Alfalfa
Alfalfa supports the dairy and beef cattle industries and is the fourth-ranked commodity crop in New Mexico. New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station researchers are working to improve the varieties of alfalfa and management of other forage grasses grown in the state.
| Title | Principal Investigator | Funding Source |
|---|---|---|
| Information on USDA-funded projects may be found by using the assisted search option on the USDA Current Research Information System (CRIS). | ||
| Developing Forage Management Strategies to Meet Changes in New Mexico Agriculture | Leonard Lauriault | Federal (Hatch) and State Appropriations |
| Genetic Improvement of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Germplasm For New Mexico | Ian Ray | Federal (Hatch) and State Appropriations |
| W006: Plant Genetic Resource Management, Preservation, Characterization and Utilization | Ian Ray | Federal Appropriation (Multistate Hatch) |
| Regulatory Mechanism Underlying Posttranscriptional Regulation of Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetase in Alfalfa | Champa Sengupta-Gopalan | Competitive Grant (USDA) |