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A COMPARISON OF DIRECT‐ AND SWATH‐HARVESTING OF S24 RYEGRASS SEED
Author(s) -
Nellist M. E.,
Rees D. V. H.
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.tb00597.x
Subject(s) - yield (engineering) , water content , environmental science , moisture , agronomy , crop , biology , meteorology , geology , geography , materials science , geotechnical engineering , metallurgy
An experiment is described in which 32 plots of S24 ryegrass were harvested by two methods, direct‐ and swath‐harvesting at four cutting dates over a period of 14 days. The difference between the two methods was marginal but highest yields and quality were obtained by cutting when seed moisture content was between 53 and 40% and harvesting from the swath when it was about 30%, By the time the seed in the uncut crop had reached 30% moisture, yield from direct harvesting was greater than that from cutting followed by swath‐harvesting, although the yields from both methods were falling. The practical significance of these results is discussed.