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Species information

Quality alfalfa forage legumes are perennial, 30-100 cm high, root, root in the soil for up to several meters in depth, lateral root mainly in the 20-30 cm above the soil. Stems erect or inclined students, base much branched, hollow stems or white pith. Three pinnate, leaf length 10-25 mm, width 10 mm. Corolla purple, with 8-25 flowers to hide. Seeds were Kidney, 2-2.5 mm long, 1-1.3 mm wide, brown, dark brown seeds obsolete.
Alfalfa is widely adaptable:
     Hi warm and humid to semi-arid climatic conditions, the annual rainfall is only 300 mm, PH value can grow within the 6.5-8.0 range. In most suitable terrain Gaozao, flat, well-drained, deep soil, sandy loam or loam growth. With a certain degree of tolerance, according to the determination, salt tolerance of seedlings (total salt content) of 0.3% salt tolerance of plants generally grow 0.4-0.5%. According hardiness different alfalfa varieties will be divided into 10 dormancy level internationally. 10 varieties of winter dormancy stage is not dormant, warm areas suitable for winter planting; sleep stage 1 sleep is extremely, extremely suitable for the winter cold areas planted.
Feeding value:
     Alfalfa is the most eating a variety of livestock forage. Crude protein content of leaves 1-1.5 times higher than the stems, crude fiber content of 50% less than the stem, the more tender, the larger the proportion of leaves, higher nutritional value. Therefore, the nutritional value of alfalfa great relationship with the harvest period, the higher the moisture content of alfalfa young, with the growth phase of the extension, the protein content decreased significantly increase crude fiber content. Early flowering alfalfa mowing high digestibility, palatability. 2-5 years after planting high productivity, green hay mow or modulation can achieve higher economic returns, after five years as grazing land use, but should plan to do partition round cut or rotational grazing.
Suitable planting areas:
     Alfalfa originated in Iran, has been widespread in temperate climate zones around the world. China has 2000 years of cultural history, due to climatic conditions are suitable, northwest, northeast, north and other regions have large-scale cultivation, east China's Shandong, Jiangsu and the Yangtze River region are also cultivated.