Abstract
In this study of three xerophytic Amsonia spp., A. kearneyana and A. palmeri were found to be good crop candidates for arid lands. All three species tested required less irrigation than most crops currently grown in polar-extractable materials, although nearly half the sugar fraction copnsisted polar-extractable materials, although nearly half the sugar fraction consisted of non-fermentable sugars. This indicated that these plants have limited utility as a fermentation feedstock. However, analyses showed Amsonia grandiflora to be equivalent to alfalfa in both chemical composition and in vitro digestibility and could thus serve as excellent forage crops.
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