WL 656HQ
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alfalfas THE BEST YIELD POTENTIAL IN THE WEST Exceptional yield potential, broad adaptation, and excellent hay quality makes WL 656HQ the non-dormant alfalfa variety of choice for cash hay and dairy producers looking to maximize both production and profit potential. • Winter-active, very non-dormant FD=9.3 AGRONOMIC TRAITS Digestibility/Feed Value Superior Persistence Index Very High Aphid Resistance Index 15/15 Recovery After Harvest Very Fast Standability Excellent Traffic Tolerance Very Good • Very high yield potential and outstanding persistence across a wide range of soil types and harvest schedules PEST RESISTANCE TRAITS Fusarium Wilt HR Verticillium Wilt HR Bacterial Wilt HR Blue Aphid HR Spotted Aphid HR Phytophthora Root Rot HR Stem Nematode HR Root Knot Nematode (Southern) HR HR = HIGH RESISTANCE R = RESISTANT • Optimal digestibility promotes more milk and greater profit potential when fed • A great choice for cash hay; WL 656HQ can deliver very high forage quality numbers across a wide range of haying conditions • Proven ability to "hold" high feed value in the field over a longer period of time; WL 656HQ helps deliver higher forage quality and greater harvest flexibility with less risk of damage to hay and haylage when harvest is delayed • Highly resistant to all major disease, insect, and nematode pests that attack alfalfa in the Southwestern U.S. • Very fast recovery after cutting and superior standability encourages intensive harvest management • Great visual appeal in the field; dark green, leafy, fine stemmed, and tolerant to leaf disease WLalfalfas.com | Better Seed Through Research® Since 1958

WL 656HQ: The One To Beat! Our newest, very non-dormant HQ (high quality-selected) alfalfa, WL 656HQ carries on in the great tradition set by WL 625HQ: Very high yield potential, outstanding persistence, and exceptional hay quality. WL 656HQ offers a unique combination of high yield potential and high hay quality, producing outstanding per-acre profit potential when compared to the competition. With excellent levels of resistance to all important disease, aphid, and nematode pests, WL 656HQ is clearly the non-dormant alfalfa to beat. WL 656HQ: An HQ Leader* Shatter, California, 2006-2008...