Alfalfa does best on soils with fine to medium textures that ... Stipules are large anointed. Flower is commonly purple but may vary among shades of white, yellow and purple. Deep taproot. Hay, silage ...

The first harvest can be made before flowers begin to appear, but waiting for the alfalfa to flower will ensure greater energy reserves in the roots. Alfalfa will generally reach this stage of ...

the forage group from NFREC has been measuring the yields in a commercial alfalfa field in Jackson County, Florida. The best yielding varieties averaged per cut almost 1,800 lbs./acre with a ...

Alfalfa weevil Minimum of 30 stems per field collected in a W-pattern, place stems top first in bucket, measure stem height and count the number of larvae per stem Pea aphid Collect a minimum of 30 ...

In urban areas the twostriped grasshopper is a common pest of flowers and vegetables ... Both species reached phenomenal numbers in 1931 and 1932. They devastated fields of alfalfa, small grains, corn ...

Investigators found that intercropping alfalfa plants with almond trees during the winter (when almond trees are dormant) reduced field water loss via evaporation and significantly reduced winter ...