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SWARD GROWTH IN RELATION TO PATTERN OF DEFOLIATION
Author(s) -
Smith A.
Publication year - 1968
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.1365-2494.1968.tb00589.x
Subject(s) - dactylis glomerata , agronomy , biology , mathematics , poaceae
It is suggested that the growth of a grass sward may be affected by heterogeneity of plant height. An initial test of this possibility was made by cutting a stand of Dactylis glomerata in such a way as to produce adjacent areas of tall and short herbage. This pattern was obtained by using three different cutting treatments, two of which gave yields which were greater than predicted from controls. The results are discussed in relation to alternative methods of harvesting grass.