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Inclined Point Quadrat Estimation of Species Contributions to Pasture Dry Matter Production 1
Author(s) -
Olusuyi Samuel A.,
Raguse Charles A.
Publication year - 1968
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/agronj1968.00021962006000040035x
Subject(s) - pasture , quadrat , dry matter , forage , perennial plant , agronomy , environmental science , mathematics , biomass (ecology) , biology , ecology , transect
An inclined point quadrat method was successfully used to determine proportional dry matter contributions of four perennial pasture forage species in a mixed sward. An increase in accuracy was achieved when more than one point was recorded for each needle probe.