Alfalfa

Growmaster logo To ensure that you are growing a high quality forage, you need an alfalfa variety you can plant with confidence. Alfalfa can be a management intensive forage to produce. But the high protein and digestibility benefits of this plant make it worth the effort. Your GrowMaster^® Professional is ready to recommend the most productive alfalfa variety for your growing environment. That way, you’ll feel more confident than ever about your alfalfa investment this season.

Evermore (TRIFOLIATE Fall Dormancy 5) Features rapid re-growth after cutting and excellent winter-hardiness! Aphanomyces Resistance! Very high yield potential Excellent drought tolerance Excellent for intensive management systems Good seedling vigor	Enforcer (TRIFOLIATE Fall Dormancy 4) Advanced generation PLH resistance! Aphanomyces Resistance! Highly resistant to PLH (80%) Improved forage yield and re-growth after cutting Excellent winter-hardiness and forage quality	Withstand (MULTIFOLIATE Fall Dormancy 4) Excellent winter-hardiness and persistence! Aphanomyces Resistance! High resistance to Aphanomyces Race 2 Great forage yield potential Superior forage quality	Phoenix (TRIFOLIATE Fall Dormancy 5) Superior forage quality! Field proven Sclerotinia Resistance! Great forage yield potential Excellent winter-hardiness and persistence 29 out of 30 on Wisconsin Disease Index

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Give your alfalfa every possible advantage!

All Southern States alfalfas now come with the advanced seed coating system, ALL-VANTAGE^®. This superior coating boosts germination and promotes better stand establishment.

Alfalfa Varieties by Characteristics

Variety	Evermore	Enforcer	Withstand	Phoenix
Fall Dormancy	5	4	4	5
Leaf Type	Trifoliate	Trifoliate	Multifoliate	Trifoliate
Seedling Vigor	G	G	G	G
Winter Hardliness	2	2	2	4
Drought Tolerance	E	E	E	E
Wet Soil Tolerance	G	G	G	G
Bacterial Wilt	HR	HR	HR	HR
Fusarium Wilt	HR	HR	HR	HR
Phytophtora Root Rot	HR	HR	HR	HR
Anthracnose	HR	HR	HR	HR
Verticillium Wilt	HR	HR	HR	HR
Aphanomyces Root Rot	HR	HR	HR	R
	Evermore	Enforcer	Withstand	Phoenix
G=Good E=Excellent

Resistance Class	% Resistant Plants
(S) Susceptible	0 - 5%
(LR) Low Resistance	6 - 14%
(MR) Moderate Resistance	15 - 30%
(R) Resistant	31 - 50%
(HR) High Resistance	> 50%