Mezzo Lucerne

Exceptionally high yielding variety

  • Animal: Dairy, Beef & Sheep
  • Utilisation: Ensile & Haylage
  • Sowing Period: Summer

Mezzo Lucerne has consistently outperformed the competition in our UK trials.

A dormancy rating of 3.6 means that Mezzo can be considered for more northerly areas of the UK and Ireland. Mezzo is one of the highest performing varieties in French trials where the Lucerne market is far bigger than ours. It offers exceptionally fast growth rate and outstandingly high yields of protein rich forage. Mezzo also offers a high resistance to all the main diseases and to nematodes.

Strengths

  • Outstanding dry matter yields

  • Excellent protein content

  • Excellent disease & nematode resistance

Technical Information

Yield and Feed Quality

Average Dry Matter Yield10-12 tonnes/ha
Dry Matter25-30%
Digestibility Value62-64%
Crude Protein17-22%
Average Fresh Yield35-40 tonnes/ha
Metabolisable energy10- 10.5MJ/kg DM

Sowing Information

Sowing PeriodApril to mid-August
Direct Drill20-30kg/ha (8-12kg/acre)
Broadcast25-30kg/ha (10-12kg/acre)

Agronomic Data

Agronomic DataRelative to controls
Dormancy rating*3.6-
Nematode resistanceExcellent
Verticillium resistance*6.6108%
Regrowth vigourVery fine105%
Lodging resistance*6.9113%
Limagrain Field Seeds
Limagrain UK
Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT
Tel: +44 (0)1472 371471 Email: enquiries@limagrain.co.uk Web: www.lgseeds.co.uk
Registered Company No: 1305690 England
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Mezzo Lucerne

Exceptionally high yielding variety

Mezzo Lucerne has consistently outperformed the competition in our UK trials.

A dormancy rating of 3.6 means that Mezzo can be considered for more northerly areas of the UK and Ireland. Mezzo is one of the highest performing varieties in French trials where the Lucerne market is far bigger than ours. It offers exceptionally fast growth rate and outstandingly high yields of protein rich forage. Mezzo also offers a high resistance to all the main diseases and to nematodes.
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Key Strengths

  • Outstanding dry matter yields

  • Excellent protein content

  • Excellent disease & nematode resistance

Technical Information

Yield and Feed Quality

Average Dry Matter Yield10-12 tonnes/ha
Dry Matter25-30%
Digestibility Value62-64%
Crude Protein17-22%
Average Fresh Yield35-40 tonnes/ha
Metabolisable energy10- 10.5MJ/kg DM

Sowing Information

Sowing PeriodApril to mid-August
Direct Drill20-30kg/ha (8-12kg/acre)
Broadcast25-30kg/ha (10-12kg/acre)

Agronomic Data

Agronomic DataRelative to controls
Dormancy rating*3.6-
Nematode resistanceExcellent
Verticillium resistance*6.6108%
Regrowth vigourVery fine105%
Lodging resistance*6.9113%

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