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Phenotypic Variations of Kochia Scoparia

Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. has had limited use as a forage crop during the past fifteen. years in parts of the western United States, Canada, and Argentina. Erickson and Moxon (1947) reported kochia* to be a good emergency feed for sheep and cattle during dry years in South Dakota. Salguero (1946) said that this species could be utilized in Argentina as silage or pasturage if harvested before flowering. Bell, et al. (1952) in Saskatoon, Canada studied this species in a comparison with other introduced plants and reported that it seemed to have desirable nutrient characteristics for livestock roughage. Plummer (1949) reported beef cattle in Ephraim, Utah had eaten and gained normally on kochia hay.

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Date01 May 1955
CreatorsBenson, Kenneth Malcolm
PublisherDigitalCommons@USU
Source SetsUtah State University
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