L46-08
- Delivers top forage yields on tough soils
- Excellent forage quality potential
- Branch rooted alfalfa
- Strong winter survival and persistence
- FD 4.5, WSI 1.9, DRI 35/35
“Legacy alfalfa is as a consistent hay as we’ve ever used. Four–five year stands that continue to bring tonnage and quality. We wouldn’t have used it for 10 years if it weren’t.”
Josh Silverthorn, Silver-Shea Holsteins, Omro, WI
Product Details
Disease Ratings
| Disease Index Rating (DRI) | 35/35 |
| Bacterial Wilt | HR |
| Fusarium Wilt | HR |
| Anthracnose | HR |
| Phytophthora Root Rot | HR |
| Aphanomyces Root Rot (Race 1) | HR |
| Aphanomyces Root Rot (Race 2) | HR |
| Verticillium Root Rot | HR |
| Aphids | R |
| Stem Nematodes | HR |
Agronomic & Plant Characteristics
| Feature | APH2/APH3** |
| Fall Dormancy | 4.5 |
| Winterhardiness (WSI) | 1.9 |
| Root Type | Branch |
| Yield Ability | 1 |
| Forage Quality | 2 |
| Recovery after Harvest | 2 |
Product Positioning
| Potato Leafhopper | S |
| Salt Tolerance | Tolerant |
| Moderately Wet Soils | 1 |
| Well Drained Soils | 1 |
| Three Cut System | 2 |
| Four Plus Cut System | 1 |
| Grazing/Wheel Traffic Tolerance | 2 |
My Notes
*: Highly Digestible | **: StandLife Genetics®
Recovery after Harvest Ratings: 1 = Very Fast | 2-3 = Fast | 4-5 = Average | 6-7 = Slow | 8-9 = Very Slow
Disease Ratings: HR = Highly Resistant | R= Resistant | MR = Moderately Resistant | LR = Low Resistant | S= Susceptible | NR = Not Rated
Performance Ratings: 1-2 = Excellent | 3= Very Good | 4-5 = Average | 6-7 = Fair | 8-9 = Poor
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