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THE EFFECT OF PESTICIDES ON THE YIELD AND BOTANICAL COMPOSITION OF A NEWLY‐SOWN RYEGRASS LEY AND OF AN OLD MIXED PASTURE
Author(s) -
Henderson I. F.,
Clements R. O.
Publication year - 1974
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.1365-2494.1974.tb01249.x
Subject(s) - pasture , agronomy , perennial plant , composition (language) , pesticide , yield (engineering) , biology , philosophy , linguistics , materials science , metallurgy
Newly‐sown S24 perennial ryegrass at Hurley and old established ryegrass‐dominant mixed pasture at Rothamsted were treated with several pesticides, singly and in combination, over the period 1969–73. Yields were either unaffected or increased by up to 30% in any one year, depending on the treatment, the newly‐sown sward giving the more consistent response from year to year.