MUSETTE
Medicago sativa
- Dormancy 4
- Strong spring growth for a high 1st yield
- Increased lodging tolerance
- Very high yielding
Excellent Yield Production
Musette enters the French list with style, ranking among the highest-yielding varieties. With great vigor, Musette is an excellent starter in spring, providing stunning high yields throughout the season, delivering up to 17.4 tons of dry matter in French trials. By choosing Musette, you maximize your land resources and increase yield per hectare, securing a significant quantity of fodder for your livestock. Not only is it beneficial for the environment, but it can also improve farm profitability.
Musette: A Reliable Choice
Don't fear winter dormancy—Musette always bounces back! With a dormancy character of 4, Musette is not highly active in winter. However, there's no need to worry. Musette shows great vigour after winter and, despite not being the earliest starter, it exhibits impressive growth and ranks 3rd on the French list for 1st cut yields.
Flexible Harvest
Lodging tolerance is becoming increasingly important with the challenging weather we experience. With Musette, worry no more. Musette demonstrates increased tolerance to lodging in French trials, providing an easier and more flexible harvest. As a benefit, you'll also reduce soil contamination in the crop, enhancing feed quality.
Technical Specifications
- Alfalfa/Lucerne
Top Yielding with Great Lodging Tolerance
- Listed/recommended in EU FR
Product information
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Specification and ratings
Dry matter Yield
Herbebook 2024 (France)| Average all varieties | Musette | |
| Yield 1st cut | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| Yield spring cuts | 10.5 | 10.8 |
| Yield sum/aut. | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Yield total | 17.0 | 17.4 |
Performance in France
Herbebook 2024 (France)| Average all varieties | Musette | |
| Vigour after winter | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| Lodging tolerance | 6.2 | 6.5 |