Pioneer 54V09 User Manual

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lucerne with

nitragin* plus

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lucerne manual 2013-2014

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Lucerne

Manual

Pioneer® brand lucerne seed is now available

54V09 lucerne

54V09 is a high-yielding winter dormant variety with excellent eld appearance and superior

relative forage quality. 54V09 combines excellent winter-hardiness with a superb disease
resistance package that includes high resistance to the major New Zealand lucerne diseases ­Phytophthora Root Rot, Verticillium Wilt, Bacterial Wilt and Stem Nematode. 54V09 is ideal for
grazing, silage or hay.

CHARACTERISTIC RATINGS for 54V09

Important: Ratings based on both Pioneer Agronomists and Research Scientists eld observations.

Forage yield

Field appearance

Relative forage quality

Phytophthora Root Rot

Verticillium Wilt

Bacterial Wilt

Fusarium Wilt

Stem Nematode

Spotted Alfalfa Aphid

Pea Aphid

7

R

R

HR

HR

HR

HR

HR

HRRMRLRS

9

9

Key: 1 = Poor, 9 = Excellent

Based on Pioneer research
comparisons with other Pioneer®

brand lucerne cultivars.

Disease resistance profiles:

HR = Highly resistant
(more than 50% resistant plants)

R = Resistant
(31% to 50% resistant plants)

MR = Moderately resistant

(16% to 30% resistant plants)

LR = Low resistant

(6% to 15% resistant plants)

S = Susceptible
(up to 5% resistant plants)

with our exclusive Nitragin* Plus seed coating.

The benets of using our new and unique seed coating are:

• Superior seed adhesion with minimal dust, making planting easier, more accurate and safer.

• Patented seed drying process which assures customers of high Rhizobium levels on every seed.

• Excellent product stability - guaranteed Rhizobium shelf-life of 2 years from coating.

• Light 9% seed coating. Nitragin* Plus delivers more pure seed for every kilogram of coated seed
you purchase.

Nitragin* Plus contains:

• Superior strains of naturally selected nitrogen-xing bacteria (Rhizobium)
resulting in high levels of nitrogen xation for maximum crop yields.

• Apron XL®1 fungicide which is effective against seedling fungal diseases

(including “damping off” disease).

• Lime for localised pH correction around the seedling.

Nitragin* Plus is recommended for the establishment
of all Pioneer® brand lucerne crops.

*Nitragin is a registered trademark of EMD Crop BioScience

and/or its afliates. 1Registered Trademark of Syngenta.

*Nitragin is a registered trademark of EMD Crop BioScience

and/or its afliates. 1Registered Trademark of Syngenta.

FREE LUCERNE MANUAL

VISIT PIONEER.CO.NZ OR CALL 0800 PIONEER TO REQUEST YOUR FREE COPY

Above: Pioneer Area Manager Duncan Gillanders (right) and Dunsandel dairy
farmer Grant Pinny, inspecting Grant’s crop of Pioneer® brand 54V09 lucerne.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE

PIONEER.CO.NZ

The Pioneer® brand Lucerne
Manual covers all aspects of
growing, grazing, harvesting and
feeding lucerne in New Zealand.

Whether you are new to lucerne or
already using lucerne, our online
resources will help you maximise
your lucerne investment.

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