Fbr dairy managers managing their
alfalfa intensively, this is particularly import-
ant since they are interested in producing
maximum yields of high quality alfalfa
silage," explains Sagriff. "Fbr high yields,
growers should plan on a five week scheduled
harvesting program that includes three cuts
per year. The quick regrowth characteristic of
Flemish rarities is an important feature that
allows growers to enjoy the three cut harvest
system
Flemish varieties are very temperature
responsive, says the agronomist. They can
induce mare forage than medium maturity
varieties because of their ability to lengthen
the gemaing season. With high prevailing
teroperaturiet after cutting in early June and
July, regrowth is extremely rapid. "Although
early maturity alfalfa gnaws longer into the
Sagdff explains, "they retain enough
carbohydrate root reserves to maintain a high
yielding stand for two to three growing
seasons."
Medium Maturity Varieties.
Medium maturity alfalfa varieties range
between moderately winter hardy to winter
hardy. They begin growth slightly later in the
slating and remoter less quickly after cutting
than early maturity alfalfas. Yearly forage
yields of medium mate alludes nunnalt7
are less, than early maturity alfalfa%
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