Alfalfa Stand Analysis

Stand Analysis by Plant Count

This is the conventional way of checking the condition of a stand — counts that must be based on live, healthy plants — which does not count plants that have severely damaged roots or develop shoots of different lengths.

(Plants per square foot)

More growers are looking at stem count as a more accurate way of analyzing a stand. Products like TS 4007 have the potential to produce a lot of stems without a high plant count.

Stand Analysis by Stem Count

At 4” - 6” avg. height — count stems over 2”

(Stems per square foot)

Credits:

• University of Wisconsin