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Runoff Farming in the Desert IV. Survival and Yields of Perennial Range Plants 1
Author(s) -
Tadmor N. H.,
Evenari M.,
Shanan L.
Publication year - 1970
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/agronj1970.00021962006200060003x
Subject(s) - dactylis glomerata , agronomy , perennial plant , phalaris arundinacea , cynodon dactylon , biology , medicago sativa , bromus , tiller (botany) , festuca arundinacea , ecotype , poaceae , botany , wetland , ecology
Survival, performance and yields of 80 ecotypes of 30 perennial range plant species grown with water spreading in a 100‐mm winter‐rainfall desert, were recorded over a 9‐year period. Phalaris tuberosa, Oryzopsis miliacea , and Medicago sativa were outstanding in all respects, surviving a 34‐month drought period and recovering to yield 25 to 35 ton/ha fresh matter (6 to 11 ton/ha dry). Festuca arundinacea, Hyparrhenia hirta, Cynodon dactylon, Dactylis glomerata, Hordeum bulbosum , and Panicum antidotale also produced substantial yields.