PGI 424 Alfalfa with a total performance package

Management Profile

  • Top performance versus today’s nationally advertised brands
  • Complete package for the hobbiest or largest commercial producer
  • Adapted for U.S. fall dormancy 2, 3, 4 and 5 production zones
  • Fits high performance short or long rotations
  • Direct Seeding – aggressive establishment vigor
  • Medium maturity to late bud/early flower
  • Traditional 4 cuts during the growing season will maximize yield and milk per acre

harvest system

  • Wide harvest window if harvest is delayed
  • Wheel traffic – performed very well during evaluation under
    severe conditions
  • Stable yield performance versus competitive varieties into
    the later years of stand life

harvest year chart

*yield advantage as percentage of the trial mean of 26 yield trials

  • Performs well in mixtures with cool season grasses and other legumes

Field Appearance at Harvest Maturity

  • Uniform, eye appealing, dense growth habit
  • Medium-dark green foliage

Key Agronomic Characteristics

Fall Dormancy
4
Winter Hardiness Rating
2
Multifoliolate Leaf Expression
52%
Wisconsin Disease Rating Index
29 of 30

disease insects nematodes

Ratings are based on average performance of the variety over a wide range of climate and soil types. Actual performance may be adversely affected by extreme conditions. Unless stated, ratings are based on standardized testing procedures endorsed by the North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference.

 

©2009 Producer's Choice Seed

 

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Alfalfa varieties react differently
to wheel traffic. Some can handle it and many don’t. It’s a bred-in ability that can be measured and rated.

          403T

Under abusive traffic testing, PGI 424 demonstrates a 10% yield advantage over the check variety Ameristand 403T. PGI 424 has the green flag and 403T the yellow in the above photo.