Introduction
This 24-chapter publication is designed to provide detailed, scientifically-based comprehensive information about the growth, production, management, and utilization of alfalfa grown under irrigation.
This is a practical guide for alfalfa growers and industry partners, and is a companion to the University of California publication Intermountain Alfalfa Management, focused on the high-elevation valleys of the Intermountain West.
We welcome the use of the web version of these documents, as long as the origin of the material is acknowledged. However, these documents may not be used, copied, or reprinted for commercial use without the permission of the authors and editors.
For questions or comments, contact the authors (see individual chapters) or editors (Charlie Summers chasum@uckac.edu, or Dan Putnam, dhputnam@ucdavis.edu). Additional information on alfalfa may also be found at http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu and for pest management on alfalfa at http://ucipm.ucdavis.edu.
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3Shannon C. Mueller, Larry R. Teuber
Chapter 4
Shannon C. Mueller, Carol A. Frate, Marsha Campbell Mathews
Chapter 5
Daniel H. Putnam, Steve B. Orloff, Larry R. Teubur
Chapter 6
Roland D. Meyer, Daniel B. Marcum, Steve B. Orloff, Jerry L. Schmierer
Chapter 7
Blaine R. Hanson, Khaled M. Bali, Blake L. Sanden
Chapter 8
Mick Canevari, Ron V. Vargas, Steve B. Orloff
Chapter 9
Charles G. Summers, Larry D. Godfrey, Eric T. Natwick
Chapter 10
Carol A. Frate, R. Michael Davis
Chapter 11
Becky B. Westerdahl, Carol A. Frate
Chapter 12
Desley A. Whisson, Terrell P. Salmon
Chapter 13
Steve B. Orloff, Daniel H. Putnam
Chapter 14
Steve B. Orloff, Shannon C. Mueller
Chapter 15
Mick Canevari, Daniel H. Putnam
Chapter 16
Daniel H. Putnam, Peter Robinson, Ed DePeters
Chapter 17Gerald E. Higginbotham, Carolyn L. Stull, Nyles G. Peterson, Anne V. Rodiek, Barbara A. Reed, Juan N. Guerrero
Chapter 18
Carlos A. Cangiano, Alejandro R. Castillo, Juan N. Guerrero, Daniel H. Putnam
Chapter 19
Shannon C. Mueller, Dan J. Undersander, Daniel H. Putnam
Chapter 20
Ronald D. Meyer, Blake L. Sanden, Khaled M. Bali
Chapter 21
Rachael F. Long, Roland D. Meyer, Steve B. Orloff
Chapter 22
Shannon C. Mueller
Chapter 23
Karen Klonsky, Barbara Reed, Daniel H. Putnam
Chapter 24
Charles G. Summers