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Alfalfa Yield

Medicago sativa L.

A complex indicator of perennial crop productivity, evaluated through dry biomass mass per growing season and seed productivity. Yield depends on the mowing phase, water regime, and phosphorus-potassium nutrient supply.

In the reference 163 varieties crop Alfalfa, where this is mentioned in the description.

Alfalfa yield assessment is based on direct weighing of green mass, which is optimally harvested at the budding or early flowering stage. The main criterion for forage productivity is dry matter mass, determined after drying the samples, while seed productivity is recorded after threshing.

Average hay yields in temperate conditions are 8–10 t/ha per year, reaching 20–30 t/ha and higher under intensive irrigation. Seed productivity varies within the range of 1–2 dt/ha. Crop formation is critically influenced by soil acidity, moisture availability for shoot regrowth, and plant stand density, although shifting harvest to the full flowering phase increases the volume of green mass but reduces protein content.

General information about the subject — on the page Yield.

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Varieties of Alfalfa mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

L. DÆHNFELDT A/S

DK
1 record

Janine

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
1 record

L1460

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Gie Grass

UA
1 record

Varta

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

GIE GRASS (FR)

FR
1 record

SW3211

Application submitted

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Mark Smith

UA
2 records

SW3407

Application submitted

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Mark Smith

UA
2 records

Boja

Protection expired

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Station de Selection des Plantes (PL)

FR
1 record

Luisante

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
1 record

Milky

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

GIE GRASS (FR)

FR
1 record

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

BARENBRUG HOLLAND B.V.

ES
1 record

ROSANA

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Horens`kyi Vitalii Mykhailovych, Maksimov Anatolii Mykolaiovych, Mamalyha Vasyl` Stepanovych, Buhaiov Vasyl` Dmytrovych,

UA
2 records

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

IT
2 records

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

IT
2 records

Eagle

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

IT
2 records

Adriana

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

IT
2 records

Stupicka

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

SK
1 record

VUKA

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR
1 record

OSJEČKA 12

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR
1 record

Altfranken

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

SK
1 record

Prerovska

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

SK
1 record

Kurazh

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

UA
2 records

MagnumV-Wet

Withdrawn

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

CZ
1 record