Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK
Oklahoma Alfalfa Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS The combination of the following terms into a description for a single species adapted to widely diverse environments makes alfalfa unique. Important descriptors for alfalfa include: Herbaceous Legume Forage Quick Regrowth Capacity Nitrogen Fixing Deep-rooted Resilient Heat and Cold Resistant Drought Resistant Adversity Avoider (Dormancy) Leafy and Palatable Highly Digestible Nutritious Responsive to Good Management Storable as Cubes, Pellets, Hay, or Silage Utilized Fresh for Grazing, Green Chop, or Green Manure Competitive with Weeds Reproduction by Seeds, Rhizomes, Stolons, & Cuttings Persistent Perennial

John Caddel, Forage Agronomist   Department of Plant and Soil Sciences   Oklahoma State University

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