Candidate cool-season legumes for filling forage deficit periods in the southern Great Plains.

Crop Science,  September, 2005  by Mayeux, H.S.; Northup, B.K.; Rao, S.C.

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This study was conducted to determine seasonal forage production and nutritive value of the cool-season annual legumes grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L. cv. AC-Greenfix) and lentil (Lens culinaris Med. cr. Indianhead) grown to fill the spring forage deficit period of the southern Great Plains. Data were collected from March to June in 2001 through 2003 at the USDA-ARS Grazinglands Research Laboratory, El Reno, OK.

Seeds of each species was inoculated and planted (60-cm row spacing) annually on 15 March (75 kg [ha.sup.-1] for grasspea; 25 kg [ha.sup.-1] for lentil) in 60-[m.sup.-2] plots. ...

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