. Alfalfa production and management in Atlantic Canada. Alfalfa; Luzerne; Luzerne; Luzerne; Luzerne. SOIL REQUIREMENTS • In the Maritime Provinces, select a field from the areas as indicated in the soil capability map (Fig. 2). • In Newfoundland, select a field with sandy loam to loam textured mineral soils, particularly those suitable for growing cabbage, turnip, and other vegetables. Avoid peat soils. • Select a field with good drainage. Alfalfa is adapted to soils that are naturally well drained or tile drained. Alfalfa develops root systems to a depth of 1 m in most areas of the region (Fi
. Alfalfa production and management in Atlantic Canada. Alfalfa; Luzerne; Luzerne; Luzerne; Luzerne. SOIL REQUIREMENTS • In the Maritime Provinces, select a field from the areas as indicated in the soil capability map (Fig. 2). • In Newfoundland, select a field with sandy loam to loam textured mineral soils, particularly those suitable for growing cabbage, turnip, and other vegetables. Avoid peat soils. • Select a field with good drainage. Alfalfa is adapted to soils that are naturally well drained or tile drained. Alfalfa develops root systems to a depth of 1 m in most areas of the region (Fig. 3). Consequently, a water table of 1 m or higher may adversely affect alfalfa. A water table higher than 50 cm for 2 weeks or longer may cause serious damage to alfalfa. • Avoid fields where heavy, wet soil is susceptible to frost heave. • Examine field conditions in early spring when snow starts melting and select a field from which melted snow will drain quickly without causing waterlogging or ice sheet cover. • Select a field with 18 cm or deeper topsoil and avoid one with extremely compacted and acidic subsoil. • Select a field with low weed populations, and without residues of triazine herbicides in soil. • Do not seed alfalfa immediately after AREAS SUITABLE FOR LEGUMES Figure 2 Soil capability map for forage legume production in the Maritime Provinces (from MacMillan and Suzuki, Canadex 524-125). The dark-colored areas have soils capable of producing Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Suzuki, M; Canada. Agriculture Canada. Ottawa : Agriculture Canada
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