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Origin And Performance Of Ranger Alfalfa, W. R. Kehr

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

Ranger alfalfa was developed through the cooperative efforts of personnel of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station and released for seed increase in 1940. It is a winter-hardy, bacterial wilt resistant variety synthesized from five basic strains selected from Cossack, Turkistan and Ladak. Breeding methods used in the development of this variety were described in detail. Research results obtained on the performance of the basic strains and on the seed lots, produced under certification procedures, in controlled wilt and cold tests and forage yield trials under field conditions at the Nebraska station were presented …

The Selection Of Superior Alfalfa Varieties For Utah Conditions, Richard M. Taylor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Alfalfa plays an important part in Utah's economy. It is the major forage crop and occupies approximately 40 percent of all irrigated land in the state.

During the past most of the alfalfa varietal trials have been conducted in Cache Valley, which is not representative of conditions found throughout Utah. In fact, it would be impossible to select any one location for conducting tests where all insect, disease, and climatic conditions would be represented. In view of this it was felt that an attempt should be made to conduct varietal trials at several locations to permit the selection of varieties …