Medicago sativa
Power 4.2
Power 4.2 is a complete variety that offers the potential for greater performance, delivering unsurpassed yield performance and strong persistence even into later years. Power 4.2 establishes quickly and maintains a full and productive stand till plowed out. It is a tall, robust variety with a dense, leafy canopy. Its medium, dark green color is attractive in bale and delivers top tonnage, throughout the growing season.
Power 4.2’s yield performance compares with the best-known varieties available, tested against more than 85 commercial varieties, in both public and private trials, consistently rating above them all.
Key features
- High yield & strong persistence with a wide geography
- Good winter hardiness
- Suitable to upper Midwest and North East conditions
- High disease resistance
- Top-rated variety in 2006 registration trials in ON, Canada
Segment
Forage
Category
Alfalfa
Species
Alfalfa
Sci. Name
Medicago sativa
Fall Dormancy
4
Multifoliate (MF) Leaf Expression Frequency
81%
Pea Aphid
Resistant
Spotted Alfalfa Aphid
Resistant
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