WL 354HQ Alfalfa

     Outstanding yield potential and exceptional forage quality on your toughest soils make WL 354HQ the alfalfa variety of choice for dairy, beef, and cash hay producers looking to significantly reduce the impact of root disease on seedling establishment and stand life.

The Aphanomyces fungus prunes alfalfa roots, resulting in stunted, chlorotic plants and poor seedling establishment on wet soils. Most alfalfa varieties currently marketed in the U.S. are resistant to Race 1 Aphanomyces, but very few varieties are resistant to Race 2. Race 2 Aphanomyces isolates are widespread and cause severe disease on Race 1-resistant varieties. University forage specialists throughout the Midwest and Northeast suggest that Race 2 Aphanomyces represents a widespread risk to alfalfa varieties that possess only Race 1 Aphanomyces resistance. Planting alfalfa with high resistance to Race 2 Aphanomyces will significantly improve alfalfa stand establishment and productivity on heavy or poorly drained soils where root diseases are prevalent. 

WL354HQ ADVANTAGES:                                                      

• Unique wet soil disease resistance package (including HR to Aphanomyces Race 2) demonstrates significant on-farm benefits in stand establishment, persistence, and forage yield

• A perfect Disease Resistance Index (DRI) of 35/35

• Very high yield potential under 3- to 5-cut harvest managements; high yield potential across a wide range of soil types

• Excellent feed value and digestibility helps produce more milk or beef and greater profit potential when fed

• A great choice for cash hay: WL 354HQ delivers very high RFQ and TDN numbers across a wide range of haying conditions

• Very winterhardy (WH=1.4); WL 354HQ delivers long stand life even under the toughest weather conditions

• Fast recovery after cutting and excellent standability encourages intensive harvest management

• Dark green, fine-stemmed, and highly palatable

• Excellent later-maturing companion to WL 363HQ

• Very well-adapted for use in the Midwestern, Northern Plains, Pacific Northwest and Northeastern regions of the U.S. for hay and haylage uses

• Ships in 50 lb. Bag

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