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Lucerne
Lucerne is a drought tolerant, perennial legume with a deep taproot for high water use efficiency. DLF Seeds lucerne seed varieties include dormancy 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 types which produce quality hay and multiple grazing opportunities for a wide range of farming operations, environments and climates.
Stamina® GT TRUE grazing tolerant, dual purpose lucernes are high performing varieties that produce high quality hay/silage and grazing opportunities for seven to ten years. Titan Australian bred lucernes offer an outstanding insect and disease package, quality hay, silage and grazing. Sow for quality livestock feed, cow feed and sheep feed.
Lucerne is a perennial legume and a valuable crop worldwide, with approximately 3.2 million hectares sown in Australia. Lucerne has a deep taproot which can extract available water from the soil profile and also has high water use efficiency, making it a very drought tolerant species. Lucerne can fix its own Nitrogen and is proportional to the foliage grown.
While there are some perceived limitations to growing lucerne, sound agronomic advice and practice during paddock selection, preparation, establishment and ongoing management for the life of a stand will go a long way in mitigating many of these.
