Sheep grazing effectively controls weeds in seedling alfalfa

Sheep grazing as a means of controlling weeds was compared with herbicide usage in a three-year experiment in the alfalfa crops of the Imperial Valley in California. The grazed treatment and the untreated control had the highest first-year yields, possibly because weeds made a larger contribution to...

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Published inCalifornia agriculture (Berkeley, Calif.) Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 19 - 23
Main Authors Bell, C.E. (UC Cooperative Extension.), Guerrero, J.N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 01.03.1997
Subjects
AGNEAU
ALFALFA
CALIDAD
CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIE
CARACTERISTICAS DEL RODAL
CARACTERISTIQUE DU PEUPLEMENT
COMPARISONS
CONTROL PROGRAMS
CORDERO
CROP YIELD
DESHERBAGE
ENSILADO
ENSILAGE (PRODUIT)
ESCARDA
FEEDING PREFERENCES
GRAZING
HERBICIDAS
HERBICIDE
HERBICIDES
LAMBS
LUCERNE
LUZERNE
MEDICAGO SATIVA
PASTOREO
PATURAGE
PREFERENCE ALIMENTAIRE
PREFERENCIAS ALIMENTARIAS
QUALITE
QUALITY
RENDEMENT DES CULTURES
RENDIMIENTO DE CULTIVOS
SILAGE
STAND CHARACTERISTICS
STAND DENSITY
WEED CONTROL
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Summary:Sheep grazing as a means of controlling weeds was compared with herbicide usage in a three-year experiment in the alfalfa crops of the Imperial Valley in California. The grazed treatment and the untreated control had the highest first-year yields, possibly because weeds made a larger contribution to the biomass. All treatment showed comparable alfalfa forage yield and density. Weeds were the preferred forage, and were considered to have a nutritional value equivalent to the alfalfa.
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ISSN:0008-0845
2160-8091
DOI:10.3733/ca.v051n02p19