Alfalfa
Lightning Bolt Alfalfa with Stamina
Lightning Bolt Alfalfa with Stamina
· The Complete Alfalfa Package
· High Yield, High Quality & Persistence
· Exceptional Disease Resistance & Winter Survival
The Lightning EXTRA Alfalfa Story
Lightning Bolt Alfalfa, marketed exclusively by Preferred Seed Company, is one of the new elite alfalfa varieties. It combines high yield potential, excellent pest resistance, fast recovery after cutting, outstanding winterhardiness and persistence and excellent forage quality with a high expression of the multifolioate leaf trait. In yield trials conducted over a wide range of environments, Lightning Bolt has consistently ranked at or near the top. In
Planting Guide
SEEDING
SEEDING
SEEDING DATES ................Spring, Late Summer
SEEDING DEPTH .............................1/4-1/2 inch
SEEDING METHOD ........Any conventional seeder
DAYS TO GERMINATE.................................4 - 7
AVERAGE SEEDS
EASE OF ESTABLISHMENT........................Good
LEGUME COMPATIBILITY.............................Fair
SEED TREATMENT.........................Dormal, Apron
Agronomic Characteristics
FORAGE YIELD ......................................Excellent
FORAGE QUALITY .................................Excellent
MATURITY....................................................Early
PERSISTENCE .......................................Excellent
PALATABILITY ......................................Excellent
GROWING HABIT..............................Large Crowns
DROUGHT TOLERANCE ...............................Good
MOISTURE TOLERANCE.................................Fair
HAY ........................................................Excellent
SILAGE....................................................Excellent
PASTURE ................................................Excellent
BACTERIAL WILT...............................................HR
VERTICILLUM WILT ..........................................HR
FUSARIUM WILT ...............................................HR
ANTHRACNOSE .................................................HR
PHYTOPHTHORA ROOT ROT .............................HR
APHANOMYCES ROOT ROT ...............................HR
DISEASE RATING INDEX .................................30/30
FALL DORMANCY ..................................................4
WINTER SURVIVAL ...............................................1
S = Susceptible (0-5% of plants resistant)
LR = Low Resistance (6-14%)
MR = Moderate Resistance (15-30%)
R = Resistance (31-50%)
HR = High Resistance (>50%)
Product Specifications
Sku: Lightning BoltVendor:
Release Date: 10/08/09