MEZZO
Medicago sativa
- Generous increase in total yield
- Oustanding standability
- High % protein = high protein yield/ha
- Excellent resistance to nematodes and diseases
- Dormancy group 4
Stunning yield of dry matter and protein
Mezzo entered the French catalogue with a surprisingly high total annual yield - close to 18 tons dry matter per year! And it shows right from the first cuts and the rest of the season: Always above other varieties.
A new standard for alfalfa yielding capacity both in terms of dry matter and protein.
Standability: Resisting lodging
The yield increase has not been obtained by giving away on any other characteristic. The standability is excellent and will ease management by allowing delays in harvest due to weather etc.
High standability also avoids contamination with soil and degradation of forage quality.
Protected against nematodes and verticillium
Breeding has equipped Mezzo with an excellent resistance to nematodes and the frequently occuring disease verticillium.
Technical Specifications
- Alfalfa/Lucerne
Top yield performance and high standability
- Listed/recommended in EU BY CZ FR RU UA UK
Product information
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Specification and ratings
Characteristics
Source: herbe-book.org Sept. 2016 (France)Scale 1-9, 9 = best / non dormant
| Nom | Average catalog | Mezzo |
| Dormancy | 4,2 | 3,4 |
| Standability | 6 | 6,9 |
| Nematode resistance | 6,4 | 6,8 |
| Verticillium resistance | 6,3 | 6,7 |
Relative dry matter yield
Source: herbe-book.org Sept. 2016 (France)Relative dry matter yield
| Relative Dry matter yield | Average catalog | Mezzo |
| Yield cut 1 + cut 2 | 100 | 104,8 |
| Yield - other cuts | 100 | 103,1 |
| Annual yield | 100 | 104,8 |