application · Yield · Medicago sativa (alfalfa)

A COMPARISON OF LUCERNE VARIETIES IN SOUTH‐WEST SCOTLAND · 1960

• positive
  Spraying Dowpon reduced weed grass contribution to lucerne dry matter yield in the following year.

Spraying Alfalfa Hay with Water Before Baling to Minimize Harvesting Losses¹ · 1973

• positive
  The 0 and 5 minute spray treatments gave higher alfalfa hay yields than dry hay.

  compared with dry hay

• no effect
  Yield of sprayed alfalfa hay was comparable to dew-moistened hay.

  compared with dew‐moistened hay

• no effect
  Yield was slightly higher with the 1–2 spraying rate than with the 1‐4 rate in alfalfa hay, but not significantly.

  compared with 1‐4 rate

• negative
  In study III, sprayed alfalfa hay yields were not as high as dew-moistened hay yields.

  compared with dew‐moistened hay

Influence of Cultivars and Pesticides on Pea Aphid, Spotted Alfalfa Aphid, and Associated Arthropod Taxa in a Minnesota Alfalfa Ecosystem1,2 · 1976

• positive
  Fungicidal sprays increased yield more than insecticidal sprays.

  compared with insecticidal sprays

Response of alfalfa to iron and boron in some Egyptian soils · 1984

• positive
  Combined broadcasting and foliar application of Fe gave a higher alfalfa yield.

Alfalfa responses to foliar and soil applications of manganese · 1993

• positive
  Foliar manganese increased total seasonal forage yield at all three locations.
• positive
  Foliar manganese produced greater forage yield increases than soil-applied manganese.

  compared with soil‐applied Mn

• positive
  Across locations, foliar manganese raised forage yield 6.4% above the control.

  compared with the control

Pruning in Autumn,Spraying of Growth Regulators in Spring to Promote Alfalfa ( Medicago Sativa L.) Seed Yield and Germination · 2004

• positive
  Sprayed plants tended to yield more seed than unsprayed plants.

  compared with hadnot been sprayed with the solutions

Effects of exogenous CTK on the growth and character of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) plants · 2005

• positive
  At 400 dilution, three sprays increased yield by 3.5% versus two sprays.

  compared with spraying 2 times

Effects of Cuprum(Cu) on Herbage Yield and Mineral Nutrition of Alfalfa · 2009

• positive
  Foliar Cu spraying significantly increased alfalfa herbage yield.

  compared with CK

Effect of manganese(Mn)and boron(B) on herbage yield and mineral elements content of alfalfa · 2009

• positive
  Spraying Mn and B could increase the herbage yield of alfalfa.

The effect of foliar application of boron on alfalfa seed yield. · 2012

• positive
  Foliar boron fertilization gave a slightly higher number of pods per plant.
• positive
  Foliar boron increased alfalfa seed yield on average, with a slightly greater difference from control in dry years.

  compared with control

cited by 1 paper here

Effects of B and Zn on Mineral Element and Carbohydrate of Alfalfa · 2013

• positive
  Proper B and Zn spraying increased alfalfa forage yield.

Response of alfalfa forage to phosphorus, boron and manganese based fertilizing systems · 2016

• positive
  Combined foliar boron and manganese and bio-phosphorus produced the highest dried forage yield, about 24.00 t/ha.

cited by 1 paper here

0654 Impact of foliar spray on yield and chemical composition of alfalfa hay · 2016

• positive
  Foliar nutrient application increased alfalfa dry matter yield compared with the unsprayed control.

  compared with Control

EFFECT OF GROWTH REGULATORS ON SEED YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS OF TWO ALFALFA CULTIVARS · 2016

• positive
  Growth regulator foliar application at flower bud emergence gave the highest seed yield, 450 kg/ha, as a mean of two seasons.
• positive
  In the first seed crop, the local cultivar sprayed at flower bud emergence gave the highest seed yield, 479.6 kg/ha, 14.5% above Hamadan.

  compared with hamedan C.V.

• positive
  Foliar application of growth regulators at flower bud emergence significantly increased racemes per stem and seeds per pod.
• positive
  Foliar Alar significantly increased seeds per pod and seed yield in both seasons, not significantly different from NAA.

INFLUENCE OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ZINC ON SEED YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS IN SOME ALFALFA VARIETIES · 2018

• positive
  Foliar zinc above 30 mg.L-1 significantly increased racemes per stem, pods per raceme and seed yield.

WAYS TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ALFALFA SOWING ON SEEDS · 2019

• positive
  Seed treatment with the Saprogum bioregulator and foliar Vuksal fertilization gave the highest number of ripe beans in one inflorescence and seeds in one bean

  compared with variants of the experiment

Role of boric acid on economic seed production of alfalfa under climatic conditions of Sargodha · 2020

• positive
  The 8 g liter-1 rate produced 13.9% more seeds per pod than control in 2015–16.

  compared with control

• positive
  The same rate produced 11.4% more seeds per pod than control in 2016–17.

  compared with control

• positive
  The 8 g liter-1 rate produced 15.4% higher seed yield than control in 2015–16.

  compared with control

• positive
  The 8 g liter-1 boric acid rate produced 8.9% higher seed yield than control in 2016–17.

  compared with control

The Effect of Foliar Boron Application on Seed Production of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) · 2020

• positive
  Foliar boron increased pollen number and viability.
• positive
  Foliar 800 mg B L-1 improved seed yield.

cites 1 paper here

EFFECT OF HUMIC ACID CONCENTRATION AND SPRAYING STAGES ON SEEDS YIELD AND ITS CONPONENTS OF ALFALFA · 2021

• positive
  Spraying at vegetative growth gave the highest seeds yield of 423.6 Kg.ha-1 in alfalfa.
• positive
  Spraying at vegetative growth gave the highest number of seeds per pod in alfalfa.
• positive
  Spraying HA at 3 cm3.L-1 significantly increased the number of pods per raceme in alfalfa.

Formation of seed productivity and sowing qualities of alfalfa seeds depending on bacterization of seeds and foliar fertilization in conditions of the Forest-Steppe of Ukraine · 2022

• positive
  Seed inoculation and foliar fertilization increased mass of 1000 seeds by 2–4% relative to control.

  compared with control

• positive
  Seed inoculation and foliar fertilization increased seed productivity by 25.9–56.8% relative to control.

  compared with control

Effect of some agricultural treatments on the Egyptian alfalfa weevil, Hypera brunneipennis and their economic evaluation on yield and yield components in Egypt · 2023

• positive
  The combined treatment raised alfalfa plant height in both seasons.

  compared with the other treatments and the untreated check

• positive
  The combined treatment gave net benefit to cost ratios of 1.77 and 2.22 across two seasons.

  compared with untreated check

• positive
  The combined treatment raised alfalfa dry yield in both seasons.

  compared with the other treatments and the untreated check

• positive
  The combined treatment gave the highest net benefit over untreated check in both seasons.

  compared with untreated check

cites 1 paper here

Investigation of the Effect of Thermal Tension in Hot Seasons and Interruption of Irrigation at the End of the Growth Season by Silicon Nutrient Solution Sulfonated With S8 Elemental Sulfur on Fresh and Dry Fodder Yield and Protein Content of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) · 2023

• positive
  S8 foliar spraying had a significant positive effect on fresh and dry fodder yield in the growing season, specifically at the time of thermal tension.

  compared with Control Plot

Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis of Selenium Treated Alfalfa Reveals Influence on Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis to Enhance Growth · 2023

• positive
  Sodium selenite significantly increased pollen amount and viability.
• positive
  Sodium selenite significantly increased pod spirals and seeds per pod.

Influence of Biological Preparations on Germination, Growth, and Development of Alfalfa of the Kokshe Variety in the Hill and Plain Zone of the Akmola Region of Kazakhstan · 2023

• positive
  Biosleep BW + Foliar had the best effect on dry mass productivity (48 g/plant) of alfalfa.
• positive
  Biosleep BW + Foliar had the best effect on green mass productivity (121 g/plant) of alfalfa.

Features of cultuvation allfalfa on light chestnut soils of the Volga-Don interfl uves area · 2023

• positive
  Zircon seed treatment and spray at budding to flowering gave the highest Talisman seed yield.

Potential of plant-growth regulators and nutrients sprays on yield and yield components in lucerne (Medicago sativa) · 2023

• positive
  Foliar regulators and nutrient sprays increased lucerne seed yield by 22.4 to 31.0% in 2017–18 relative to control.

  compared with control

• positive
  Foliar regulators and nutrient sprays increased lucerne seed yield by 5.5 to 17.8% in 2018–19 relative to control.

  compared with control

• no effect
  Foliar applications did not affect lucerne 1,000-seed weight or seed germination.

THE EFFECT OF FOLIAR TREATMENT OF ALFALFA CROPS DURING VEGETATION USING BIOPREPARATIONS ON SEED YIELD · 2024

• positive
  Foliar yielded 1,86 c/ha, 0,28 c/ha above control.

  compared with control variant

• positive
  OrganitP+OrganitN+Biodux+Foliar yielded 1,82 c/ha, 0,05 c/ha above control.

  compared with control variant

• positive
  Orgamica S+Foliar yielded 2,0 c/ha, 0,37 c/ha above control.

  compared with control variant

FORAGE PRODUCTION AND QUALITY OF LUCERNE (Medicago sativa L.) UNDER MINERAL POTASSIC FERTILIZATION · 2024

• positive
  Potassic fertilizer applied through soil and foliar spray tended to increase plant height and tiller number of lucerne.
• positive
  Dry matter yield of lucerne at the second cut increased by 67.40% with 25 kg K2O ha-1 Schoenite plus Schoenite spray relative to RDF plus water spray.

  compared with RDF + water spray

• positive
  Total dry matter yield of lucerne increased by 79.49% with 25 kg K2O ha-1 Schoenite plus Schoenite spray relative to RDF plus water spray.

  compared with RDF + water spray

• positive
  Green fodder yield of lucerne at the second cut increased by 33.24% with 25 kg K2O ha-1 Schoenite plus Schoenite spray relative to RDF plus water spray.

  compared with RDF + water spray

• positive
  Green fodder yield of lucerne at the first and second cut increased by 101.11% with 25 kg K2O ha-1 Schoenite plus Schoenite spray relative to RDF plus water spray.

  compared with RDF + water spray

• positive
  Total green fodder yield of lucerne increased by 50.08% with 25 kg K2O ha-1 Schoenite plus Schoenite spray relative to RDF plus water spray.

  compared with RDF + water spray

• positive
  Dry matter yield of lucerne at the first cut increased by 132.07% with 25 kg K2O ha-1 Schoenite plus Schoenite spray relative to RDF plus water spray.

  compared with RDF + water spray

EFFECT OF MOLYBDENUM CONCENTRATION AND SPRAYING STAGES ON SEED YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS OF ALFALFA · 2025

• positive
  Spraying Mo at flower bud emergence gave the highest seed yield (492.6 k/ha) in alfalfa
• positive
  Mo sprayed at 40 mg/L gave the highest seed yield (502.0 k/ha) in alfalfa

Potato leafhoppers in alfalfa: effects of alfalfa–grass mixtures, cultivar resistance status, and insecticides on forage yields · 2025

• positive
  Foliar insecticide applications in the seeding year increased yield of a PLH-susceptible alfalfa cultivar in one of three environments.

Agroecological efficiency of biological preparations in growing alfalfa for seed · 2025

• positive
  The recommended combination increased seed yield 34-35% relative to untreated controls.

  compared with control without seed treatment and foliar top dressing

• positive
  The first-year yield increase was 117 kg/ha.