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POWER 4.2:
Quick Look:
Top of test yield performance
Superb forage quality and strong persistence
Powerful Performance
Tall, Robust alfalfa variety
Color is medium dark green
High Stable Yield
Fall Dormancy rating: 4.3
.WSI= 2.2
(Winter Survival Index)
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The Next generation in Alfalfa
POWER 4.2 delivers the powerful performance that today’s forage grower depends upon. The variety has a track record of top of test yield performance across a wide geographic range, superb forage quality, and strong persistence even into the later years when lesser varieties fail.
Compare POWER 4.2 to your favorite alfalfa. It’s a complete variety that will stand toe to toe with today’s best and offers an opportunity to move up on the performance scale.
Unleash the powerful performance of POWER 4.2 on your farm today!
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| Characteristics |
| Fall Dormancy |
4.3 |
| Winter Hardiness |
2.2 |
| Multifoliate Leaf Expression |
81% |
| WI Disease Rating Index |
30 of 30 |
| Anthracnose |
HR |
| Aphanomyces (Race 1) |
HR |
| Bacterial Wilt |
HR |
| Fusarium Wilt |
HR |
| Phytophthora Root Rot |
HR |
| Verticillium Wilt |
HR |
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Insect Ratings |
| Pea Aphid |
R |
| Spotted Alfalfa Aphid |
R |
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Description
In the field, POWER 4.2 is a tall, robust alfalfa variety with a dense, leafy canopy. Foliage color is medium dark green.
POWER 4.2 delivers top tonnage, while maintaining high quality from early bud through to full bloom.
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High Stable Yield
When it comes to yield performance, Power 4.2 takes on the big names in alfalfa. Since 1999, it has been compared head to head with 85 commercial varieties in public and private testing across North America. Look at
Power 4.2’s advantage versus selected competitors in the chart on the right.
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| Competitor |
Variety |
POWER 4.2 Advantage |
No. of Trials |
| PGI |
Gold Plus |
15% |
4 |
| Chemgro |
Paramount II |
13% |
4 |
| Golden Harvest |
GH757 |
12% |
3 |
| Dekalb |
DK141 |
9% |
4 |
| Trelay |
Root
66 |
8% |
3 |
| Pioneer |
5454 |
6% |
2 |
| WL
Research |
WL325HQ |
5% |
5 |
| Dekalb |
DK142 |
5% |
5 |
| America's
Alfalfa |
Ameristand 403T |
4% |
3 |
| Dairyland |
Hybri-Force
400 |
2% |
6 |
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Persistence
POWER 4.2 establishes quickly and holds a full and productive stand until it’s plowed out. The chart on the right demonstrates how
POWER 4.2 yield advantage grows over the life of the stand versus the mean yield of 23 public and private trials.
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| Hay Year |
Yield Advantage |
| Seedling Year |
1% |
| First |
4% |
| Second |
5% |
| Third |
6% |
| Fourth |
9% |
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Forage Quality
High tonnage and persistence are great, but the proof of the pudding is pounds of milk or Meat produced per acre.
POWER 4.2 delivers the numbers when compared to the industry check for forage quality over multiple locations and cuts. |
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