OK49 Certified Alfalfa
VarietyOK 49 Alfalfa Variety
OK 49 should be part of your hay program. OK49 alfalfa variety is a Certified Variety of Alfalfa released in Oklahoma. OK49 has proven to be a high yielding persistant long lived variety. OK49 has been trialed at UC Davis and found to be a excellent alfalfa variety OK49 is very winter hardy.
| UC
DAVIS Alfalfa trials: Selected varieties |
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| Planted in 9/91 | ||
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Variety
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3-year average yield, dry
(in tons) |
Stand counts 10/19/94
(plants/sq. ft.) |
| OK 49 | 10.77 | 8.9 |
| DK 169 | 10.97 | 8.1 |
| Express | 11.15 | 7.8 |
| Lobo | 10.86 | 8.9 |
| Planted in 9/01 | ||
| Variety | 3-year
average yield, dry (in tons) |
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| OK 49 | 10.0 | |
| Dura 512 | 9.1 | |
| Archer II | 8.8 | |
| Tahoe | 9.8 | |
| Magna 601 | 9.7 |
OK49 is a group 5 or 6 alfalfa depending on where it is planted. Winter hardy up to 6000 feet. Should work well in the Intermountain area of California. Recommended for planting where group S and 6 alfalfas work well.
| Disease and Insect Comparisons | ||||||
| Variety | BW | VW | FW | AN | PRR | SAA |
| Ok 49 | MR | NR | R | MR | MR | R |
| Grazeking | MR | S | HR | HR | R | R |
BW=bacterial wilt,
VW=verticillium wilt, FW=fusarium wilt, AN=anthracnose,
PRR=Phytopbthora root rot, SAA=spotted alfafa aphid.
MR=moderate resistant, R=resistant, HR=highly resistant, NR=not rated,
S=suseeptible
OK49 is a long lived, winter hardy, high yielding alfalfa you can plant with confidence! For more information on OK49 and other seed, give Kellogg's Ag. Service a call.