Sainfoin
Registered Year: 2003
The Owner Institute of Variety: Central Research Institute for the Field Crops
Morphological Characters:
Main stem length varies from 50 to 105 cm. It grows erect. Thousand seed weight is between 14 and 18 gram.
Agricultural Characters:
This variety is planted at the spring period in the Central Anatolia Region and sown as 5-6 kg/da. Its resistance to winter and drought is high. Number of days to flowering changes from 141 to 58 days. It’s resistant to lodging.
Yield Characters:
Average yield hay and green herbage under the conditions of Central Anatolia are 335 kg da-1 and 1215 kg da-1, respectively. Only one cutting is possible to perform in a year. Its seed yield ranges from 30 to 60 kg da-1.
Technological Characters:
The content of crude protein in hay varies between 13% and 15%.
Disease and Pets Status:
Its resistance to powdery mildew is moderate level.
Recomended Area:
This variety is grown under the conditions of the Central Anatolia Region, Transition Zone and similar places.