Alfalfa variety tests in Central California

Schoner, C; Torngren, T; Marble, V; Sheesley, W; Nourse, E

Alfalfa variety tests in Central California

Authors

C. A. Schoner
T. S. Torngren
V. L. Marble
W. R. Sheesley
E. F. Nourse

Authors Affiliations

C. A. Schoner, Jr., Yolo County; T. S. Torn gren, Sacramento County; Vern L. Marble is Extension Agronomist, University of California, Davis; W. R. Sheesley, Fresno County; E. F. Nourse, Solam County, are all Farm Advisors, Agricultural Extension Service.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 21(6):13-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v021n06p13. June 1967.

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Abstract

The Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys contain 70% of the State's 1.16 million acres of alfalfa. Alfalfa grows on one of every six acres devoted to field crops, and it provided California farmers with a gross revenue of $173,000,000 in 1966. Development and evaluation of new and improved alfalfa varieties constitute an important part of the University of California's alfalfa research and extension program.

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