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Alternate Three‐Cutting Systems for Alfalfa 1
Author(s) -
Dexter S. T.
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/agronj1964.00021962005600040005x
Subject(s) - cutting , agronomy , growing season , mathematics , biology , environmental science , horticulture
Synopsis A schedule of cutting 3 times in the bud stage before September 1 was compared with cutting twice in early bloom and once about November 1 with 10 varieties of alfalfa, in 3 sets of plots in 2 locations, over a period of 6 years in lower Michigan. In the locations where the growing season and distribution of rainfall made it difficult to obtain three good cuttings before September, the alternate system gave as good as or better yields and definitely better survival.