LUCERNE
| BOTANICAL NAME | Medicago sativa | |
| TYPE | Subtropical Legume | |
| Semi-winter dormant, dormancy 6 | ||
| PRODUCTION PERIOD | Perennial, Spring, summer & autumn | |
| MORPHOLOGICAL
DESCRIPTION |
Deep penetrating taproot | |
| Stem coarse to medium | ||
| Seeds green to yellow to light brown; kidney shaped to ovoid;
1 – 2.5mm x 1 – 1.5mm; 440 000 – 500 000 seeds/kg |
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| CROP | Strengths: | High nutritive value |
| Double purpose cultivar – hay and grazing crop | ||
| Feeding value: | Crude protein: 15 – 25% | |
| Digestibility: 60 – 75% DMD | ||
| Production potential: | 8 – 15t/ha/annum | |
| Uses: | Hay & grazing | |
| Soil requirements: | Grows across a wide range of soil types, prefers deep, well drained soils | |
| pH range of 6.5 – 8.0 | ||
| Establishment: | Plant during August – September / February – May | |
| Broadcast at 8 – 12.5kg/ha dryland and 20 – 25kg/ha irrigated | ||
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