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AMERISTAND 557TQ
Fall Dormancy : 5.0
Winterhardiness : 1.8
A new day in disease resistance greatly affecting establishment and in-crop performance, AmeriStand 557TQ’s perfect Disease Resistance Index (DRI) of 40/40 also includes HR (high resistance) to evo
• Superb winterhardiness (WH=1.8); AmeriStand
557TQ delivers excellent cold tolerance and persistence
• AmeriStand 557TQ contains high-quality feed value levels highly
desirable for dairy and cash hay producers
• UltraCut® Disease Package offers expanding yield advantages
• AmeriStand 557TQ delivers fast recovery in an FD5 package
• Great standability for intensive management systems
• Dark green, fine-stemmed, and a highly palatable HQ variety
• Very well-adapted and selected for use in the Midwest, Northeast,
Intermountain regions, Pacific Northwest or Central and Northern
Plains of the U.S
557TQ delivers excellent cold tolerance and persistence
• AmeriStand 557TQ contains high-quality feed value levels highly
desirable for dairy and cash hay producers
• UltraCut® Disease Package offers expanding yield advantages
• AmeriStand 557TQ delivers fast recovery in an FD5 package
• Great standability for intensive management systems
• Dark green, fine-stemmed, and a highly palatable HQ variety
• Very well-adapted and selected for use in the Midwest, Northeast,
Intermountain regions, Pacific Northwest or Central and Northern
Plains of the U.S
Fall Dormancy :
5.0
Winterhardiness :
1.8
Traffic Tested:
Excellent
Yield Potential:
Excellent
Stand Persistence:
Excellent
Salt Tolerance:
Germination
Phytophthora Root Rot:
HR
Aphanomyces Root Rot
Race 1:
HR
Race 2:
HR
Evolving Aphanomyces Strains:
HR
Anthracnose Race
Race 1:
HR
Race 5:
HR
Verticillium Wilt:
HR
Bacterial Wilt:
HR
Fusarium Wilt:
HR
Pea Aphids:
R
Spotted Aphid:
HR
Stem Nematodes:
R
HR
> 51% Resistance
R
31–50% Resistance
MR
15–30% Resistance
LR
6–14% Resistance
No Performance Data Available for this Product