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Winter Forage Production and in Vitro Digestibility of Some Phalaris Aquatica Introductions 1
Author(s) -
Hoveland C. S.,
Anthony W. B.
Publication year - 1971
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/cropsci1971.0011183x001100030049x
Subject(s) - phalaris arundinacea , festuca arundinacea , biology , agronomy , forage , dry matter , festuca , anthesis , pasture , perennial plant , habit , poaceae , wetland , cultivar , ecology , psychology , psychotherapist
Several unselected Phalaris aquatica L. plant introductions made nearly twice as much winter (Nov.‐Feb.) production as Kentucky 31 tall fescue ( Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) or Auburn reed canarygrass ( P. arundinacea L.) over a 4‐year period in central Alabama. Digestible dry matter of P. aquatica forage was high and superior to tall fescue in the spring. The wide range in winter productivity, growth habit, time of anthesis and summer dormancy make this species promising for breeding varieties adapted to the Lower Coastal Plain of the U.S.A.