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SS-AGR-97
Florida Forage Handbook: Table of Contents1
Yoana Newman2
1. This document is SS-AGR-97, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2002. Revised November 2014. Reviewed January 2018. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. This publication is part of the Florida Forage Handbook, an electronic publication of the Agronomy Department. For more information you may contact Y.C. Newman (ycnew@ufl.edu).
2. Yoana Newman, Extension forage specialist and current editor of the Florida Forage Handbook, Agronomy Department; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other UF/IFAS Extension publications, contact your county’s UF/IFAS Extension office.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A & M University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Nick T. Place, dean for UF/IFAS Extension.
Introduction• Florida Forage Handbook: Table of Contents
• Florida Forage Handbook: Preface
• Florida Forage Handbook: Contributing Authors
Native Range• Managing South Florida Range for Cattle
Planted ForageWarm-Season Perennial Grasses• Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum): Overview and
Management
• Bermudagrass Production in Florida
• Stargrass
• Limpograss (Hemarthria altissima): Overview and Management
• Digitgrasses
• ‘Callide’ Rhodesgrass
• Mott Elephantgrass
• Forage Grasses for Florida’s Organic Soils
Warm-Season Annual Grasses• Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum): Overview and
Management
• Forage Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor): Overview and Management
Warm-Season Perennial Legumes• Rhizoma Perennial Peanut
• Florida Carpon Desmodium
Warm-Season Annual Legumes• Aeschynomene
• Alyceclover—Summer Annual Legume
Figure 1. Brooksville, FL. At this unit, integrated research approaches are emphasized on a multidisciplinary basis to address specific research objectives in beef cattle genetics, physiology, and nutrition, forage physiology and water quality issues.Credits: UF/IFAS
2Florida Forage Handbook: Table of Contents
Cool-Season Grasses• Ryegrass, Small Grains, and Tall Fescue
Cool-Season Legumes• Alfalfa and Cool-Season Clovers
Forage Management• Forage Planting and Establishment Methods
• Overseeding Warm-Season Perennial Grasses with Cool-Season Forages
• Inoculation of Agronomic and Forage Crop Legumes
• Fertilizing and Liming Forage Crops
• Grazing Management Concepts and Practices
• Silage Harvesting, Storing, and Feeding
• Weed Management in Pastures and Rangeland
• Insect Management in Pasture
Special Topics• General Guidelines for Managing Pastures for Dairy
Cows
• Pastures and Forage Crops for Horses
• Defining Forage Quality
• Factors Affecting Forage Quality
• Forage Testing
Appendix• Calibrating Forage Seeding Equipment
• Forage Moisture Testing
• Seed Germination Testing (“Rag-Doll” Test)
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