This combination provides SAVA with good persistence and makes it suited to long term cropping rotations. SAVA is adapted to a range of soil types preferring moderately heavy, neutral to alkaline soils. It generally does not suffer from foliar diseases and has a good tolerance and resistance to a range of insects during the vegetative stage of growth.
SAVA is able to provide excellent levels of forage production during late winter and spring. SAVA can be grown in low to moderate to high rainfall environments. SAVA will provide high quality feed for either hay or grazing purposes, and is able to fix nitrogen, which is valuable for subsequent rotations.
Growing Conditions
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Soil Type
Suited to neutral to alkaline medium loams to heavy clay soils, regenerates best on self-mulching soils.
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Sowing Rate
Mixes 2 - 6kg/ha
Pure 4 - 10kg/ha Dryland -
Rainfall
300mm+
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pH
5.8 - 8.5 (CaCl2)
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Inoculant
Group AM Rhizobium
Advantages
- 75 days to flowering
- Hard Seeded Barrel Medic (90% hard seed)
- Improved blue green aphid resistance
- Adapted to a wide variety of soil and environmental conditions
- Outstanding forage quality and production
- Lower bloat potential compared to Burr Medics
- Excellent mix partner with forage cereals for hay production
- Ideal for over sowing of sub-tropical grasses