Alfalfa plant, which is botanically known as medicago sativa, is a perennial legume plant rich in nutrients and crucial for livestock feed. It contains and provides high-protein hay, silage, and ...

However, alfalfa can be susceptible to common fungal diseases, such as spring black stem or root rot, that can limit crop yields. A recent paper published in Plants by University of Delaware plant ...

Alfalfa plants tend to live a bit longer in the fall as temperatures cool. Although it is tough to wait to plant in some instances, waiting for optimal planting conditions could benefit the ...

Despite recent cool weather, some of the region's alfalfa fields are nearly ready for their first cutting of the season. Farmers should keep in mind that plant height is the best measure of when ...

The alfalfa plant also absorbed water instead of allowing wasteful evaporation of the resource. Those nitrates and water didn't stay stagnant either, as crop yields for the alfalfa plants went up.

"It actually looks very similar to potato leafhopper damage," he said. Growers should randomly collect the upper 6 inches of 50 alfalfa plants and submit plant tissue to a laboratory for analysis. A ...

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Well, not exactly Alfalfa is well-suited to the long growing seasons and heat of the desert environment. It’s salt tolerant, which makes it a good choice to plant on soils that won’t support ...