AmeriStand 405T RR is a licensed proprietary variety marketed for America's alfalfa by Kussmaul Seed. It is packaged and sold in an America's alfalfa bag.

General Appeal: This Roundup Tolerant Alfalfa is wheel traffic tested, very winterhardy, has very good forage quality, tolerates manure applications, and recovers rapidly after cutting. An excellent place to use this alalfa is the outside edge of every strip or field that you seed down. This would eliminate those weeds that always escape the sprayer because of lack or over-hang, and go to seed each year.

Genetic Background: Patented manure and wheel traffic tested genetics.

Key Features: A Fall Dormancy 4 variety with resistance to the herbicide Roundup.

Field Appearance at Bud Stage: Plants are tall with an upright growth habit. SUSTAIN E features a dense, uniform canopy and a dark green color.

Multifoliate Leaf Expression: 65% and a 2.58 Multifoliate Index when compared to the check variety Proof.

Fall Dormancy: 4.0

Winter Hardiness Rating: 2.0

Pest Package: DRI: 33 out of 35. Phytophthora Root Rot- HR; Aphanomyces Root Rot Race 1 - HR; Aphanomyces Root Rot Race 2 - MR; Anthracnose - HR; Verticillium Wilt - HR; Fusarium Wilt - HR; Bacterial Wilt - HR

Management Keys: A variety that has resistance to Roundup herbicide, use as a border around your strips or fields to eliminate those pesky strips where weeds germinate due to fear of crop injury without spraying Roundup. A variety that has enough yield, persistence and quality, that you will want to seed large sections of your farm too, allowing you to certify your alfalfa fields as weed free. Horse people don't want weeds, and neither do the large dairies that are buying based on forage quality. 405T RR will enable you to market high quality forage, weed free, and keep those fields in profitable production for longer periods.

Price: $382.50/bag or $7.65/lb

Limited Supply