Annual Warm-Season Legumes for Florida and the United States Gulf Coast: Forage Yield, Nutritional Composition, and Feeding Value
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Foster, Jamie, R.O. Myer, A.T. Adesogan, Jeffrey Carter, Lynn Sollenberger, and A.R. Blount. 2011. “Annual Warm-Season Legumes for Florida and the United States Gulf Coast: Forage Yield, Nutritional Composition, and Feeding Value: AN259 AN259, 11 2011”. EDIS 2011 (1). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-an259-2011.

Abstract

The study explores warm-season legumes suitable for Florida and the US Gulf Coast. Seeded options like cowpea, soybean, and pigeonpea provide cost-effective and nutritious forage. Cowpea turns yellow when ready for harvest, soybean at stage R6, and pigeonpea during pod setting. Additionally, annual cultivated peanut is another viable option. Forage yield and nutrient composition were studied over three years, with cowpea, forage soybean, and pigeonpea showing promising results. The full publication provides further details. First published in January 2011.

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Myer, R. O., A. T. Adesogan, A. R. Blount, D. W. Gorbet, and B. L. Tillman. 2010. Annual Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) as a Potential Forage Crop for the Southeastern U. S. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-an255-2010

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Newman, Y. C., C. L. Mackowiak, A. R. Blount, and J. Ferrell. 2009. Perennial Peanut: A Quick Reference. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag329-2009

Blount, A. R. S., D. L. Wright, R. L. Sprenkel, T. D. Hewitt, and R. O. Myer. 2009. Forage Soybeans for Grazing, Hay, and Silage. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ag184

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