Crabgrass as a Forage and Hay Crop

Crabgrass is a high quality summer annual forage grass that is well adapted to the sandy soils and climatic conditions of the southern Coastal Plain. While it is often considered to be a weedy species, it is a valuable temporary summer forage crop, particularly on open land that is planted to veget...

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Main Authors: Ann Rachel Blount, D. M. Ball, Richard K. Sprenkel, Robert O. Myer, Timothy D. Hewitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2003-07-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/108953
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Summary:Crabgrass is a high quality summer annual forage grass that is well adapted to the sandy soils and climatic conditions of the southern Coastal Plain. While it is often considered to be a weedy species, it is a valuable temporary summer forage crop, particularly on open land that is planted to vegetables or row crops, and used in a rotation as pasture for livestock grazing or hay production. This document is SS-AGR-193, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published August 2003. SS-AGR-193/AG195: Crabgrass as a Forage and Hay Crop (ufl.edu)
ISSN:2576-0009