2002 Agricultural Research Southeast Agricultural Research Center

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, Dec 2002

By Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, Published on 01/01/02

A PDF file should load here. If you do not see its contents the file may be temporarily unavailable at the journal website or you do not have a PDF plug-in installed and enabled in your browser.

Alternatively, you can download the file locally and open with any standalone PDF reader:

https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3407&context=kaesrr

2002 Agricultural Research Southeast Agricultural Research Center

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports Cooperative Extension Service 0 0 Agricultural Research Southeast Agricultural Research Center," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station , USA Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service Follow this and additional works at: https://newprairiepress.org/kaesrr Part of the Agriculture Commons, and the Animal Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service (2002) "2002 Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 8. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.3407 - Center 2002 Agricultural Research Southeast Agricultural Research This report is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. Copyright 2002 Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. Contents of this publication may be freely reproduced for educational purposes. All other rights reserved. Brand names appearing in this publication are for product identification purposes only. No endorsement is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar products not mentioned. K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. This research report is available in Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: https://newprairiepress.org/kaesrr/vol0/iss8/12 LYLE LOMAS, Research Center Head and Animal Scientist, received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Husbandry from the University of Missouri and a Ph.D. in Animal Husbandry from Michigan State University. He provides leadership for research, is responsible for administration, and directs beef cattle research at the Research Center. Lyle joined the staff in 1979 as Animal Scientist and became Head in 1986. His research interests are beef cattle nutrition and forage utilization by grazing beef cattle. KEN KELLEY, Crops and Soils Agronomist, received a B.S. degree in Agricultural Education and a M.S. degree in Agronomy from Kansas State University. He has been a staff member since 1975. His research includes evaluation of crop rotation systems, wheat management practices, and herbicides. JIM LONG, Crop Variety Development Agronomist, received a B.S. degree from Missouri Southern State College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Agronomy from the University of Arkansas. He joined the staff in 1990 and directs variety performance testing of grains, works with plant breeders in development and evaluation of new wheat and soybean cultivars, and conducts soybean production research. JOE MOYER, Forage Agronomist, received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Agronomy from Kansas State University. He has been a staff member since 1978. His research evaluates cultivars and management practices with forage grasses and legumes and forage utilization by beef cattle. DAN SWEENEY, Soil and Water Management Agronomist, received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Kentucky Wesleyan College, a M.S. degree in Agronomy from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. in Soil Science from the University of Florida. He joined the staff in 1983. His research focuses on soil fertility, tillage and compaction, and irrigation. Inside cover photos by Kelly Lynn Photography, Parsons, KS (used by permission), except Joe Moyer TABLE OF CONTENTS BEEF CATTLE RESEARCH INTERSEEDING LESPEDEZA INTO CRABGRASS PASTURE VERSUS ADDITIONAL NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON FORAGE PRODUCTION AND CATTLE PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 EFFECT OF LEGUME PERSISTENCE IN ENDOPHYTE-INFECTED TALL FESCUE PASTURES ON FORAGE PRODUCTION AND STEER PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 EFFECT OF GRAZING SYSTEM ON ENDOPHYTE-INFECTED AND ENDOPHYTE-FREE FESCUE-CLOVER PASTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTATION AND SUPPLEMENTATION METHOD ON PERFORMANCE OF STEERS GRAZING SMOOTH BROMEGRASS PASTURES . . . . . . . 15 USE OF LEGUMES IN WHEAT-BERMUDAGRASS PASTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 FORAGE CROPS RESEARCH ALFALFA VARIETY PERFORMANCE IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 EVALUATION OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 PERFORMANCE OF WARM-SEASON, PERENNIAL, FORAGE GRASSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 FORAGE PRODUCTION OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN EASTERN KANSAS . . . . . 27 EFFECTS OF NITROGEN RATE AND PLACEMENT ON EASTERN GAMAGRASS UNDER 1-CUT OR 2-CUT HARVEST SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT (...truncated)


This is a preview of a remote PDF: https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3407&context=kaesrr

Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. 2002 Agricultural Research Southeast Agricultural Research Center, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, 2002, pp. 12, Issue 8,