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THE EFFECT OF CUTTING HEIGHT AND CUTTING FREQUENCY ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF AN ITALIAN RYEGRASS SWARD
Author(s) -
Binnie R. C.,
Harrington F. J.
Publication year - 1972
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.1365-2494.1972.tb00706.x
Subject(s) - lolium multiflorum , productivity , agronomy , yield (engineering) , biology , lolium , mathematics , zoology , poaceae , materials science , economics , composite material , macroeconomics
Three cutting heights, 1, 3 and 5 in. (2.5, 7.6 and 12.7 cm), and three cutting frequencies, 3, 6 and 10 weeks, were imposed on a pure sward of Italian ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum ) cv. Irish. Lowering the cutting height increased the yield of DM, digestible DM, crude protein and crude fibre. Increasing the interval between cuts increased the yield of DM, digestible DM and crude fibre. The results are discussed in relation to other research findings and to the management of short‐term leys of Italian ryegrass.