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Forage Crops
Test 2
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 3
12/07/2010

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Grass Tetany is caused by an imbalance in the ratio of
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Potassium and Magnesium
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Stockpiling Tall Fescue is practiced in Ohio
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provide grazing for cattle during December and January
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Most forage seeds must be planted about
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one inch deep
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Winter survival of Alfalfa is increased by applications of
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Potassium
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The most limiting nutrient in forage agriculture is
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Nitrogen
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The letters CEC refer to
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Cation Exchange Capacity
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If you apply 400 lbs/acre of 6-15-40 fertilizer mix to Tall Fescue, how many lbs of N are applied/acre
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24 lbs/acre
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A forage that is very sensitive to low pH soils is
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Alfalfa
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As soil pH goes down, Hydrogen ion concentration
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Increases
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Pest cause forage losses by reduced yield, reduced quality, and
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reduced persistence
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The first step in an IPM program is
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Recognition of diversity in the ecosystem
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A primary insect pest of Alfalfa in the summer is the
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Potato Leafhopper
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Seed scarification
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Scratching a hard seed coat
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What two crops did we plant last week in the Crop Museum
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Radish and Turnip
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The best time to apply Nitrogen to Kentucky Bluegrass is
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March
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The best time to apply Nitrogen to Indiangrass is
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May
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The most effective way to seed a forage crop is by using
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A band seeder with press wheels
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Inserting a living rhizome, stolon, or stem in the soil to establish a stand is called
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Sprigging
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Integrated Pest Management
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is the combination of several control methed
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Stockpiling
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not grazing so that the forage can grow and build up.
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