Alfalfa as an alternative to bermudagrass for pastured stocker cattle systems in the southern USA

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 705-713

  Cassida, K A ^a   Stewart, C B ^b   Haby, V A ^c   Gunter, S A ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

ALFALFA (MEDICAGO SATIVA L.); BERMUDAGRASS; SUMMER DORMANCY; YEARLING HEIFERS;

AGRONOMY;

AGRONOMY; ALFALFA; BERMUDA; FORAGE; GRASSES;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; CYNODON DACTYLON; DACTYLIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 33646786725     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0081     Document Type: Article

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