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Irrigated Birdsfoot Trefoil Variety Trial: Forage Yield, Jennifer W. Macadam, Thomas C. Griggs
Irrigated Birdsfoot Trefoil Variety Trial: Forage Yield, Jennifer W. Macadam, Thomas C. Griggs
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Like alfalfa, birdsfoot trefoil is a deep-rooted legume that fixes its own nitrogen. However, it contains a small amount of tannin which means that cattle and sheep will not bloat, even when grazing birdsfoot trefoil in pure stands. In this bulletin, we report on the dry matter production of a number of cultivars of birdsfoot trefoil and find that it yielded about two-thirds as much as alfalfa in pure stands.
Irrigated Birdsfoot Trefoil Variety Trial: Forage Nutritive Value, Jennifer W. Macadam, Thomas C. Griggs
Irrigated Birdsfoot Trefoil Variety Trial: Forage Nutritive Value, Jennifer W. Macadam, Thomas C. Griggs
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Birdsfoot trefoil is a high-quality forage recommended for irrigated perennial pastures, either in mixtures with grasses or in pure stands. In this bulletin we report on the forage nutritive value of pure stands of birdsfoot trefoil harvested at 6- week intervals, and compare it to alfalfa harvested at the same intervals.