Improving grassland with interseeded alfalfa

Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2017: $300,000.00
Projected End Date: 02/28/2021
Grant Recipient: Texas Tech University
Region: Southern
State: Texas
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Charles West
Texas Tech University
Description:
This is a fact sheet published by the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation (http://www.tawc.us) describing and economical way to improve forage nutritive value, productivity, and water use efficiency by interseeding alfalfa into a native grass pasture. TAWC is the outreach arm of the forage research program at Texas Tech University. This work was jointly funded by Southern SARE grant LS17-286 and the CH Foundation.
Type:
Fact Sheet
File:
Download file (PDF)
Authors:
Madhav Dhakal, Texas Tech University
Chuck West, Texas Tech University
Carlos Villalobos, Texas Tech University
Philip Brown, Texas Tech University
Paul Green, Texas Tech University
Rick Kellison, Texas Tech University
Kathryn Radicke, Texas Tech University
Jhones Sarturi, Texas Tech University
Donna McCallister, Texas Tech University
Target audience:
Farmers/Ranchers
URL:
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/tawc/_resources/2020interseedalfalfa.pdf
Ordering info:
Chuck West
chuck.west@ttu.edu
Texas Tech University
Plant & Soil Science Department
Lubbock, TX 79424
Publication/product ID: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/tawc/_resources/2020interseedalfalfa.pdf
Cost: $0.00
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.