Fight weeds and increase forage: Using oats as a companion crop in establishing alfalfa

During alfalfa stand establishment, an oat companion crop helps fight weeds and can increase first-cutting forage yield, experiments indicate. No long-term negative impacts on alfalfa production were observed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: W. Thomas Lanini, Steve Orloff, Ronald Vargas, Jack Orr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1992-07-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v046n04p25