Raise the level of alfalfa yield and quality on every acre. Pioneer® brand varieties are not "one-size-fits-all" products. Growers can choose from varieties with high-yielding, high-quality or winterhardy options.
Alfalfa
Hybrid/Brand
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Type
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55V50 | Muscle Variety |
55Q27 | Forage Quality |
54Q14 | Forage Quality & Lodging Resistance |
IMPORTANT |
Information and ratings are based on comparisons with other Pioneer brand varieties, not competitive varieties. Information and ratings are assigned by Pioneer Agronomists and Research Managers, based on average performance across area of adaptation under normal conditions, over a wide range of both climate and soil types, and may not predict future results. Product responses are variable and subject to any number of environmental, disease and pest pressures. Please use this information as only part of your product positioning decision. Refer to www.pioneer.com or contact a Pioneer sales professional for the latest and most complete listing of traits and scores for each Pioneer brand product. |
RATINGS |
9 = Outstanding; 1 = Poor; Blank = Insufficient Data. |
Pioneer® brand alfalfa varieties are treated with Apron® XL to help protect against seedling damping off diseases and Phytophthora root rot for good stand establishment. ® Apron is a registered trademark of a Syngenta Group Company. |
DISEASE/PEST RESISTANCE KEY |
HR = Highly Resistant R = Resistant MR = Moderately Resistant LR = Low Resistance S =Susceptible Blank = Insufficient Data |
WINTERHARDINESS |
EH = Extremely Hardy; VH = Very Hardy; H = Hardy; MH = Moderately Hardy; NH = Non-hardy; VNH = Very Non-hardy. |
DISEASE RESISTANCE INDEX |
DRI is a disease index based on the following pests: Bacterial wilt, Verticillium wilt, Fusarium wilt, Anthracnose, Phytophthora and Aphanomyces (Race 1) and Aphanomyces (Race 2). HR = 5 points; R = 4 points; MR = 3 points; LR = 2 points; S = 1 point. Highest possible DRI = 35 points. |