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Reduced‐lignin ALFALFA provides flexibility for farmers
Author(s) -
Fisher Madeline
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2017.50.0508
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , yield (engineering) , quality (philosophy) , forage , reading (process) , agricultural engineering , lignin , balance (ability) , agronomy , crop , agricultural science , agroforestry , business , computer science , mathematics , engineering , environmental science , biology , political science , statistics , botany , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , law , metallurgy
Striking a balance between forage quality and yield has always been a challenge for alfalfa growers. Reduced‐lignin varieties are helping to ease the yield‐quality tradeoff and provide more flexibility to farmers. Earn 0.5 CEUs in Crop Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/508 .