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Crop Variety Details for Alfalfa - Supersonic

ES Code
Registered Variety Name Supersonic
Variety Released in Issue No. 24
Common Name Alfalfa - Supersonic
Scientific Name Supersonic
Released For (yield, drought, pest resistance...) Yield
seed 102
Variety Image No Image
Altitude (m.a.s.l) 750 - 2400
Rainfall (mm) 800-1200
Soil Type Nitosols
Nutritional Merit Forage: Fodder quality (%): o Ash: 14.28 o CP: 19.87 o NDF: 48.84 o ADF: 37.36 o ADL: 7.08 o IVDMD: 60.61
Year of Release Jan. 1, 2021
Breeder Seed Maintainer S & W Seed Copany Harvest General Trading P.L.C.
Planting Method Spacing inter row (cm): 20
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 10-20
Planting Dates Early June
P2O5 Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 46 at planting
N Fertilizer Rate (kg/ha) 18 at planting
Days to Heading Plant height at forage harvest (cm): 45 - 95
Days to Maturity Days to harvesting (50% flowering): 70 - 90
Panicle Length (cm) --
1000 Seed Weight (g) Not Mentioned
Seed Color Not mentioned
Flower Color Not mentioned
Leaf Arrangement Not mentioned
Crop Pest Reaction Not mentioned
On Farm Yield Amount (qt/ha) -
On station Yield Amount (qt/ha) Yield per cut (ton/ha) o Forage Dry matter: 2 - 5 o CP yield: 0.4 - 1.0 o Digestible yield: 1.2 - 3.
Variety Status New. Adaptation: Well adapted in a wide range of environments in Ethiopia.
Variety Source Domestic
National Alfalfa - Supersonic  Breeder Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Alfalfa - Supersonic Prebasic Seed stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Alfalfa - Supersonic  Basic Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail
National Alfalfa - Supersonic  Certified Seed Stock =0 Quintal View Stock Detail