Medicago sativa
Fortune
Fortune demonstrates very good forage yield and disease resistance. It exhibits improved forage quality, multifoliate leaf expression and vey fast regrowth after cutting.
Key features
- Excellent forage yield
- Very good disease resistance
- Improved forage quality
- Very fast regrowth
- Very high multifoliate leaf expression
Segment
Forage
Bacterial Wilt
Highly Resistant
Species
Alfalfa
Fusarium Wilt
Highly Resistant
Sci. Name
Medicago sativa
Verticillium Wilt
Highly Resistant
Anthracnose (Race 1)
Highly Resistant
Emergence (Days)
7
Anthracnose (Race 5)
Not Tested
Root Type
Tap
Aphanomyces Root Rot (Race 1)
Highly Resistant
Aphanomyces Root Rot (Race 2)
Not Tested
Aphanomyces Root Rot (Enhanced)
Not Tested
Growth Habit, Spring
Erect
Blue Alfalfa Aphid
Not Tested
Cowpea Aphid
Not Tested
Stem Thickness
Medium
Pea Aphid
Resistant
Multifoliate (MF) Leaf Expression Frequency
Very High (>76%)
Spotted Alfalfa Aphid
Resistant
Average Multifoliate Expression
3
Stem Nematode
Resistant
Days to Flowering
38
Potato Leafhopper
Not Tested
Approx. Seeds/Kg.
500000
Crown Depth
Medium
Northern Root Knot Nematode
Not Tested
Approx. Seeds/Lb.
227000
Phytopthora Root Rot
Highly Resistant
Stem Pubescence
Absent, 0%
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare)
17-23
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre)
15-20
Planting Times
Spring, Late Summer-Early Fall
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Kg./Hectare)
7-15
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre)
6-12
Livestock
Bee/Pollinator ,
Cattle ,
Deer ,
Goats ,
Hogs ,
Horses ,
Poultry ,
Sheep
Usage
Hay ,
Silage ,
Pasture ,
Wildlife ,
Cover Crop ,
Pollinator Friendly
Winter Hardiness
8
| DLF YIELD COMPARISONS | |||||
| Variety | Years | Total Yield | Yield Index | Total Cuts | Number of |
| (kg/ha) | (%) | Station Years | |||
| Fortune | 2021-'24 | 12536.6 | 102 | 90 | 24 |
| AAC Trueman | 2021-'24 | 11189.7 | 91 | 90 | 24 |
| Fortune | 2019-'24 | 11970.8 | 102 | 86 | 25 |
| Stellar II | 2019-'24 | 11930.7 | 101 | 86 | 25 |
| Fortune | 2018-'24 | 11764.3 | 102 | 157 | 45 |
| Vision | 2018-'24 | 11504.9 | 100 | 157 | 45 |
| Fortune | 2008-'24 | 11675.7 | 103 | 356 | 112 |
| PICKSEED 2065MF | 2008-'24 | 11321.1 | 100 | 356 | 112 |
| Fortune | 2014-'17 | 12075.8 | 106 | 48 | 15 |
| WL 333 | 2014-'17 | 11579.5 | 101 | 48 | 15 |
| DLF YIELD SUMMARY | |||||
| Variety | Years | Total Yield | Yield Index | Total Cuts | Number of |
| (kg/ha) | (%) | Station Years | |||
| Fortune | 2008-'24 | 11719.8 | 103 | 369 | 115 |