Directory of Alfalfa Resources

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This leguminous plant, botanic name Medicago sativa, is commonly called Alfalfa in North America. It is also known in English as lucerne, and as purple medic, among a variety of other names. It is grown as a pasture crop. This category deals with the scientific aspects of its cultivation.

Subcategories

• Pests and Diseases

Resources in This Category

• Alfalfa Council

  http://www.alfalfa.org/
  Develops publications and programs covering a wide range of subjects of concern to alfalfa growers.

• Alfalfa Management In North Dakota

  http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/hay/r571-1.htm
  Information on growth and production.

• Alfalfa Plant Diseases and Damage

  http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/plantpath/alfalfa/
  Links to images and articles about diseases affecting alfalfa plants and crops.

• Oklahoma Alfalfa

  http://alfalfa.okstate.edu/
  Production information including tips, extension publications, photos, facts, and trivia.

• Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Publications: Alfalfa

  http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-116
  Online publications on growing and managing alfalfa crops.

• Soil and Nutrient Management of Alfalfa

  http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex10073
  Alfalfa has a high demand for nutrients compared to other crops. Information on testing soils, recommended nutrient levels and subsequent management.

• University of California Alfalfa Workgroup

  http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/
  Information on symposia proceedings, research, testing, seed production, and the alfalfa industry in California.

• University of Wisconsin Extension: Alfalfa

  http://www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/uwforage/alfalfa.htm
  Covers variety selection, plant growth, pest management environmental effects, cutting schedules, and other information on crop production and management.

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• Home > Science > Biology > Flora and Fauna > Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabaceae > Medicago

 

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