Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Crop & Plant Type
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Agrochemicals Features
- Product Characteristics
- Disease package is strong and can be placed across a broad range of geographies and soil types.
- Fast Growth advantage offers up to 30% faster recovery compared to other competitive alfalfas.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Performance & Quality
- Ideally suited for hay growers looking to maximize total forage yield each season under intensive cutting schedules.
- Canopy closure suppresses weeds quickly and keeps moisture in the soil for future growth.
- Tall, robust, dark green plants that green up three to five days ahead of other alfalfa products. Fewer days to maturity allows for quicker harvest turnaround.
- Plant Characteristics
Fall Dormancy 5 Multifoliate Expression 60% Winter Hardiness Index 1.8 - 1= Extremely Winterhardy
- 2 = Very Winterhardy
- 3 = Winterhardy
- 4 = Moderately Winterhardy
- 5 = Slightly Winterhardy
- 6 = Non-Winterhardy
- HR = High Resistance
- R = Resistance
- NR = Not Rated
- N/A = Not Available
- Agronomic Characteristics
Anthracnose HR Aphanomyces Race 1 HR Aphanomyces Race 2 R Bacterial Wilt HR Fusarium Wilt HR Phytophthora Root Rot HR Verticillium Wilt HR Blue Alfalfa Aphid N/A Cow Pea Aphid N/A Spotted Alfalfa Aphid N/A Southern Root Rot Nematode N/A Northern Root Rot Nematode NA Stem Nematode N/A - 1= Extremely Winterhardy
- 2 = Very Winterhardy
- 3 = Winterhardy
- 4 = Moderately Winterhardy
- 5 = Slightly Winterhardy
- 6 = Non-Winterhardy
- HR = High Resistance
- R = Resistance
- NR = Not Rated
- N/A = Not Available
- Data Chart
2018 West Salem, Wi-5C400 Alfalfa Variety CP ADF NDF NDFD Tons/Acre RFO Milk/Ton Milk/Acre AFX164030 20.8 29.3 37 36.2 3.6 166 2,961 10,615 55027 21.6 29.6 37.3 35.5 3.5 165 2,910 10,112 Legendairy XHD 21.4 29.7 37.8 34.7 3.4 162 2,906 9,878 L-455HD 21.2 311 38.6 35.9 3.3 157 2,840 9,484 55V50 19.5 31.9 40.3 33.9 3.4 148 2,782 9,374