CONTRIBUTED ORAL PAPERS - Breeding/Physiology
  Moderator: Dr. JoAnn Lamb, University of Minnesota.

Changing the Relationship Between Fall Dormancy and Winterhardiness
  Mark McCaslin and Wayne Helming
  Forage Genetics.

Winterhardiness and Physiology of Alfalfa Germplasms Developed With Contrasting Fall Dormancy
  S.M. Cunningham, J.J. Volenec, and L.R. Teuber
  Purdue University and the Univ. of California Davis.

Two Cycles of Divergent Selection for Root Architecture in Alfalfa
  J.F.S. Lamb, D.K. Barnes, and K.I. Henjum
  University of Minnesota.

Breeding Yellow-flowered Alfalfa for Wildlife Habitat and Forage
  Arvid Boe, R. Bortnem, K.D. Kephart, and S. Selman
  South Dakota State University.

The Effect of Cultivars and Environment on Alfalfa Seed Quality Characteristics
  S.R. Smith, Jr., R. Gjuric, and F.M. Katepa-Mupondura
  University of Manitoba.
 

CONTRIBUTED ORAL PAPERS - Pathology/Persistence/Variety Testing
  Moderator, Dr. Forrest Nutter, Iowa State University

Effect of Temperature and Duration of Leaf Wetness on Two Components of Aggressiveness in the Alfalfa - Alfalfa rust Pathosystem
  Douglas Webb and Forrest W. Nutter, Jr
  Iowa State University.

Current Procedures for Field Testing Alfalfa Cultivars for Resistance to Sclerotinia Crown and Stem Rot
  L. H. Rhodes and R. M. Sulc
  Ohio State University.

Conclusions About Alfalfa Persistence, 1925 - 1995
  E.T. Bingham
  University of Wisconsin.

How Good are Alfalfa Variety Trials? A Question of Ethics and Accuracy
  T. H. Busbice
  Great Plains Research.
 

CONTRIBUTED POSTER PAPERS

Effect of N Source and K Nutrition on Protein and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Alfalfa Taproots
  Li Rong, J.J. Volenec, and B.C. Joern
  Purdue University.

Root Organic Reserve Accumulation and Defoliation Tolerance of Alfalfa Seedlings
  N.E. Kalengamaliro, J.J. Volenec, S.M. Cunningham, and B.C. Joern
  Purdue University.

Performance of Alfalfa Clones in Crude-Oil Contaminated Soils
  W.L. Rooney, C.C. Wiltsie, Z. Chen, A.P. Schwab, and M.K. Banks
  Kansas State University.

Influence of Growth Conditions on Alfalfa Protein Degradability
  D.Z. Skinner, I.E.O. Abdelgadir, T.K. Fish, and R.C. Cochrane
  USDA and Kansas State University.

Detecting Yield Differences from Alfalfa Plots of Various Widths
  Bruce Anderson, Greg Cuomo, and Mike Trammell
  University of Nebraska.

Stem Branch Morphology of Alfalfa Cultivars
  Kevin D. Kephart, Arvid Boe, R. Bortnem, and S. Selman
  South Dakota State University.
 

SCHEDULED FIELD TOUR PRESENTATIONS:

Yield Response to Cultivation of Established Alfalfa
  B.Thyen, K. Kephart, E Twidwell, and J. West
  South Dakota State University

Minutes of the CAIC Business Meeting

Registrants of the 24^th CAIC Meeting