Forage & Grain Report 1986
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The Forage and Grain Report is one of several commodity-based agricultural research reports published by the University of Arizona.
This report, along with the Cotton Report, was established by Hank Brubaker, Extension Agronomist, after seeing a similar report published by Texas A&M University in the mid-1970’s.
The purpose of the report is to provide an annual research update to farmers, researchers, and those in the agricultural industry. The research is conducted by University of Arizona and USDA-ARS scientists.
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Contents for Forage & Grain Report 1986
- How the 1986 Cotton and Dairy Programs Affect Alfalfa Hay Prices and Incomes
- The Effect of Various Soil Amedments on the Yield of Alfalfa and Soil Infiltration Rates
- Specific Leaf Weights: Daily Trends in an Alfalfa Field
- The Stateus of Stem Nematodes in Arizona Alfalfa in 1985-86
- Determining the Economic Damaging Level of the Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil Hypera brunneipennis (Bohemian)
- Alfalfa Hay Quality and Dairy Nutrition
- Comparison of Preservatives of Alfalfa Hay
- Nutrient Composition of Large Leaflet Alfalfa
- Improved Alt Tolerance in Alfalfa: Past Success and Prospects for the Future
- Improving the Germination Salt Tolerance of Alfalfa
- Alfalfa Salt Tolerance from Germination to Establishment
- Alfalfa Variety Trial at the Riggins Farm in Chandler, AZ, 1984-1986
- Progress Report: Alfalfa Varieties and Experimentals Yield Evaluation Planted at Maricopa Agricultural Center, October 1, 1984
- Alfalfa Variety Demonstration Safford Agricultural Center, 1985
- Break-even Analysis of Durum Wheat Varieties: Price vs. Yield
- Yield Requirements of Non-Premium Durum Wheat
- Water Use Variability in Irrigated Wheat
- Crop Yield Variability in Irrigated Wheat
- Comparison of Irrigation Scheduling Methods on Wheat
- Barley Culivars Compared Under an Irrigation Water Gradient
- Seeding Rate of One-Irrigation Barley
- Predicting the Nitrogen Needs of Wheat Using Stem Nitrate Analysis
- Soil Test Calibration for P, K. Mg, and Zn in the Production of Durum Wheat
- Effects of Dried Sewage Slude on Barley Grain Production
- Small Grain Variety Comparisons at the Maricopa Agricultural Center in 1986
- Small Grain Variety Comparisons at the Yuma Agricultural Center in 1986
- Bread Wheat, Barley and Durum Wheat Evaluated for Double Cropping with Cotton at the University of Arizona Maricopa Agricultural Center in 1986
- Wheat and Barley Variety Demonstration - 1986 - TLM Farms - Yuma, AZ
- Wheat and Barley Variety Demonstrations, Bruce Church Range, Poston, AZ - 1986
- Wheat and Barley Variety Demonstrations, Mohave Valley Farms, Mohave Valley, AZ - 1986
- Summary of 1986 Wheat and Barley Variety Trials in Yuma, Poston and the Mohave Valley
- Barley Variety Test at Rayner Bros, Goodyear, AZ - 1985-86
- Durum Wheat Variety Trials, Cochise County - 1986
- Late-Planted Barley Variety Trial, Safford Agricultural Center - 1986
- Silage Corn Variety Trial at the Rovey Farm in Glendale, AZ - 1986
- Early Corn Variety Trial, Greenlee County - 1985
- Late Corn Variety Trial, Greenlee County - 1985
- Will Dryland Farming Be Feasible in the Avra Valley?
- Intercropping Studies with Different Cereal and Legume Crops
- Results of 1985 Dry Bean Trials in Safford
- Response of Guar to Drought Conditions
- Response of Guar to Fertilizer Applications
- Drought Tolerance in Pearl Millet
- Stomate Distribution of Three Pearl Millet Genotypes
- The Relative Influences of Moisture and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Sorghum Development for Grain and Forage Production under Double Cropping
- The Relative Influences of Moisture and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Sorghum Development for Grain and Forage under Full Season Growth
- Grain Sorghum Production in South-Central Arizona. I: Full Season, Full Irrigation - 1985
- Grain Sorghum Production in South-Central Arizona. II: Full Season, Limited Irrigation - 1985
- Grain Sorghum Production in South-Central Arizona. III: Double Crop, Rainfed - 1985
- Full Season Grain Sorghum Variety Trial, Greenlee County - 1985
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Grain Sorghum Production in South-Central Arizona. III: Double Crop, Rainfed - 1985Seventy-two commercial hybrid grain sorghums representing 17 commercial sources were grown for grain in a late planted, simulated double-crop after barley or wheat harvest. The test, grown at the University of Arizona Marana Agricultural Center, was planted in a pre-irrigated seed bed, but was rainfed thereafter. Grain yields ranged from a high of 3420 lbs/acre down to a low of 1750 lbs/acre.
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Grain Sorghum Production in South-Central Arizona. II: Full Season, Limited Irrigation - 1985Seventy-two commercial hybrid grain sorghums representing 17 commercial seed companies were grown full season for grain yield with limited irrigation for medium moisture stress. The test, grown at the University of Arizona Marana Agricultural Center, had grain yields ranging from a high of 5098 lbs/acre down to 2100 lbs/acre.
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Grain Sorghum Production in South-Central Arizona. I: Full Season, Full Irrigation - 1985Seventy-two commercial hybrid grain sorghums, representing 20 commercial sources, were grown full season for grain yield with irrigation water applied as necessary to prevent moisture stress. The test, grown at the University of Arizona Marana Agricultural Center, had grain yields ranging from a high of 6375 lbs/acre down to 3292 lbs/acre.
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The Relative Influences of Moisture and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Sorghum Development for Grain and Forage under Full Season GrowthThree high-yielding and three low-yielding grain sorghum hybrids were grown for a full season for grain yield and total dry weight of forage with two levels of irrigation (dry and wet) and two levels of nitrogen (0 and 100 lbs /acre). The experiment was conducted at the University of Arizona Marana Agricultural Center. The combined high nitrogen fertilizer and high water irrigation increased grain yield and total dry matter of sorghum over the dry moisture condition and no nitrogen fertilizer application more than the applied increases of nitrogen fertilizer or irrigation water alone as expected. Both high- and low-yielding groups of sorghum hybrids had the same basic relative percentage potential for increased grain yield from additional nitrogen fertilizer under either wet or dry conditions.
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The Relative Influences of Moisture and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Sorghum Development for Grain and Forage Production under Double CroppingThree high yielding and three low yielding grain sorghum hybrids were grown for grain yield and total dry weight in late planted simulated double-crop after barley or wheat harvest with two levels of irrigation (dry and wet) and two levels of nitrogen fertilizer (0 and 100 lbs/acre). The experiment was conducted on the University of Arizona Marana Agricultural Center. Nitrogen fertilizer and the interaction between nitrogen fertilizer and water irrigation had no significant effect on the grain yield of sorghum hybrids. Additional nitrogen fertilizer applied under dry conditions reduced both grain and total dry matter production, and when applied under wet conditions produced gains in grain or dry matter production of only 1% to 4% for the high and low yielding groups. Additional irrigation water produced 61% to 77% additional grain under low and high fertilizer levels for high and low yielding sorghum groups. Additional irrigation water produced 8% to 38% more plant dry matter under low and high fertilizer levels.
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Response of Guar to Fertilizer ApplicationsFertilizer studies were carried out with guar in the field and greenhouse over two seasons. Response to N was found in terms of plant growth and bean yield. With very low available soil P, fertilizer P increased the P concentration in guar plants but not bean yields. Zinc increased yields in the greenhouse only on the soil with the lowest available Zn.
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Response of Guar to Drought ConditionsPlants with greater drought tolerance will increase crop production in many areas of the world. The purpose of this study was to examine the physiological responses of guar, a drought tolerant plant, under water stress. The dry treatment received only one irrigation and yielded respectably. This treatment maintained turgor and metabolic functions throughout the study by decreasing transpiration rate and increasing diffusive resistance.
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Intercropping Studies with Different Cereal and Legume CropsAn intercropping study was carried out with three legumes (field beans, cowpeas, and soybeans) and three cereals (sorghum, corn, and pearl millet) in all combinations to define the most appropriate intercropping under near optimum irrigation. The sorghum x soybean intercropping was chosen as the most appropriate for the environment.