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Item Aderman Plum(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1985) Luby, J. J.; et al.Item Clovers for Minnesota(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1952-06) Thomas, H. L.; et al.CLOVERS are valuable crops in Minnesota. They produce feed cheaply and help build the soil. We are not sure of the exact acreage and distribution of the clovers in Minnesota, partly because they are often grown in mixtures and used for various purposes, such as for hay, pasture, silage, and seed crops. Figure 1 shows acreage of red clover, alsike, timothy, and mixtures in 1950; figure 2 shows sweet clover acreage. Ladino is so new to the state that no estimates of acreage are available, although this acreage must necessarily be small.Item Consumer Demand & Welfare: Implications for Food and Agricultural Policy(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1986-03) Heien, Dale; et al.Item Cultivar Trials of Bedding Plants(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1995) Hanchek, Anne M.; et al.Continuedgrowthofover 15percent per year has marked the bedding plant industry since 1978.Onthewholesalelevel,producing annualsandperennialshasbecome abilliondollar business nationally. The University of Minnesota supports this growing industry in Minnesota in various ways, among which are the cultivar trialsconducted on Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Stations at Morris, St. Paul, and Grand Rapids. At these sites, new and old cultivars are grownfromseeddonatedby seedcompanies, planted out,and rated periodicallyfor field performance.Thegardens are opentothepublic and industryfor self-guided tours throughout the growing season,providinga uniqueopportunity tocompareperformanceofbedding plantcultivars under regionalconditions. In thispublication,results fromallthree sites are summarized.Thedata reflectthe growingconditionsateachsiteduring 1994 only; cultivars may have performed quite differentlyinprevious years. For resultsfromearlier trials,contactthesitesupervisordirectly,or obtainearliereditions ofthispublicationfromthe MES Distribution Center. Not allyears may be available.Item Cultivar Trials of Bedding Plants(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1994) Hanchek, Anne M.; et al.Continued growth of over 15 percent per year has marked the bedding plant industry since 1978. On the wholesale level, producing annuals and perennials has become a billiondollarbusiness nationally. The University of Minnesota supports this growing industry in Minnesota in various ways, among which are the cultivar trials conducted on Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Stations at Morris, St. Paul, and Grand Rapids. At thesesites,newand oldcultivarsare grownfromseed donated byseed companies, planted out,and rated periodicallyfor fieldperformance.Thegardensareopen to thepublic and industry for self-guided tours throughout the growing season, providing a unique opportunity to compare performance of bedding plantcultivars underregionalconditions. In this publication, results from all three sites are summarized. The data reflect the growing conditions at each site during 1992 only; cultivars may have performed quite differently in previous years. For results from earlier trials, contact the site supervisordirectly, or obtain earlier editions of this publication fromthe MES DistributionCenter.Not all years maybe availableItem Effects of Seed Coating on Forage Legume Establishment in Minnesota(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1988) Sheaffer, Craig C.; et al.Item Forage Legumes: Clovers, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Cicer Milkvetch, Crownvetch, Sainfoin and Alfalfa(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1993) Sheaffer, Craig C.; et al.Item Maxi Mums(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1997) Ascher, Peter; et al.Item New Mums Celebrate the University Color the Landscape(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 2001) Anderson, Neil; et al.Item Nordic Raspberry(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1987) Luby, J. J.; et al.Item Performance of Shrub Species as Field Windbreaks Under Center-Pivot Irrigation(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1993) Scholten, Harold; et al.A dramatic increase has occurred in the number of acres under center-pivot irrigation systems in Minnesota during the past 15 years, from an estimated 100,000 acres in 1975 to about 500,000 acres in 1990, an average annual increase of over 26,000 acres. Irrigation systems are usually installed on fields with sandy, droughty soils that are highly susceptible to wind erosion. Many of these fields had single-row tree windbreaks that were removed because they would interfere with the traveling booms of the center-pivot systems. This often increased wind erosion, rfl!sulting in "sand-blasting" damage to young crops. To find a substitute for single-row tree windbreaks for use under center-pivot irrigation systems, it was necessary to test various shrub species under a center-pivot system. Tests were sited at the Herman Rosholt Research Farm in the Bonanza Valley of west central Minnesota. The original planting in the spring of 1979 consisted of 18 shrub species. Those that were performing inadequately were removed and replaced with new species. Through 11 growing seasons, from the initiation of the study in the spring of 1979 through its fall of 1989 termination, 34 shrub species and varieties from 18 genera were tested. As a result of this study, six species were recommended for use in field windbreaks: arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum L.), glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula columnaris L.), caragana (Caragana arborescans Lam.), Peking cotoneaster (Cotoneaster acutifolius Turez.), Chinese lilac (Syringa x Chinensis Willd.), and Persian lilac (Syringa xpersiCa L.).Item Redwing Raspberry(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1987) Luby, J. J.; et al.Item Reed Canarygrass(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1990) Sheaffer, Craig C.; et al.Item Rose Blush Chrysanthemum(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1993) Ascher, Peter; et al.Item Summercrisp Pear(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1987) Luby, J. J.; et al.Item Two New Mums- Snowscape & Inca(Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996) Ascher, Peter; et al.