Cultivation and utilization of alfalfa in modern China

doi:10.11686/cyxb2016054

Abstract

Abstract: The cultivation and utilization of alfalfa in modern China is reviewed from traditional beginnings to its rapid development through a modern scientific approach. The introduction, domestication, cultivation, processing, storage and feeding, and characteristics of different varieties are described. An extensive literature review was used as the primary research tool. Results show that alfalfa is extensively utilized in modern China. Originally the adaptability of alfalfa was assessed in the northeast, north, northwest and southern areas of China. The biology and potential usefulness as forage were also assessed. Since the establishment of The Republic of China, the Chinese and American Agricultural Science and Technology inspection group have surveyed animal husbandry practices in China, and made suggestions on the development of forage crops. The development of alfalfa as an important forage crop has been rapid and its use in China widespread.

SUN Qi-Zhong, LIU Qian, TAO Ya, LI Feng, XU Li-Jun. Cultivation and utilization of alfalfa in modern China[J]. Acta Prataculturae Sinica, 2017, 26(1): 178-186.

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