Alfalfa romanishina

Alfalfa is a perennial plant.

Alfalfa produces large amounts of nutrient-rich green mass, which is a valuable feed for farm animals. Flowers alfalfa is an excellent honey plant, who enjoy visiting bees and other pollinating insects. Alfalfa is widely used for hay and silage, it is ground into flour, added to vitamin complexes to livestock. During the growth of alfalfa is Hope in the fields it is also possible to grazing animals.

Sustainable plant that can give three to four hay crops per growing season. Of all kinds is considered the most productive. Steadily tolerate short-term drought and low temperatures. Resistance to polagayu high, high winter hardiness: 96-98%, slightly affected by diseases and pests

The best cultures-predecessors before sowing are row crops and legumes. In turn, Lucerne is an ideal precursor for the majority of plants in agriculture.

Seeding rate alfalfa 15 – 20 kg per ha. In contrast to other forage grasses, alfalfa can grow in one place up to 4 – 5 years. Applies to winter-hardy alfalfa crops. In winters it is able to withstand short-term lowering the temperature to -25 ° With, and under sufficient snow cover cultivation and stored at -40 ° C. Alfalfa can be sown in early spring, summer and fall, but before the first frost . although the preference is traditionally given to spring sowing. Already at +8...10 ° With it begins to develop. The optimum temperature for germination of alfalfa seed is +18...20 ° With, and its good growth and development is maintained at +22...30 ° C.

Sowing is carried out drills with disc coulters, with mandatory use of depth constraints.

When seeding alfalfa using the ordinary method of sowing with the width of mazuradi 11 – 14 cm and a depth of embedment 1.5 cm (clay loam), 2 cm (superchance).

The flowering period starts in 1.5-2 months after planting and can last up to 3-4 weeks. They grow to a height of 12 0 cm Plant has a strong rhizome thickened. After the first mowing flowering plants occurs after 50 – 60 days, and subsequently after 35 – 40 days after mowing. The last mowing carried out for a month and a half before the end of the growing season of alfalfa, from about 15 to 30 September, at a time when the field at the flowering stage is from 10 to 15% of the plants. Although the yield of the last cut is quite low, and the cost is high, but this technology will help to ensure a high cold and frost of alfalfa and to get a quality first mowing next year.

Feed, mow vegetation to a height of 8-10 cm, Then restore the green cover will be faster. In a typical year, make up to three four of the mowing. The resulting raw material is used in fresh form as green feed, and dry cooked on hay, fodder, briquettes, pellets or grass (hay) flour.