The problem he says is that the lack of rain led to lower nectar production by many of the usual summer forage plants.
A report by Future Harvest suggests that traditionally used forage plants show the same promise.
More than other North American Ephedra species, it is a significant forage plant.
Typical forage plants are those that meet nutritional and water content requirements.
Alfalfa is now the largest forage producing plant in the United States.
He attributed this to the lack of economic incentive in studying forage plants.
In some cases it has become a forage plant although the variety in Hawaii is reported to be toxic to livestock.
This refers to sainfoin's good properties as a forage plant for large mammalian herbivores.
It is used in agriculture as a forage plant, grown for pasture, hay, and silage.
It is not a favorite forage plant for livestock because its leaves are coarse in texture.