Albert Lea Seed House 2018 Organic Seed Guide

ALFALFA & CLOVER Organic Nitrogen Brand Alfalfa ORGANIC ALFALFA SEED Maximum Tonnage Seeding Year Organic Charger Brand Alfalfa • Alfalfa variety bred for maximum 1-year biomass and N production • Good leaf retention and forage quality • High fall dormancy (FD=9) • Best used as a single-season plowdown or hay production • Will likely winterkill in the Upper Midwest • Inoculated with Nitragin ® Gold Fastest Establishment • Fast establishment and fast recovery after cutting, adds up to exceptional yield first and second year • Excellent choice for one- or two-year hay rotations • Flemish variety produced in South Dakota • Very winter hardy, limited disease resistance • Good fit as a 1-year plowdown alfalfa • Coated with Apex ™ Green Hydroloc APEX™ GREEN HYDROLOC Organic Hardy Brand Alfalfa Economical Choice – Great Persistence • A very winter hardy alfalfa variety (WSI=2.2) • Good fit for short haying rotations on heavy soils or long rotations on drier ground • Good inexpensive plowdown option • Limited disease resistance, avoid wet ground • Coated with Apex ™ Green Hydroloc • Encapsulates each seed in a carefully formulated mix of minerals and selected nutrients • Hydroloc hydration mineral retains water for enhanced germination and growth • Hydroloc increases water uptake 3X more than raw seed • Increases seed and seedling survival • Achieves better seed-to-soil contact to aid germination • Hygroscopic nature of the coating pulls and holds moisture to the seed aiding germination • Coating disguises seed for less bird predation • Colorant on the seed improves monitoring of area seeded and seeding rate • Increases stand and survival under adverse conditions 2017 ORGANIC ALFALFA PERFORMANCE TABLE A lfalfa W.S.I. FD D.R.I. P hytopthora S ten B acterial F usarium V erticilium A phanomyces A phanomyces A nthracnose P ea A lfalfa T raffic R oot R ot N ematode W ilt W ilt W ilt R ace 1 R ace 2 A phid A phid T olerance Organic Viking 540LH 1.9 3.8 34/35 Organic Viking 372HD 2.0 4.0 30/30 HR HR HR HR HR HR R R Organic Viking 3800 2.1 4.0 29/30 HR R HR R R HR R R HR ID X Organic Viking 340M 2.0 3.0 27/30 R HR HR HR R HR R HR ID HR HR HR HR R HR R HR X Organic 2.2 2.8 25/30 MR R R X Appaloosa Organic Charger 2.2 2.0 ID S S ID Organic Hardy 2.2 2.0 11/30 S S ID Organic Nitrogen Brand ID 9.0 ID HR S ID WSI=Winter Survival Index (1-6: Lower numbers indicate better survival) FD=Fall Dormancy (Higher number indicates later dormancy, faster regrowth after cutting) 26 DRI=Disease Resistance Index www.alseed.com 800-352-5247

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