Mezzo Lucerne has excellent tolerance of nematodes and Verticillium, with good dormancy, leading to exceptional persistency.
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.
| Average Dry Matter Yield | 10-12 tonnes/ha |
| Dry Matter | 25-30% |
| Digestibility Value | 62-64% |
| Crude Protein | 17-22% |
| Average Fresh Yield | 35-40 tonnes/ha |
| Metabolisable energy | 10- 10.5MJ/kg DM |
| Sowing Period | April to mid-August |
| Direct Drill | 20-30kg/ha (8-12kg/acre) |
| Broadcast | 25-30kg/ha (10-12kg/acre) |
| Agronomic Data | Relative to controls | |
| Dormancy rating* | 3.6 | - |
| Nematode resistance | Excellent | |
| Verticillium resistance* | 6.6 | 108% |
| Regrowth vigour | Very fine | 105% |
| Lodging resistance* | 6.9 | 113% |
Mezzo Lucerne has excellent tolerance of nematodes and Verticillium, with good dormancy, leading to exceptional persistency.
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.
| Average Dry Matter Yield | 10-12 tonnes/ha |
| Dry Matter | 25-30% |
| Digestibility Value | 62-64% |
| Crude Protein | 17-22% |
| Average Fresh Yield | 35-40 tonnes/ha |
| Metabolisable energy | 10- 10.5MJ/kg DM |
| Sowing Period | April to mid-August |
| Direct Drill | 20-30kg/ha (8-12kg/acre) |
| Broadcast | 25-30kg/ha (10-12kg/acre) |
| Agronomic Data | Relative to controls | |
| Dormancy rating* | 3.6 | - |
| Nematode resistance | Excellent | |
| Verticillium resistance* | 6.6 | 108% |
| Regrowth vigour | Very fine | 105% |
| Lodging resistance* | 6.9 | 113% |
