Sheep grazing effectively controls weeds in seedling alfalfa

• Published in: California agriculture (Berkeley, Calif.) Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 19 - 23
• Main Authors: Bell, C.E. (UC Cooperative Extension.), Guerrero, J.N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...