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Synergy Seeds supply a combination of high-grade temperate legumes, grasses, cereals, tropical and vetch varieties. We supply both proprietary and public varieties, so that our customers can meet the demands of their markets.

Caliph

Barrel Medic
Medicago truncatula

CALIPH is an aphid-tolerant variety bred from Cyprus. It is early-mid maturing and generally begins flowering 80 days after germination, up to five days earlier than Parabinga.

CALIPH is semi-prostrate in habit, has leaflets with a slight purple fleck on the underside and produces clockwise coiling pods. CALIPH has a boron toxicity tolerance superior to that of all other medic cultivars.

CALIPH is recommended for neutral to alkaline soil types ranging from sandy loams to clays, in the medium to low rainfall zones.

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Growing Conditions

  • Soil Type

    Barrel medic is adapted to a wide range of at least moderately fertile soils, from sandy loams to clays. It prefers neutral to alkaline soils (pH(water) > 6.5), not prone to waterlogging or salinity

  • Sowing Rate

    Mixes 3 - 5kg/ha
    Pure 6 - 10kg/ha Dryland

  • Rainfall

    250mm+

  • pH

    6.0 - 8.5 (CaCl2)

  • Inoculant

    Group AM Rhizobium

Advantages

  • Earliest maturing, aphid-resistant barrel medic
  • 80 days to flowering
  • Good seedling and early vigour
  • Moderate tolerance of soil boron toxicity
  • Resistant to spotted alfalfa aphid & blue-green aphid
  • High hard seed levels
  • Suited to areas with as little as 250mm annual rainfall

Get in touch

For any enquiries, our team will be more than happy to assist you.

Please complete this form, and we will respond as soon as possible. You can also email our Adelaide Head Office.

info@synergyseeds.com.au