Crop × region varieties

Alfalfa varieties for the Upper Southeast.

1 reviewed variety for the Upper Southeast. Humid subtropical with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Long growing season supports double-cropping winter wheat into soybeans across most of the region.

200-day avg season
45–55" rain/yr
4 states

WL Alfalfa Fall Dormancy 6
Good
Forage Genetics International (WL)
Fall dormancy 6 is the right balance for the transition zone — enough late-season growth to capture the long Upper Southeast growing season, with enough winter dormancy to survive a typical Kentucky / Tennessee winter. Strong Phytophthora package is essential here given humidity and rainfall.

Verify with university trials

The trial reports below are the source of record for variety performance in the Upper Southeast. Bookmark them and pull the current report each spring before ordering seed.

NC State Variety Trials →
University of Tennessee UT Crops →
University of Kentucky Variety Trials →
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension →

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