Alfalfa, the crop with the largest acreage in California, could well emerge as a survivor in the state hard hit by drought.

“This plant is a tough plant,” said Dan Putnam, alfalfa and forage specialist with the University of California at Davis. He believes the deeply-rooted plant “will likely survive once the plant is rehydrated,” and he cited previous research trials that showed its ability to survive in the face of deficit or nearly no irrigation.

That is from Western Farm Press.