Open AccessFight weeds and increase forage: Using oats as a companion crop in establishing alfalfa
Author(s) -
W. Thomas Lanini,
Steve Orloff,
Ronald N. Vargas,
Jack Orr
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
california agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2160-8091
pISSN - 0008-0845
DOI - 10.3733/ca.v046n04p25
Subject(s) - agronomy , forage , crop , biology
During alfalfa stand establishment, an oat companion crop helps fight weeds and can increase first-cutting forage yield, experiments indicate. No long-term negative impacts on alfalfa production were observed.
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