Monday, Nov. 14, 2016: Chattanooga Fall Colors Weekly Forecast by Gene Hyde, City of Chattanooga Forester: Colors are lingering due to above normal temperatures, lack of a killing frost, and no rain to knock off loosely attached leaves.
Back to Alfalfa Diseases Alfalfa Diseases Images. Diseases can be a limiting factor in alfalfa production. In both hay and seed production, diseases can cause serious losses in yield, quality, and stand persistence. Death of plants is sometimes quick and obvious, but more often plant-kill by diseases is not so obvious.
The Arabs fed alfalfa to their horses, claiming it made the animals swift and strong, and named the legume âAl-fal-faâ meaning âfather of all foods.â The medicinal uses of alfalfa stem from anecdotal reports that the leaves cause diuresis and are useful in the treatment of kidney, bladder, and prostate disorders.