At 05:01 PM 7/28/97 -0600, you wrote:
>"Research to select alfalfa plants with increased nectar production has
>been successful, thereby suggesting the possibility of someday producing
>cultivars specifically for use as be pasture (Teuber and Barnes
>1979)."-----from Forages the Science of Grassland Agriculture. Forth
>Edition. Iowa  State University Press.
>
>Dear List Members:
>
>     Does anyone know of alfalfa varieties available that are really good
>for nectar production.  Thank you.
>
I don't know about nectar production but I was interested to read some 2
years ago a newspaper report of a prostrate alfalfa developed for road
verges in Australia.  It was hoped local government would consider this a
blessing as it did not require mowing or other maintenance..  Have never
heard anything more about it.
 
Betty McAdam
HOG BAY APIARY
Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
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