Bulletin No.

727

Document Type

Bulletin

Department

Department of Plant Science, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Description

The objectives of our research were to:
• evaluate a wide array of alfalfa germplasm containing varied levels of M. sativa ssp. falcata for traits related to suitability for stockpiling and nesting cover for game birds,
•compare yellow-flowered cultivars and germplasms to conventional hay- and pasture-type cultivars for forage yield and quality in a delayed single-harvest / production system, and
• develop, by phenotypic selection, one or more synthetic cultivars of yellow-flowered alfalfa that would have high forage yield, tolerance to potato leafhopper yellowing, prolonged flowering, and good leaf retention under a stockpiling management system until mid-July.

Keywords

Yellow Flowered Alfalfa, wildlife habitat, nesting birds

Pages

8

Publication Date

5-1998

Type

text

Format

application/pdf

Language

en

Publisher

South Dakota Experiment Station, South Dakota State University

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