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Pasture & Range Information
... Interest in calf preconditioning and source and process verification has grown in response to value-based marketing. This study seeks to determine the health and performance effects of the Oklahoma ... closely at grasses, you find that they all have the same parts. Grass Seed Production by Andy Hopkins Grass seed production is an important agricultural enterprise. This article examines some of the ...
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Forage Improvement Division: Germplasm Database Methods
... | Log Out Forage Improvement Home Principal Investigators Non-Resident Fellows Seminar Series Forage Grass Breeding Genetic Transformation Molecular Marker/Genomics Employment Opportunities Internships Search: Dr. Andy ... communication). Vigor ratings were taken December, 2000 to February, 2001. Vigor ratings were based on visual estimates of the amount of fall growth, density of tillering, ...
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Use These Moisture Management Tips for Landscapes, Gardens
... Helpline at (580) 223-6500 for an extensive list of drought-tolerant plants." Schedule irrigation based on plant requirements, not calendar date. Several factors influence plant water requirements, including the age ... will decrease the growth rate, which in turn reduces the water use rate of the grass. Applying a slow-release nitrogen fertilizer also will reduce the growth rate of the ...
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Switchgrass seen as national security tool
... sees Oklahoma switchgrass, a potential feedstock for fuel, as a weapon against terrorism. The perennial grass, which is abundant in Oklahoma and other Great Plains states, can be coverted into ... to E85, you have to turn to cellulosic biomass," Woolsey said. The potential for switchgrass-based ethanol production in Oklahoma is significant, said Anna Rath, director of business development for Ceres ...
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State grass studied as fuel replacement
... State grass studied as fuel replacement State grass studied as fuel replacement Log In | Register My Profile | Log Out About the Foundation Statement ... 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Ardmore-based Noble Foundation announced an agreement in June with Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Ceres Inc. to create genetically altered varieties of switchgrass that ...
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Prairie grass might someday power cars
... Averill As published in the Tulsa World, September, 24, 2006. Switchgrass, a tall-growing prairie grass native to Oklahoma, might in the not too distant future help ease the United States ... David Fleischaker and Dr. Joe Bouton, director and professor of forage improvement at the Ardmore-based Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation. Switchgrass is attractive as a biomass feedstock for several reasons. It ...
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Switch to switchgrass
... , September, 24, 2006. Oklahoma fertile ground for developing, growing noncorn ethanol feedstock Switchgrass, a prairie grass that grows naturally throughout Oklahoma, could be pivotal in the nation's transition to ethanol ... because it takes far less energy to produce a gallon of switchgrass-based ethanol versus a gallon of corn-based ethanol. For every unit of energy put into the production of corn ...
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Forage Improvement Seminar Series 2003-2004
... Log Out Forage Improvement Home Principal Investigators Non-Resident Fellows Seminar Series Forage Grass Breeding Genetic Transformation Molecular Marker/Genomics Employment Opportunities Internships Search: 2003- ... Department of Primary Industries Research, Victoria "Gene Discovery, Functional Genomics and Transgene-based Molecular Breeding in Forage Plants" May 20, 2004 Dr. John Forster ...
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Forage Improvement Division: Germplasm Database Methods
... Germplasm Database Methods Germplasm Database Methods - Noble Foundation Forage Biotech Dr. Andy Hopkins, Forge Grass Breeder Germplasm Database Ardmore 1997 Seedlings were started in the greenhouse in summer and ... personal communication). Vigor ratings were taken December, 2000 to February, 2001. Vigor ratings were based on visual estimates of the amount of fall growth, density of tillering, and ...
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Agricultural Division Staff: Jon Biermacher
... Outdoor Recreation Introduced Irrigation Landscaping Laws and Regulations Legumes Mammals Management Marketing Native Grass Nitrogen Nutrition Other animals Pecan Perennial Phosphorus Policy Ponds Potassium Production Crops Production ... Beef Cows? Agricultural Economic Activity in Noble's Service Area Driven By Forage-Based Beef Production New Research Economist Will Enhance Ag Division's R&D ...
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