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Rhizoma Perennial Peanut

, , andAnn Blount
Other Contacts: Marcelo Wallau andJosé Dubeux


Release Date: 1/8/2018

Reviewed At: 4/9/2024

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-AG358-2011

Agriculture

Abstract

Rhizoma perennial peanut is a forage legume available to Florida producers that combines high nutritive value (comparable to alfalfa) with persistence under a wide range of management conditions. It can be used for hay production, silage, or grazing.

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-349, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Originally published as "Rhizoma Perennial Peanut" as part of the Florida Forage Handbook and written by C.G. Chambliss. Revised June 2011 and July 2011. This publication is part of the Florida Forage Handbook, an electronic publication of the Agronomy Department. For more information, contact the editor of the Florida Forage Handbook, Yoana Newman at ycnew@ufl.edu. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Williams, M. J., Newman, Y. C., & Blount, A. (2011). Rhizoma Perennial Peanut. EDIS, 2011(7). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag358-2011

Authors

M. Williams
M. Williams

former courtesy associate professor, forages, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Gainesville, Florida.

Y. Newman
Y. Newman

former assistant professor & Extension forage specialist (2006–2014), Department of Agronomy

Ann Blount
Ann Blount
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus and courtesy forage breeding & management Extension specialist, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

Contacts

Marcelo Wallau
Marcelo Wallau
Specialist
University of Florida

associate program leader for agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, and forage Extension specialist and associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

José Dubeux
José Dubeux
Specialist
University of Florida

professor of forage management, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

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Disclaimers

The use of trade names in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information. UF/IFAS does not guarantee or warranty the products named, and references to them in this publication do not signify our approval to the exclusion of other products of suitable composition.