SS-AGR-97

Florida Forage Handbook: Table of Contents1

Yoana Newman2

1. This document is SS-AGR-97, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2002. Revised November 2014. Reviewed January 2018. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. This publication is part of the Florida Forage Handbook, an electronic publication of the Agronomy Department. For more information you may contact Y.C. Newman (ycnew@ufl.edu).

2. Yoana Newman, Extension forage specialist and current editor of the Florida Forage Handbook, Agronomy Department; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

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Introduction• Florida Forage Handbook: Table of Contents

• Florida Forage Handbook: Preface

• Florida Forage Handbook: Contributing Authors

Native Range• Managing South Florida Range for Cattle

Planted ForageWarm-Season Perennial Grasses• Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum): Overview and

Management

• Bermudagrass Production in Florida

• Stargrass

• Limpograss (Hemarthria altissima): Overview and Management

• Digitgrasses

• ‘Callide’ Rhodesgrass

• Mott Elephantgrass

• Forage Grasses for Florida’s Organic Soils

Warm-Season Annual Grasses• Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum): Overview and

Management

• Forage Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor): Overview and Management

Warm-Season Perennial Legumes• Rhizoma Perennial Peanut

• Florida Carpon Desmodium

Warm-Season Annual Legumes• Aeschynomene

• Alyceclover—Summer Annual Legume

Figure 1. Brooksville, FL. At this unit, integrated research approaches are emphasized on a multidisciplinary basis to address specific research objectives in beef cattle genetics, physiology, and nutrition, forage physiology and water quality issues.Credits: UF/IFAS

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Cool-Season Grasses• Ryegrass, Small Grains, and Tall Fescue

Cool-Season Legumes• Alfalfa and Cool-Season Clovers

Forage Management• Forage Planting and Establishment Methods

• Overseeding Warm-Season Perennial Grasses with Cool-Season Forages

• Inoculation of Agronomic and Forage Crop Legumes

• Fertilizing and Liming Forage Crops

• Grazing Management Concepts and Practices

• Silage Harvesting, Storing, and Feeding

• Weed Management in Pastures and Rangeland

• Insect Management in Pasture

Special Topics• General Guidelines for Managing Pastures for Dairy

Cows

• Pastures and Forage Crops for Horses

• Defining Forage Quality

• Factors Affecting Forage Quality

• Forage Testing

Appendix• Calibrating Forage Seeding Equipment

• Forage Moisture Testing

• Seed Germination Testing (“Rag-Doll” Test)