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Influence of Soil Moisture on the Herbage of Two Legumes and Three Grasses as Related to Dry Matter Yields, Crude Protein, and Botanical Composition 1
Author(s) -
Van Riper G. E.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1964.00021962005600010014x
Subject(s) - trefoil , agronomy , dry matter , lotus corniculatus , water content , composition (language) , moisture , biology , chemistry , linguistics , philosophy , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering
Synopsis Alfalfa and alfalfa‐grass associations effectively utilized more soil moisture during a wet year followed by a dry year than birdsfoot trefoil and birdsfoot trefoil‐grass associations. In general, bromegrass used significantly more water than orchardgrass during a dry year.