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Forage and crop 2
Forage and crop management
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 4
12/11/2019

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orchardgrass
Definition
Dayctylis glomerata L.
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tall fescue
Definition
Festuca arundinacea
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Perrenial ryegrass
Definition
Lolium perenne L.
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Kentucky bluegrass
Definition
Poa pratensis
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Timothy
Definition
Phleum pretense L.
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Reed canary grass
Definition
Phalaris arundinacea
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Smooth bromegrass
Definition
Bromus inermis Leyss
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Big bluestem
Definition
Andropogon gerardii Vitman
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Nitrogen
Definition
combined with carbon skeleton to form glutamic acid
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Potassium
Definition
plays roles on carbohydrate and N metabolism, activation of enzymes, adjustment of stomatal opening, water retention, disease resistance
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Forbs
Definition
any herbaceous broadleaf plant. When used to describe cultivated forages, legumes are often considered a second class; in this context forbs refers to non-leguminous herbaceous broadleaf plant
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Pasture
Definition
A type of grazing management unit enclosed in and separated from other areas by fencing or other barriers and devoted to the production of forage for harvest primarily grazing
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Range
Definition
Land supporting indigenous vegetation that is grazed or that has the potential to be grazed and is managed as a natural ecosystem, Includes grazing forestland and rangeland
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Mast
Definition
fruits and seeds if shrubs, trees, and other non-herbaceous vegetation available for animal consumption
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Pulses
Definition
leguminous crops that are harvested solely for the dry seed
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Meadow
Definition
Grassland site where forage productivity is influenced by landscape position or hydrology; often classified by adjectives such as hay, native, mountain, and wet
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Prairie
Definition
nearly level or rolling grassland that was originally treeless; usually characterized by fertile soil
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Savanna
Definition
Grassland with scattered trees or shrubs; often a transitional type between true grassland and forestland and accompanied by a climate with alternating wet and dry season
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