Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Completed Competitive Grant

Evaluation of forage plants collected from permanent pastures throughout Iowa

Project ID: 1998-69

Abstract

There has been no collection of forage plant germplasm in Iowa for more than 50 years. Researchers collected and evaluated several types of plants in Iowa pastures to see if they had traits associated with grazing tolerance or, on a larger scale, with long-term pasture persistence.

Lead investigator: Charlie Brummer, ISU Agronomy, et al

Year of grant completion: 2001

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Initiative.

Topics: Animal management and forage