Cultivar selection

The most important factors in the persistence of lucerne cultivars are the resistances to phytophthora root rot and colletotrichum crown rot and the application of appropriate cutting and/or grazing management. Of the cultivars now available for irrigated hay production, the best semi-dormant cultivars are generally more persistent than the best winter-active cultivars. . . . → Read More: Management Factors Influencing Persistence and Production in Lucerne