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Effect of Seeding Date on Seasonal Production and Quality of Temporary Winter Grazing Crops 1
Author(s) -
Cummins D. G.,
Newton J. P.,
Craigmiles J. P.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1964.0011183x000400060005x
Subject(s) - agricultural experiment station , acknowledgement , production (economics) , agricultural science , crop , agricultural economics , crop production , citation , agriculture , library science , mathematics , agronomy , operations research , environmental science , computer science , history , economics , biology , macroeconomics , computer security , archaeology
S grains are used as winter pastures in many areas of the United States. They are desirable forages for winter livestock feed because of good palatability, high protein and T.D.N. content, and their stimulating effect on milk production (4, 5, 7, 8). Most of their growth is made during the cool season when temperatures are more favorable for livestock performance. Also, rainfall is plentiful and well distributed during most of their growing period (5). The greatest hazard in the production of these fall seeded annual pasture plants is fall droughts which frequently create difficulties in land preparation, in seed germination, and in plant establishment. An alternative in escaping this drought hazard other than the use of supplemental water and land fallow is adjusting the date of seeding. This publication reports results of varying the seeding dates of oats, wheat, and rye (with and without ryegrass) on forage production, and relates these results to climatic conditions during the seeding and growing seasons.