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Frequency of cutting and sward production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. C. Anslow
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1. Swards of perennial ryegrass (S 24) were grown under conditions of high fertility and were cut at intervals of (a) 3 weeks, (b) 6 weeks, (c) 3 weeks changing to 6 weeks at later points in the growing season.

2. The rate of herbage production (kg D.m./ha/day) was higher throughout the season (April to November) under the longer cutting interval. Plots which were changed from 3- to 6-weekly cutting intervals subsequently showed the same rate of production as those cut every 6 weeks throughout.

Inflorescences emerged from a higher proportion of tillers after long growth periods; this could explain the higher rates of production up to July.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 68 , Issue 3 , June 1967 , pp. 377 - 384
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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