Economic comparison of stocker cattle performance on winter wheat vs. summer-dormant tall fescue with nitrogen or interseeded alfalfa in the southern great plains.

Winter wheat ( L.) is a significant forage source for livestock grazing in the Southern Great Plains (SGP). However, increasing input costs and changing climate conditions compel producers and researchers to search for alternative forage systems, such as cool-season perennials.

Genotyping-by-sequencing and genomic selection applications in hexaploid triticale.

Triticale, a hybrid species between wheat and rye, is one of the newest additions to the plant kingdom with a very short history of improvement. It has very limited genomic resources because of its large and complex genome. Objectives of this study were to generate dense marker data, understand genetic diversity, population structure, linkage disequilibrium (LD), and estimate accuracies of commonly used genomic selection (GS) models on forage yield of triticale.

Triticale Improvement for Forage and Cover Crop Uses in the Southern Great Plains of the United States.

Triticale (× Wittmack) is a man-made species developed by crossing wheat ( spp.) and rye ( L.).

Estimation of biomass and canopy height in bermudagrass, alfalfa, and wheat using ultrasonic, laser, and spectral sensors.

Non-destructive biomass estimation of vegetation has been performed via remote sensing as well as physical measurements. An effective method for estimating biomass must have accuracy comparable to the accepted standard of destructive removal. Estimation or measurement of height is commonly employed to create a relationship between height and mass.

Flowering in Crimson Clover as Affected by Planting Date.

Understanding factors that affect flowering of crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) could improve management decisions to optimize utilization by improving season of use. The experiment was a split-plot randomized complete block design with three replications at College Station, TX, in the 1997-1998 and 1999-2000 growing seasons, and Overton, TX, in the 1998-1999 growing season.

Rate of Leaf Appearance in Crimson Clover.

Understanding factors that affect growth and development of crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) are important for the development of management practices to optimize forage utilization. In a 3-yr field experiment at College Station, TX, we evaluated the effects of planting date on rate of leaf appearance of an intermediate- and late-maturing crimson clover.