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THE EFFECT OF HEIGHT OF CUTTING ON THE SUBSEQUENT GROWTH AND YIELD OF LUCERNE
Author(s) -
Ridgman W. J.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
grass and forage science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1365-2494
pISSN - 0142-5242
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1960.tb00197.x
Subject(s) - yield (engineering) , agronomy , biology , mathematics , environmental science , materials science , metallurgy
Three experiments designed to test the effect of height of cutting of lucerne on subsequent yield are described and the results discussed. Extremely low cutting, at ground level, can cause the death of individual lucerne plants, but if such extreme cutting is avoided there is no evidence to show any advantage in leaving a long stubble. In fact, in a sward, the lower the cutting the greater is the yield to be expected.