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Detection Of Coumarin In Seeds Involving Crosses Between Two Species Of Melilotus, William H. Davis
Detection Of Coumarin In Seeds Involving Crosses Between Two Species Of Melilotus, William H. Davis
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Sweet clover has become increasingly important as a forage and green manure crop. The main objection in recent years to sweet clover is its coumarin content, identified by a sweet odor and bitter taste, making it less desirable to farm animals. When sweet clover hay spoils, the coumarin is converted into dicoumarol which is toxic to animals, especially to ruminants. When ingested this may cause internal and/or external hemorrhages.
Phenotypic Variations Of Kochia Scoparia, Kenneth Malcolm Benson
Phenotypic Variations Of Kochia Scoparia, Kenneth Malcolm Benson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. has had limited use as a forage crop during the past fifteen years in parts of the western United States, Canada, and Argentina. Erickson and Moxon (1947) reported kochia* to be a good emergency feed for sheep and cattle during dry years in South Dakota. Salguero (1946) said that this species could be utilized in Argentina as silage or pasturage if harvested before flowering. Bell, et al. (1952) in Saskatoon, Canada studied this species in a comparison with other introduced plants and reported that it seemed to have desirable nutrient characteristics for livestock roughage. Plummer …
Seedling Establishment Of Alfalfa Comparing Four Varieties, Three Fungicides And Two Inoculums, Ronald Brown Foster
Seedling Establishment Of Alfalfa Comparing Four Varieties, Three Fungicides And Two Inoculums, Ronald Brown Foster
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The establishment of alfalfa is expensive and good initial stands permit the farmer to secure high yields and spread establishment costs over several years, Of the factors involved: seedbed preparation, fertilization, seed viability, method of planting, and water application are controlled by the farmer, On the other hand, beneficial and detrimental microflora are not so easily controlled because practices aimed at controlling the detrimental microflora may also destroy the beneficial.