NIKOLENA

NIKOLENA is a cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa) variety intended for use as lawn grass and forage crop on pastures. The plant is characterized by its low growth and medium height, with dense foliage and large light-green leaves. The flowers are predominantly blue-violet, giving the lawn a rich color. The variety is distinguished by an early-mid flowering onset and medium resistance to verticillium wilt, ensuring the stability and longevity of the sward.


Alfalfa NIKOLENA is a perennial herbaceous plant with erect quadrangular stems 30 to 90 cm tall. Due to symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, it efficiently accumulates atmospheric nitrogen in the roots and soil, improving soil fertility and structure, reducing its acidity, and promoting humus accumulation. A powerful root system enhances soil water and aeration, while decomposing biomass serves as natural fertilizer, improving conditions for soil microorganisms and reducing plant disease.


Besides its forage use, the NIKOLENA variety is used as a nectar-producing and ornamental crop, as well as green manure. It rapidly builds up green mass, allowing for high hay and green mass yields with irrigation. Alfalfa contributes to cleaning fields of weeds and improving the ecological state of the soil, making it a versatile and valuable plant for agriculture and landscape design.