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This article is a list of diseases of alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Bacterial diseases. Bacterial diseases; Bacterial leaf spot Xanthomonas campestris pv. alfalfae:
Humans also eat alfalfa sprouts in salads and sandwiches. [28] [29] Dehydrated alfalfa leaf is commercially available as a dietary supplement in several forms, such as tablets, powders and tea. [30] Fresh alfalfa can cause bloating in livestock, so care must be taken with livestock grazing on alfalfa because of this hazard. [31]
Alfalfa meal and cubes are exported to other countries with a value of $49.4 million to the U.S. economy. [12] Alfalfa is also important due to its high biomass production. It is a widely adapted crop, energy-efficient, and an important source of biological nitrogen fixation. The average acre of alfalfa will fix about 200 kg. of nitrogen per year.
Alfalfa pest, pests specifically linked to alfalfa by name, may be: Insects. ... List of alfalfa diseases; Alfalfa leafcutter bee (Megachile rotundata) ...
Although not much research has been done on this specific disease, it has been reported as the most common alfalfa disease and it causes the greatest yield loss in alfalfa crops for over 100 years. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has been shown in multiple studies that it can cause up to 40% loss in yield but average losses are closer to 18% . [ 3 ]
The best-known member of the genus is alfalfa (M. sativa), an important forage crop, [4] and the genus name is based on the Latin name for that plant, medica, from Greek: μηδική (πόα) Median (grass). [5] Most members of the genus are low, creeping herbs, resembling clover, but with burs (hence the common name).
Alfalfa seeds and sprouts contain L-canavanine. The L-canavanine in alfalfa has been linked to lupus-like symptoms in primates, including humans, and other auto-immune diseases. Often stopping consumption reverses the problem. [4] [5] [6]
Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV), also known as Lucerne mosaic virus or Potato calico virus, is a worldwide distributed phytopathogen that can lead to necrosis and yellow mosaics on a large variety of plant species, including commercially important crops.