- 440HVXRR Alfalfa gives growers the ability to better manage the yield-versus-quality tradeoff. It offers more flexibility in a cutting schedule to achieve improved forage quality or greater yield potential, when compared to conventional alfalfa at the same stage of maturity.
- The HarvXtra™ technology provides unprecedented flexibility by widening cutting windows, which gives growers the option at each cutting to:
- Maintain their normal harvest schedules for higher-quality forage, or
- Delay harvest for 7-10 days for increased yield potential, without sacrificing forage quality, compared to conventional alfalfa at the same stage of maturity.
- 440HVXRR Alfalfa has on average 12-15% less lignin and 12-15% higher neutral detergent fiber digestibility (NDFD) and relative forage quality (RFQ) than conventional alfalfa harvested at the same stage of maturity.
- 440HVXRR Roundup Ready® Alfalfa Technology for unsurpassed weed control with excellent crop safety.
440HVXRR Alfalfa is the industry’s first genetically enhanced alfalfa technology developed to maximize quality compared to conventional alfalfa at the same stage of maturity, by reducing the amount of lignin in the plant.
DISEASE / INSECT / NEMATODE RATINGS | ||
Bacterial Wilt | Highly Resistant (HR) | 5* |
Fusarium Wilt | Highly Resistant (HR) | 5* |
Verticillium Wilt | Highly Resistant (HR) | 5* |
Anthracnose (Race I) | Highly Resistant (HR) | 5* |
Phytophthora Root Rot | Highly Resistant (HR) | 5* |
Aphanomyces (Race 1) | Highly Resistant (HR) | 5* |
Aphanomyces (Race 2) | Resistant (R) | 4* |
Wisconsin Disease Index | 34 out of 35 | |
Pea Aphid | Resistant (R) | |
Stem Nematode | Resistant (R) | |
Spotted Alfalfa Aphid | Resistant (R) |
*Based on the Wisconsin Disease Rating Index. This is a 1 to 5 ranking with 5 being the best.
CHARACTERISTICS | ||
Fall Dormancy | 4.0 | |
Winter Survival | 2.0 (Very Good) | |
Recovery After Cutting | Very Fast |
PERFORMANCE DATA | ||||
Forage Yield | % Checks | |||
ENTRY | West Salem, WI 14-15 | ADL | NDFD | RFQ |
440HVXRR Alfalfa | 114% | 80% | 116% | 116% |
Pioneer 54R02 | 100% | 98% | 101% | 101% |
WL 355RR | 100% | 102% | 99% | 99% |
In the following states, purchase and use of HarvXtra® Alfalfa with Roundup Ready® Technology is subject to a Seed and Feed Use Agreement, requiring that products of this technology can only be used on farm or otherwise be used in the United States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. In addition, due to the unique cropping practices do not plant HarvXtra® Alfalfa with Roundup Ready® Technology in Imperial County, California, pending import approval and until Forage Genetics International, LLC (FGI) grants express permission for such planting.
HarvXtra® Alfalfa with Roundup Ready® Technology has pending import approvals. GROWERS MUST DIRECT ANY PRODUCT PRODUCED FROM HARVXTRA® ALFALFA WITH ROUNDUP READY® TECHNOLOGY SEED OR CROPS (INCLUDING HAY AND HAY PRODUCTS) ONLY TO UNITED STATES DOMESTIC USE. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for this product.
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