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Agronomy
454
Forage Crops
Instructor:
John A. Balasko Office: 1082 AS Phone: 293-6256
Time: Tuesday
and Thursday 8:00-9:15
Text: Forages:
Volume I: An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture, 5th
edition-1995
| Lecture
topics (Subject to Revision) |
Text
Chapters |
| The
forage resource |
1 |
| Botany
of grasses and legumes |
2 |
| Botany
of grasses and legumes |
2 |
| Forage
establishment |
7 |
| Forage
establishment |
7 |
| Seed
production |
10 |
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| Plant
introduction and seed trade |
10 |
| Breeding
forage crops |
9 |
| Nitrogen
fixation |
4 |
| Forage
fertilization |
6 |
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| Alfalfa
history and evolution in the U.S. |
16 |
| Forage
legumes |
16
to 22 |
| Forage
legumes |
16
to 22 |
| Forage
legumes |
16
to 22 |
| Forage
legumes |
16
to 22 |
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| Forage
grasses |
24
to 29 |
| Forage
grasses |
24
to 29 |
| Forage
grasses |
24
to 29 |
| Forage
grasses |
24
to 29 |
| C3
and C4 grasses |
3
and 5 |
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| Pasture
management |
11,14,
and 15 |
| Forage
quality |
8 |
| Forage
quality |
8 |
| Laboratory
methods for measuring forage quality |
8 |
| Forage
harvesting and preservation |
12,13 |
Grade
are based upon the results of four tests during the semester (80%) and
a comprehensive final (20%)
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