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Medicago sativa

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Instinct

Instinct alfalfa provides High Resistance (HR) to all six major alfalfa diseases including bacterial, fusarium, and verticillium wilt, anthracnose, phytophthora root rot, and enhanced multi-race protection against Aphanomyces. Plants also demonstrate high resistance to pea aphid and resistance to stem nematode. With very high multifoliate leaf expression (>76%) it has high yield and improved forage quality. It also exhibits very fast recovery after cutting and very good drought stress tolerance. Instinct has a 4.3 fall dormancy and a 1.8 winter survival rating, displaying a good balance of yield and survival. Average 38 days to flowering.

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Key features

  • Excellent disease resistance
  • Highly Resistant to Aphanomyces Race 1 & 2
  • Excellent forage yield
  • Improved forage quality
  • Very high multifoliate leaf expression

Ratings

Scale 1-9, where 9 = best or most pronounced

Segment Forage
Category Alfalfa
Species Alfalfa
Sci. Name Medicago sativa
Anthracnose (Race 1) Highly Resistant
Anthracnose (Race 5) Not Tested
Aphanomyces Root Rot (Enhanced) Not Tested
Aphanomyces Root Rot (Race 1) Highly Resistant
Aphanomyces Root Rot (Race 2) Highly Resistant
Average Multifoliate Expression 3.1
Bacterial Wilt Highly Resistant
Blue Alfalfa Aphid Not Tested
Cowpea Aphid Not Tested
Crown Depth Medium
Crown Width Medium
Days to Flowering 38
Emergence (Days) 7
Fall Dormancy 4.3
Flower Color 93% Purple, 4% Variegated,2% White, 1% yellow
Fusarium Wilt Highly Resistant
Growth Habit, Spring Erect
Leaf Color Dark Green
Multifoliate (MF) Leaf Expression Frequency Very High > 76%
Northern Root Knot Nematode Not Tested
Pea Aphid Highly Resistant
Phytopthora Root Rot Highly Resistant
Ploidy Tetraploid
Pod Pubescence 0
Pod Shape Crescent-Shape to Coiled in Three Spirals
Potato Leafhopper Not Tested
Root Type Tap
Spotted Alfalfa Aphid Not Tested
Stem Nematode Resistant
Stem Pubescence Absent, 0%
Stem Thickness Medium
Varietal Class Synthetic
Verticillium Wilt Highly Resistant
Winter Survival Rating 1
Approx. Seeds/Kg. 500000
Approx. Seeds/Lb. 227,000
Seeding Depth (cm) 0.635-1.27
Seeding Depth (Inches) 1/4-1/2
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