Table 5. Disease ratings of alfalfa varieties*

Variety	Brand or Source	Bacterial Wilt	Verticillium Wilt	Fusarium Wilt	Anthracnose	Phytophthora Root Rot	Fall Doramancy Rating
A 30-06	MBS	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
4200	AV Seeds	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Abundance	Dairyland	HR	HR	HR	R	HR	4
Accord	Chemgro	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	4
Affinity+Z	America's Alfalfa	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Alfastar	Hoffman	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	4
AmeriGuard 301	America's Alfalfa	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
AmeriGraze 401+A	America's Alfalfa	HR	HR	HR	HR	R	4
AmeriStand 201+Z	America's Alfalfa	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	2
Arrest	Hoffman	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	2
Avalanche+Z	America's Alfalfa	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	2
Baralfa 32 IQ	Barenbrug	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
Cimarron 3i	AgriCulver	HR	R	HR	HR	R	4
CleanSweep 1000	Agway	HR	R	R	HR	HR	3
Defense+EV	Agripro	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
Depend+EV	Agripro	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Dividend	Agway	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	2
DK 122	DeKalb	HR	R	R	HR	HR	2
DK 124	DeKalb	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	2
DK 127	DeKalb	HR	R	R	HR	HR	3
DK 131 HG	DeKalb	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
DK 133	DeKalb	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	4
DK 134	DeKalb	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
DK 140	DeKalb	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	4
DK 141	DeKalb	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Emperor	America's Alfalfa	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Evolution	Mycogen	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	2
Excalibur II	Agway	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	4
Excel	Bioplant Research	HR	R	HR	R	HR	3
Feast + EV	AgriPro	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
Forcast 3001	Dairyland	HR	R	HR	R	HR	3
Forcast 1001	Dairyland	HR	R	HR	R	HR	4
FQ 314	Cargill	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
FQ 315	Cargill	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
620	Garst	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	2
GH 788	AgriCulver	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
645-11	Garst	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
631	Garst	HR	R	HR	R	HR	4
6420	Garst	HR	R	HR	R	HR	4
5301	Geertson	HR	R	HR	R	R	4
9701	Geertson	R	R	HR	R	R	3
Geneva	Hoffman	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Guardsman	Seedway	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Haygrazer	AgriCulver	HR	R	HR	R	R	4
Imperial	America's Alfalfa	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
Innovator+Z	America's Alfalfa	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
Interceptor	AgriPro	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
Intrigue	Preferred	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
Jade II	NC+ Hybrids	HR	R	HR	R	HR	3
Key	Agri-Culver	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Lightning II	Preferred	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Macon	Agway	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Magnum IV	Chemgro/Dairyland	HR	R	HR	R	HR	4
Magnum III Wet	Chemgro	HR	R	HR	R	HR	3
Mainstay	AgVenture	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
Mariner	Agway	R	MR	HR	MR	HR	2
Mariner II	Agway	HR	R	HR	R	HR	2.5
MP 2000	Croplan Genetics	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
Multiplier 3	Mycogen	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
Oneida Ultra	Seedway	HR	HR	HR	R	R	4
5347 LH	Pioneer	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
53Q63	Pioneer	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
53Q60	Pioneer	HR	R	R	HR	HR	3
54V54	Pioneer	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
54H69	Pioneer	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Paragon BR	Chemgro	HR	R	HR	R	HR	3
Paramount	Chemgro	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
Persist	Kaltenberg	HR	R	HR	R	HR	4
Pointer	Bio Gene	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
Preferred	Seedway	HR	R	HR	R	R	4
Pristine	Doebler	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	4
Prolific	Doebler	HR	R	HR	R	HR	3
Ranier	Northrup-King	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
Reliance	Agway	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
Rhino	Geertson	HR	R	R	R	R	3
Rushmore	Hoffman	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	4
Somerset	Novartis	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
Spirit	MBS	HR	R	HR	R	HR	4
Stampede	Agway	HR	R	R	R	HR	2
Thrive	Great Lakes	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
Total+Z	America's Alfalfa	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	3
TMF 421	Mycogen	HR	HR	R	HR	HR	2
TMF 4355 LH	Mycogen	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
TMF 4464	Mycogen	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
TMF Generation	Mycogen	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Trailblazer	Croplan Genetics	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	2
WinterGold	Seedway	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
WL232 HQ	UAP	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	2
WL324	UAP	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
WL325 HQ	UAP	HR	R	HR	HR	HR	3
WL326 GZ	UAP	HR	HR	HR	HR	HR	4
Yielder	AgriPro	HR	HR	HR	R	HR	3

*Information as provided by source breeders or companies

Disease rating code: HR = High Resistance (50% or more of plants resistant), R = Resistance (31-50% resistant), MR = Moderate resistance (15-30% resistant), LR = low resistance (6-14% resistant), and S = susceptible resistance (0-5% resistant).

Fall dormancy ratings, 1-5, with 1 = earliest fall dormancy, 5 = last to go dormant in the fall. Fall dormancy ratings may be related to winter hardiness, though some researchers disagree. Ratings of 2, 3, or 4 should have adequate winter hardiness for New York; however, farmers in Northern New York may wish to choose varieties with ratings of 2 or 3.