Numbered Publications: Plant and Soil Sciences
PR-635: 2011 Cool-Season Grass Grazing Tolerance Report
Joey Clark, Gene Olson, Tim Phillips, Ray Smith | Dec. 23, 2011 (New)
Cool-season grasses such as tall fescue and orchardgrass are the primary pasture grasses in Kentucky. Other species such as perennial ryegrass, festulolium, and prairie brome can be used in pasture systems. Little is known about the effect of variety on the grazing tolerance of these cool-season grass species.
PR-638: 2011 Long-Term Summary of Kentucky Forage Variety Trials
Garry Lacefield, Gene Olson, Ray Smith | Dec. 23, 2011 (New)
This publication was developed to provide a user-friendly guide to choosing the best variety for producers based on a summary of forage yield and grazing tolerance trials conducted in Kentucky over the past 10 to 12 years.
PR-633: 2011 Alfalfa Grazing Tolerance Report
Joey Clark, Garry Lacefield, Gene Olson, Ray Smith | Dec. 23, 2011 (New)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is the highest yielding, highest quality forage legume grown in Kentucky. It forms the basis of Kentucky's cash hay enterprise and is an important component in dairy, horse, beef, and sheep diets.
PR-636: 2011 Cool-Season Grass Horse Grazing Tolerance Report
Garry Lacefield, Laurie Lawrence, Gene Olson, Tim Phillips, Ray Smith | Dec. 23, 2011 (New)
Cool-season grasses such as bluegrass, tall fescue, and orchardgrass are dominant pasture grasses for horses in Kentucky. Variety evaluations for yield have been carried out for many years, but little work has been done to establish the effect of variety on persistence when subjected to close, continuous grazing by horses
PR-630: 2011 Tall Fescue and Brome Report
David Ditsch, Garry Lacefield, Gene Olson, Tim Phillips, Ray Smith | Dec. 23, 2011 (New)
Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) is a productive, well-adapted, persistent, soil-conserving, cool-season grass that is grown on approximately 5.5 million acres in Kentucky. This grass, used for both hay and pasture, is the forage base of most of Kentucky's livestock enterprises, particularly beef cattle.
PR-628: 2011 Red and White Clover Report
David Ditsch, Garry Lacefield, Gene Olson, Ray Smith | Dec. 19, 2011 (New)
Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is a high-quality, short-lived, perennial legume that is used in mixed or pure stands for pasture, hay, silage, green chop, soil improvement, and wildlife habitat. This species is adapted to a wide range of climatic and soil conditions. Stands of improved varieties are generally productive for two-and-a-half to three years, with the highest yields occurring in the year following establishment. Red clover is used primarily as a renovation legume for grass pastures. It is a dominant forage legume in Kentucky because it is relatively easy to establish and has high forage quality, high yield, and animal acceptance.
PR-629: 2011 Orchardgrass Report
Garry Lacefield, Gene Olson, Tim Phillips, Ray Smith | Dec. 19, 2011 (New)
Orchardgrass (Dactylus glomerata) is a high-quality, productive, cool-season grass that is well adapted to Kentucky conditions. This grass is used for pasture, hay, green chop, and silage, but it requires better management than tall fescue for greater yields, higher quality, and longer stand life. It produces an open, bunchtype sod, making it very compatible with alfalfa or red clover as a pasture and hay crop or as habitat for wildlife.
PR-627: 2011 Alfalfa Report
Garry Lacefield, Gene Olson, Ray Smith | Dec. 19, 2011 (New)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) has historically been the highest yielding, highest quality forage legume grown in Kentucky. It forms the basis of Kentucky's cash hay enterprise and is an important component in dairy, horse, beef, and sheep diets. Choosing a good variety is a key step in establishing a stand of alfalfa. The choice of variety can impact yield, thickness of stand, and persistence.
PR-625: 2011 Kentucky Soybean Performance Tests
Bill Bruening, Kolter Kalberg, Eugene Lacefield, Claire Venard | Nov. 7, 2011 (New)
The Kentucky Soybean Variety Performance Tests are conducted to provide an unbiased, objective estimate of the relative performance of soybean varieties in Kentucky. This information may be used by growers and seed producers to aid in selecting varieties that will give the highest total production in a specific situation. Soybean cultivars were entered by soybean growers, commercial companies, and state and federal institutions.
PR-624: 2011 Kentucky Hybrid Corn Performance Test
Ron Curd, Chad Lee, Bill Pearce | Nov. 4, 2011 (New)
The objective of the Kentucky Hybrid Corn Performance Test is to provide performance estimates of hybrid seed corn sold in Kentucky. The test has been conducted in an unbiased manner according to accepted agronomic practices.