{"id":1892,"date":"2025-09-18T16:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpw-online.de\/?page_id=1892"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:34:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:34:49","slug":"2025-luzerne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gpw-online.de\/en\/kulturpflanze-des-jahres\/2025-luzerne\/","title":{"rendered":"Kulturpflanze der Jahre 2025 und 2026: Luzerne"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crop of the year 2025 and 2026
Alfalfa (Medicago spec.<\/em>)<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Download the flyer for the crop of the years 2025 and 2025 - alfalfa (German only)<\/strong><\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Alfalfa - Old crop with history<\/h2>
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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), also known as lucerne, is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world and was already being used in ancient Persia. The plant came to Europe in the Middle Ages via Greece and Rome. Today, its subspecies (ssp. sativa, ssp. falcata, ssp. varia) are found worldwide\u2014especially in areas where high-yielding, nutrient-rich forage crops are in demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Botany in brief<\/h5>\n\n\n\n