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Medicago sativa (alfalfa) — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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Medicago sativa

Common names: alfalfa, alfalfa hay

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae

Roles: managed species, study subject, habitat component

ITIS TSN: 183623

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 7 | Mentions: 29

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Publications (7)

Sage-Grouse

2023Role: habitat component

The causes and consequences of pollen defence

2023Role: text_match

Adaptation to climate and climate change in Rocky Mountain butterflies: Morphology, physiology, and behavior

2015Role: habitat component

Geographic differences and microevolutionary changes in thermal sensitivity of butterfly larvae in response to climate

2014Functional EcologyRole: text_match

Does nutrient enrichment interact with <i>Castilleja miniata</i> to alter plant communities in montane meadows?

2012Role: text_match

Activity and abundance of bumble bees near Crested Butte, CO: diel, seasonal, and elevation effects

2011Ecological EntomologyRole: text_match

Ration experiments with swine, 1906-1908 /

1910Role: text_match

Documents (21)

technical report

AG Update Special Inventory Report Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Chickens with 1993 Annual Crop Summary Special Issue

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AG Update Special Inventory Report Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Chickens with 1996 Annual Crop Summary Special Issue

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AG Update Special Inventory Report Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Chickens with 1997 Annual Crop Summary Special Issue

technical report

AG Update Special Inventory Report Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Chickes with 1994 Annual Crop Summary Special Issue

technical report

AG Update Special Inventory Report Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Chickes with 1995 Annual Crop Summary Special Issue

technical report

AG Update Special Issue

technical report

AG Update – Special Issue 2003 Annual Crop and Livestock Summary

technical report

Bio-fuels: 2003

technical report

Colorado Ranch Management School (Part 3)

technical report

Colorado Ranch Management School (Part 4)

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Colorado Ranch Management School (Part 5)

Co-occurring Species

alfalfa hay

21 shared papers

alfalfa

21 shared papers

Beta saccharifera

15 shared papers

sugar beets

14 shared papers

Beta vulgaris

Amaranthaceae14 shared papers

Steers

14 shared papers

cattle

14 shared papers

Bos taurus

Bovidae14 shared papers

Sorghum

Poaceae14 shared papers

Sheep

13 shared papers

Company Sponsored Research- Camp Dresser and McKee Inc

technical report

Early Control of Alfalfa Weevil

technical report

Final Report: The Feasibility of Ethanol Production From the Cattail Typha Latifolia

Homestake Mining Company Pitch Project Environmental Statement

Local Citizens' Participation in Coal Development

Mount Emmons Mining and Reclimation Permit Application

Sheridan County Data Base Book

technical report

Survey results for End of Season Production Reports Field Crops Fruit Crops Vegetable Crops and Livestock Inventory Reports Cattle and Calves Sheep and Lambs Hogs and Pigs All Chickenes

technical report

Survey results for End of Season Production Reports Field Crops Fruit Crops Vegetable Crops and Livestock Inventory Reports Cattle and Calves Sheep and Lambs Hogs and Pigs All Chickenes

technical report

Survey results for End of Season Production Reports Field Crops Fruit Crops Vegetable Crops and Livestock Inventory Reports Cattle and Calves Sheep and Lambs Hogs and Pigs All Chickenes