- good multifoliate expression
- makes leafy high quality hay
- outstanding pest & disease resistance
- suited to long growing seasons
- highly winter active (8) multifoliate lucerne
for superior hay or grazing.
MULTI FOLI-8 is a high producing highly winter active (8)
lucerne featuring high forage yield during all growing seasons,
and good persistence. Its combination of high multiple pest
resistance, multifoliolate expression and yield makes it an
excellent variety for the growing conditions where highly winter
active varieties are used with good summer moisture.
MULTI FOLI-8 is best recommended for producers targeting the
high value lucerne hay market, where premiums can be received
for its high leaf content and colour in the bale. It should be sown
in long growing season areas, preferably with good irrigation
and high fertility to ensure maximum expression of the multifoliate
trait.
Multifoliate Expression
This variety has high expression of the multifoliolate (MF) trait.
MF expression is a component in improved forage quality. MF
expression has been successfully used to help market improved
forage quality. The striking visual image of the MF trait and the
straightforward tie-in between improved leafiness and improved
forage quality has led to the successful use of the MF trait to help
market improved forage quality. MF expression is measured as
both %MF (% of plants showing some MF expression) and MF
index (average plant score when plants are scored 1-5;
1=trifoliate and 5=very high MF expression).
High multi leafing characteristics of Multi foli 8.
Agronomic performance
MULTI FOLI-8 has performed well in Australian screening trials
under irrigation at Ballarat in Victoria, where its yield was similar
to other commercial highly winter active trifoliate varieties.
What the producers say...
Mick Marshall, Cowarr VIC
Mick Marshall is a forage contractor for the Macalister Irrigation District.
He supplies numerous dairy farms, so quality and yield are extremely
important. “Multi foli-8 was sown on 22 September 2005 and we have had 4 cuts
off it already. My customer’s love the quality and it has yielded better than
L34 every cut. The other noticeable difference is that the leaf has a dark
green colour and it doesn’t drop off the stem and it produces heavier
bales. I’ll be using this again.”
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