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For Immediate Release

 

 

Contact: Steven L. Miller, Senior Editor

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Date: June 15, 2006

 

UW research shows Roundup Ready® alfalfa could yield higher profits

            Roundup Ready® alfalfa is likely to expand weed-control options for alfalfa growers and potentially enhance yield, forage quality and profitability, according to researchers in the College of Agriculture at the University of Wyoming.

            A new bulletin, Roundup Ready® Alfalfa: A new technology for high plains hay producers, B-1173, describes research at Torrington, Wyo., and Scottsbluff, Neb.

            Economic benefits will likely be determined by the price of the new technology, the researchers stated.

            “Roundup Ready® alfalfa is being extensively evaluated by public and private researchers to develop management protocols and address environmental concerns,” said Stephen D. Miller, associate dean in the college and director of the Wyoming Agricultural Station, and a researcher on the project. “This technology provides an additional management tool for growers with the principle features being its ease of use, flexibility and broad spectrum weed control.”

            Potential shifts in the weed spectrum to more tolerant species, weed resistance, and gene flow to feral alfalfa during seed production are the major concerns with the new technology, researchers said.

The bulletin is available for free download at http://www.uwyo.edu/CES/PUBS/B1173.pdf.   Copies for $5 may be obtained by e-mailing the College of Agriculture’s Resource Center at bixbyd@uwyo.edu, calling the center at (307) 766-2115, or writing to the University of Wyoming, College of Agriculture, Department 3313, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071.

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