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Marion is better suited for pastures since it is not an upright type. It matures early enough to produce seed and retains its leaves later into the season (“Annual Lespedeza,” 1989). Marion matures three weeks earlier than Kobe and one week later than Summit.
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www.kansasruralcenter.org/publications/lespedeza.pdf
www.kansasruralcenter.org/publications/lespedeza.pdf
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Profile Tim planted the 75 acres of cropland to a grass seed mix of medium red clover, smooth brome grass, orchard grass, Tall Fescue-K31, Alfagraze Alfalfa and Marion Lespedeza.
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www.kansasruralcenter.org/cwfp/kunard.pdf
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"Legend" Lespedeza is likely an annual Lespedeza, probably a selection out of Marion (Kobe type). It may be the seed increase of rogue Korean types that contaminated the seed. We are checking on this and will know something more over the winter.
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extension.missouri.edu/Adair/Livestock/forageupdate.htm
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MU Extension, University of Missouri ... A new selection of common lespedeza, known as Marion, is resistant to bacterial wilt and tar spot. This is a fine-stemmed, high-producing pasture type (not upright growth) that matures early enough to produce seed throughout the state.
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extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G...
extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G4515
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Research in Missouri showed that taking hay crops from Summit and Marion lespedeza after mid-June decreased seed yields. Korean lespedeza intended solely for seed is sometimes top-clipped early in the season to encourage branching and higher seed production.
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www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/pdf/FSA-3050.pdf
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Legend - the newest annual-striate lespedeza was “3 out of 3” as the ‘top yielder’ in a three year forage test at Central Missouri State University. In each season of the 3-year replicated university study near Warrensburg, Missouri, Legend lespedeza out-yielded the Marion variety by over 30%.;
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cutting-edgeproducts.com/legend.html
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Brandt broadcasted Legend lespedeza seed over 20 acres of fescue and red clover pasture. ... Forage tests done in Arkansas and Missouri showed that Legend lespedeza had an advantage over other varieties of lespedeza, including Marion. Missouri's three-year test had Legend yielding over Marion by 30- 35 percent.
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cutting-edgeproducts.com/Legend%20Lespedeza.pdf
cutting-edgeproducts.com/Legend%20Lespedeza.pdf
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Dear Friends: My colleagues and I are looking for a new source for Marion lespedeza seed. Our supplier in Missouri has increased their price 150 percent because of frost damage. Any new leads will be most helpful.
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www.ibiblio.org/london/agriculture/forums/forage-mg/msg...
www.ibiblio.org/london/agriculture/forums/forage-mg/msg00206.html
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Bob Cessac: I can't answer your question definitively, but I suspect that you can seed Marion lespedeza into stands containing other lespedezas mainly because establishing from seed is the only way for a stand to come back the next year despite the presence of old residue.
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www.ibiblio.org/london/agriculture/forums/forage-mg/msg...
www.ibiblio.org/london/agriculture/forums/forage-mg/msg00431.html
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