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Overseeding Winter Annual Grasses in Sericea Lespedeza 1
Author(s) -
Hoveland C. S.,
Carden E. L.
Publication year - 1971
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/agronj1971.00021962006300020042x
Subject(s) - lespedeza , secale , agronomy , forage , lolium multiflorum , biology , bromus , bromus inermis , poaceae
Forage yields of rye ( Secale cereale L.), rescue ( Bromus catharticus Vahl.) and ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum Lam.) seeded annually for three years on Serala sericea ( Lespedeza cuneata (Dumont) G. Don) were compared. Rye furnished 1,400 kg/ha of dry forage by March 20 while rescue and ryegrass produced less than 250 kg/ha by the same date. Rye extended the productive season by about 2 months and increased total annual yields 2,000 kg/ha over the 6,600 kg/ha produced by sericea alone. Sericea growth in spring was not reduced by rye, but it was reduced by rescue and ryegrass. None of the species reduced stands of sericea.