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- 1Bork, Edward (Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
- 1Bork, Edward (Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science)
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- 1Hall, Linda (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences)
- 1Merrill, Evelyn (Biological Sciences)
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Legume-grass forage mixes for maximizing yield and competitiveness against weeds in early establishment
DownloadSpring 2010
A field experiment from 2003 to 2005 at two sites examined the impacts of forage species and legume proportion on forage sward production. Grasses generally established rapidly and out-yielded swards high in legume content, although legumes did improve forage quality. Alfalfa was retained at...
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Recovery of Legumes in Northern Temperate Pastures Following the Application of Broadleaf Herbicides
DownloadFall 2013
Field and greenhouse trials were conducted to assess the breakdown of soil residues of two broadleaf herbicide bioactives, aminopyralid and aminocyclopyrachlor, as well as associated legume reestablishment/recovery and pasture sward production dynamics. Greenhouse trials indicated legume seedling...
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Succession, herbicides, forage nutrition and elk body condition at Mount St. Helens, Washington
DownloadSpring 2014
Concerns have been voiced over recent reductions in forest cutting, herbicide spraying, and past heavy grazing on nutritional resources for elk (Cervus elaphus) and their body condition in the Pacific Northwest. I evaluated the effects of herbicides and herbivory on elk forage in a paired,...
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Evaluation of New Herbicide Options for the Control of Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum) in Spring Wheat
DownloadFall 2017
Foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum) is a perennial grass increasing in prevalence in western Canadian cereal fields. Seedling, over-wintering-juvenile and mature stages makes herbicide timing and selection challenging for producers. Field experiments were conducted at six sites over two years to...
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Performance and Methane Emissions of RFI Selected Cattle in Drylot and Under Open Range Conditions
DownloadSpring 2018
Residual feed intake (RFI) is a moderately heritable trait that can be used to measure feed efficiency in beef cattle, and thereby reduce feed related costs. RFI has been primarily evaluated under drylot conditions where diet, feed intake and activity levels are controlled and foraging behaviour...