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Evaluating Alfalfa Grazing — Dollars And Cents, Robert N. Barnes

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

Returns on many Kentucky farms are declining due to reduced tobacco and feedgrain income. This fact, coupled with traditionally low (or negative) returns from typical cow/calf beef enterprises, has been associated with interest in alternative crop and livestock production systems. Alfalfa produced as a cash crop is increasing and many farmers are realizing substantial returns. In the Central Kentucky Area, many farmers have been stimulated to produce alfalfa since demand for high quality hay by horse farms has been strong. As interest in alfalfa is renewed, other farms have begun to introduce intensive or controlled grazing techniques in order to …

The Tolerance Of Legumes To Broadleaf Herbicides., P. Stewart, L. Mann

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87KA52

The control of broadleaf weeds in leguminous pasture is of major concern because of the ability of these weeds to compete strongly with the leguminous plants. The presence of broadleaf weeds in pasture reduces the pastures nutritional value as well as total nitrogen fixation. There are many herbicides which are available to control broadleaf weeds, but most of these are registered for use in cereals. The amount of tolerance that leguminous pasture plants show to many of these herbicides and herbicide mixes is not known.

The experiments were designed to screen a large number of herbicides for legume …

Evaluation Of Risk Factors Leading To Soil Destabilisation On The South Coastal Sandplain Of Western Australia, R V R Gwynn, P A. Findlater, J R. Edwards

Resource management technical reports

The problems of wind erosion in part of the south coast of Western Australian sandplain area were described previously (Gorddard et al, 1981) with 7.3 per cent of cleared and 18.3 per cent of the cropped area showing evidence of sand blasting. Department of Agriculture trials have shown that the loss of the top four millimetres of top soil from pastured paddocks can reduce following crop yields by up to 20 per cent (Marsh and Carter, 1983). Animal production problems associated with wind erosion of soils have not been quantified, but a number of problems such as reduced carrying capacity …

Soluble Sugar Concentrations In Needles And Bark Of Western White Pine In Response To Season And Blister Rust, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service

Forestry

Amounts of soluble sugars in certain tissues of 12- to 16-year-old western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl.) trees, each with a blister rust canker girdling about 50 percent of the bole circumference, were compared with rust-free trees. Fructose, glucose, sucrose, raffinose, and stachyose extracted from needles and healthy and diseased bark were identified with thin-layer chromatography and quantified with a densitometer. The host's seasonal growth cycle induced changes in sugar concentrations in current, 1- and 2-year needles, but the bole cankers did not. Amounts of bark sugars characterized the activities of the rust fungus (Cronartium ribicola J.C. Fisch.) as well …

Survey Of Research Priorities In Water Erosion, Waterlogging And Flooding In South-Western Australia, D J. Mcfarlane, E G. Barrett-Lennard

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Agronomic Practices On Wheat Protein Levels, M G. Mason

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

High grain protein levels are preferred for many end-uses of wheat. However, there has been little or no incentive for farmers to use practices which would increase protein levels, because wheat payments are made without a price differential for proteinlevel, except where wheat could qualify for the Australian Hard grade.

Harvest Index Of Lupins, Low Tillering Cereals And Maturity By Sowing Date In Cereals., R. J. Delane, J. C. Mathews, J. A. Bright

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87GE21

Effect of plant density on branching, pod setting and yield development of lupins.

Location: Geraldton

To determine the influence of plant density and between-plant variability in vegetative growth on the branching, pod setting and yield development of lupins

Trial 87GE9

Chemicals to control vegetative growth and improve pod set in lupins.

Location: West Binnu

To examine the effect of a number of growth regulating chemicals on the branching, pod setting and yield of lupins under conditions favoring high biomass production.

Trial 87GE19

Chemicals to control vegetative growth and improve pod set in lupins.

Location: Nabawa

To examine the …

Nitrogenous Fertilizers For Cereals Results From 1987 Trials, M G. Mason

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Effect of stubble treatment on nitrogen fertilizer requirement. 78C3

Effect of Stubble Treatment on Nitrogen Fertilizer Requirement 78WH3

Effect of Stubble Treatment on Nitrogen Fertilizer Requirement 78M2

Nitrogen Rate on Continuous Wheat with Varying Levels of Retained Stubble *84WH46

Rates of Nitrogen on Continuous Wheat on Heavier Land 87C1

Rates of Nitrogen on Wheat on Heavy Land *87M04

Nitrification of Sources of Nitrogen on Slightly Acid to Neutral Soil 87BA3

Nitrification of Sources of Nitrogen on Medium Soil 87A1

Nitrification of Sources of Nitrogen on Very Acid Soils 87M3

Nitrification of Sources of Nitrogen on Moderately Acid Soil 87WH1

Rate …

Food-Finding Ability In Cave Fish (Astyanax Fasciatus), Kathrin Hüppop

International Journal of Speleology

When competing under cave similar conditions, such as darkness and food scarcity, cave fish find much more food than their epigean relatives. The cave fish not only react much faster to food but also their food-finding ability is four times higher compared to that of the epigean fish. Several morphological and ethological alterations in the cave fish, described by other authors, seem to be responsible for this adaptation to the cave conditions.

Phosphorus Levels And Disease On Lupins, J W. Bowden

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 87LG39 (81LG29) 87ME62

Location: Pingaring.

It has been suggested that high levels of phosphorus application to lupins can reduce the impact of leaf and root diseases. Two old rotation trials provided a range of disease burdens, across which phosphate rates on lupins were applied. Disease scores, vegetative yields, phosphorus concentration and seed yields were measured.

(Details in Mark Sweetingham's report)

Residual Value Of Phosphate Fertilizers., M D A Bolland, M Baker, C. H. Phillips, D. Proudmore

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Trial 84M63

Residual value of phosphate fertilizers.

Location: South Carrabin Block of Merredin Research Station.

4th successive crop on new land. Trial has shown that the effectiveness of the different types of rock phosphate were about the fifth to one tenth as effective as the fresh (triple) superphosphate applied in 1984. The effectiveness of the superphosphate, decreased by 60 between year 1 and 2, and by a further 10-15% by 1987. This experiment will continue as pasture for 1988 and 1989, and will be re-cropped in 1990. The experiment is also assessing soil testing for P. but soil test data …

Eastern Wheatbelt Nutrition Studies, W Porter, S Carr

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

To determine the effectiveness of foliar applied phosphate relative to soil applied phosphorus.
To compare the effectiveness of the number of times of application of foliar phosphorus.
87M81, 87ME106

Crop Establishment Methods For Lupin Disease Management, M Sweetingham, V Chisholm, A Pelham

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Contents

A. Crop establishment methods for lupin disease management

1. Pleiochaeta root rot

1.1 Depth of sowing

87LG32, 87LG36, 87ME60, 87ME75

1.2 Cultivation and sowing depth

87WH47, 87NO77, 87M54

1.3 Seeding machinery and sowing depth

2. Brown leaf spot/Pleiochaeta root rot

Phosphorus nutrition and crop rotation

87ME62, 87LG39

3. Rhizoctonia hypocotyl rot

Fungicide seed treatment and sowing depth

87BA25

4. Rhizoctonia root rot

4.1 Cultivation and sowing depth

87NO74

4.2 Fungicide seed treatment

87NO78

B. Fungicide drench trials to determine casual organisms of root/hypocotyl rot 87NO75, 87NO76.

Effect Of Pre-Burn Artificial Litter And Prescribed Burning On Smooth Brome (Bromus Inermis Leyss), Patricia R. Boehner

School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

No abstract provided.

Benthic Foraminifera And Paleoenvironments Of The Arcola Limestone Member Mooreville Formation (Campanian) In Eastern Mississippi And Western Alabama, Julia K. Palmer

OES Theses and Dissertations

Eighty-one species of benthic foraminifera have been recovered from chalky marls of the upper Mooreville Formation including the Arcola Limestone Member, and the basal Demopolis Formation located in five sections in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama. These species have been described and seventy-nine illustrated. Analysis of the environmental or depth preferences of abundant species together with planktonic percentages and benthic species diversity, indicates that the chalky marls were deposited in a broad shallow shelf sea (subtidal conditions less than 100m) greatly influenced by open ocean conditions. The benthic assemblage is composed of a mixture of typically neritic and bathyal species …

Optimum Utilization Of Alfalfa In Horses, Stephen G. Jackson

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

When considering forage utilization in horses one must consider principally two factors; 1) forage quality and 2) the relationship between voluntary intake of a forage and a particular class of horses nutrient needs.

Maximizing Alfalfa Hay In Beef Feeding Programs, W. Roy Burris, Garry D. Lacefield

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

Beef cattle comprise the largest group of forage and hay users in Kentucky. Because of their ability to utilize large amounts of low quality roughage, they are sometimes relegated to that role exclusively. There are many instances in beef production when alfalfa hay can be utilized because of its high protein content. The value of alfalfa hay in a beef operation can be estimated by the protein and energy that it furnishes.

Hay Quality Evaluation, William C. Templeton Jr.

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

During the last few years there have been several developments related to hay quality evaluation and marketing. In this presentation I shall briefly review these and indicate some of the implications for producers, vendors, purchasers and users of alfalfa hay.

Phosphorus Nutrition, M Da Bolland

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

76WH10, 77WH2, 77MT2, Phosphorus sources trial.

84NO69, 84E31, 84M63, Residual value of phosphate fertilisers.

86M1, Residual value of superphosphates for lupins and wheat grown in a 1-year lupin: 1-year wheat rotation.

85NO63, 85KA79, Assessment of different soil and plant tissue methods for determining the phosphorus requirement of several crop and pasture species.

85KA78, Assessment of different soil and plant tissue methods for determining the P requirements of crop and pasture species.

86N01, Residual value of superphosphate.

85BA34, Residual value of superphosphate for lupins, wheat and barley.

85BA35, Residual value of superphosphate for lupins:oat:wheat rotation

Studies On The Effects Of Nutrition And Tillage On Cereal Root Diseases, R F. Brennan

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Take-all and manganese / ammonium interaction, 84E1.

Split applications of nitrogen and take-all, 84E2.

Take-all and manganese / ammonium interaction, 84LG2.

Micronutrients (Cu, Zn) and Take-all.

Nitrogen and phosphorus rates and Take-all, 83ES42.

Nitrogen and phosphorus rates and Take-all, 83ES43.

Nitrogen and phosphorus rates and Take-all, 83ES41.

Herbicide Tolerance Of Recommended Cereal Varieties, D. Bowran, R. Watson

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Herbicide tolerance of recommended cereal varieties Barley response to Glean, 86 GE 52, 86 GE 56, 86N0107, 86N0112, 86KA74, 86KA78. Tolerance of lupins to selected broadleaf herbicides, 86 GE 59, 86 GE 49. Herbicide tolerance of recommended cereal varieties, 86ME98. Herbicide tolerance of recommended cereal varieties effect of non-phenoxy herbicides on phenoxy sensitive wheat varieties, 86A12, 86A13. Herbicide tolerance of recommended cereal varieties barley response to metribuzin, 86LG37, 86LG59. Tolerance of recommended pea varieties to herbicides, 86NO111. Stirling barley tolerance to Glean and Ally, 8 6N0119. Effect of plant-back time on response to Till-master, 86WH48. Tolerance of lupins to selected …

1. Cereal Agronomy, 2. Pesticides, J. H. Moore, G. R. Dean

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Best bet minimum tillage, 86AL38, 86AL39, 86AL40. Minimum tillage factors, 86AL62. South coast potential yield factors, 86 AL 81, 86AL82. Time of planting by variety interaction - south coast, 86AL87. Capeweed control in cereals with residual herbicides, 86AL45. Sprayseed/glean, roundup/glean tank mixes for grass control, 86AL43. Sorrel control systems, 86AL43. Sorrel control for pasture establishment. Pre plant ally on barley, 86AL86. Pre plant ally on oats, 86AL84, 86AL85. Pre plant ally on clover, 86AL63. Pre plant ally on peas, 86AL65. Pre plant ally on rape, 86AL67. Double knockdowns, 86AL68, 86MT67. Rate, time of spraying and scarifying interaction on pre-p1ant herbicides, …

'Hobble Creek' - A Superior Selection Of Low-Elevation Mountain Big Sagebrush, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service

Forestry

This is the foundation document for the release of the 'Hobble Creek' selection of big sagebrush. It is a low-elevation mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana). 'Hobble Creek' is needed to increase the nutrient content of winter diets of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and domestic sheep (Ovis aries). This sagebrush exceeds the typical winter forage values in amount of energy-producing compounds, crude protein, phosphorus, and carotene. Of the 186 big sagebrush selections tested. 'Hobble Creek' is the most preferred by wintering mule deer and ranks high in preference by wintering domestic sheep. 'Hobble Creek' does not contain substances …

Serradella Prospects At Esperance, Michael D A Bolland

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Yellow serradells is a promising introduced annual legume suitable for some of Western Australia's well drained sandy acid soils where other pasture legumes failto persist.

In the Esperance area serradella grows siccessfully on some sandy soils more than 0.5 metres deep. I develops deep roots rapidly - up to three times deeper than subterranean clover - and this is probably the main reason for its persistance.

At present only two late maturing, registered serradella cultivars are available to farmers in southern Australia. This article describes research at Esperance to delect earlier flowering cultivars for persistence in areas with less than …

Cutting Production Costs In 1986, Kenneth L. Wells, John H. Grove

Soil Science News and Views

With the stressful economic situation that continues to face Kentucky farmers in 1986, the College of Agriculture is continually asked, "What are some of the things which can be done to ease the cost-price squeeze?" In response to this question, the following suggestions for improved, more cost efficient soil and crop production management are offered: These management techniques to get the highest possible yields without added costs are sometimes overlooked although they can offer increased yield potential at no added cost.

Spring Nitrogen Management For Winter Wheat, John H. Grove

Soil Science News and Views

Wheat producers commonly plan their nitrogen fertilizer management during winter months. The crop begins to break dormancy in many parts of the state in late February and early March and soon begins tillering and growing rapidly if nutrition is adequate. Nitrogen is the nutrient most often required and for which annual costs are the greatest for most wheat growers. Consideration of the following basic principles will help wheat producers improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their nitrogen fertilizer dollars.

Marketing Programs And Strategies, J. Kenneth Evans

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

Hay has never been widely perceived as a cash crop, therefore, it has historically accounted for a very small part of the total cash sales by farmers. It has been estimated that more than 90% of all hay baled in the state is retained on the producing farms. Most of that which is sold is transported very short distances and of course if one farmer in a community has a good hay year, all do. Organized marketing efforts have been minimal in both scope and successes. In 1978, efforts were initiated toward a more organized system of marketing Kentucky hay. …

Alfalfa In Livestock Feeding Programs, Gary T. Lane

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

A magazine article entitled "Bidders Paid More For Quality at Wisconsin Hay Auction" caught my attention. Did they really pay more money for higher quality. I could not help but think of some hay sales which I have witnessed. One dollar per bale, large bales, small round bales, sixty dollars per ton, and $275 per ton are all some quotes I have heard recently in connection with hay purchases. Not much is said about quality. We may hear relative terms such as good, not much grass, cut early, not rained on or others but not much about nutrient content or …

Grazing Alfalfa, Charles T. Dougherty

Kentucky Alfalfa and Stored Forage Conference

Alfalfa (Medicaao sativa) is a native of an area south of the Black and Caspian seas and it still grows wild in Iran and eastern Anatolia. Alfalfa was the chosen forage for the fighting horses of ancient armies as long ago as 1800 B.C. when the Kassites conquered Babylon. The spread of alfalfa followed the pathway of armies through the Mediterranean, Europe, and the New World. For ages before man used alfalfa to fuel his fighting animals natural selection processes worked on the evolution of alfalfa and its predecessors. A scenario which would account for the morphology and …

Studies On The Effects Of Nutrition And Tillage Systems On Cereal Root Diseases., R. F. Brennan

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Micronutrients (Cu, Zn) and take-all, 83ES39, 83ES40. Nitrogen and Phosphorus rates and take-all, 83ES41, 83ES42, 83ES43. Split applications of Nitrogen and take-all, 84N1. Take-all and Manganese/Ammonium interaction, 84E1. Split applications of Nitrogen and take-all, 84E2. Cu residual on wheat and take-all, 67E9, 67E8. Take-all and Manganese/Ammonium interaction, 84LG2. Cultivation depths and timing effects on Rhizoctonia, 84E24. Chemical fallow and cultivation effects on Rhizoctonia, 85E33. Effects of cultivation depths and machines on Rhizoctonia and yield, 85E29.