Cutting frequency and cutting height effects on forage quality of rough fescue and Parry oat grass

Willms, Walter D.; Beauchemin, K. A.

doi:10.4141/cjas91-010

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“…Similar results were reported by Willms and Beauchemin (1991) on rough Festuca scabrellavar and Danthoiia parryi grasses; Ghandorah et al (1996), Tabacco et al (2002) The interaction between main and sub plot treatments (A x B) was significant for protein (%) in both seasons. The best interaction treatment was obtained from plants fertilized with the high level of NPK (200:200:100 kg/fed) and cut three times as clearly shown in Table (2).…”

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Effect of Mineral Fertilization and Cutting Numbers on Growth and Productivity of Guar Plant Ii. Effect on Yield of Green Foliage, Seed, Guaran Yield and Protein

Abdou

Badran

El-Sayed

et al. 2022

Scient. J. of Flowers and Ornament. Plants

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study the effect of NPK fertilization and number of cuts on the foliage, seed and guaran yield as well as protein content of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, L. Taub.) plant. Data revealed that increasing mineral NPK level led to significant increase all studied parameters (fresh and dry green foliage/fed/year, seed and guaran yield/plant and /fed/year and protein content) comparing with control. The results showed that increasing number of cuts significantly increased fresh and dry green foliage/fed/year and, protein content while significantly decreased seed and guaran yield/plant and /fed as compared with non-cut plants. The interaction treatment of high level of NPK in combination with three cuts was the best interaction treatment to obtain the highest green foliage/plant and /fed/year and protein content. For obtaining good productivity of seeds and guaran, it should be fertilizing plants with a high level of NPK (200:200:100 kg/fed) without cutting. Meanwhile, when green leaf yield is the primary goal, it is suggested to supply plants with the high level of NPK (200:200:100 kg/fed) and cutting plants three times. In the case of search for a good yield of seed, guaran and foliage, it could be recommended to fertilize guar plants with the high level of NPK and cutting plants just one time.

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Effect of Mineral Fertilization and Cutting Numbers on Growth and Productivity of Guar Plant Ii. Effect on Yield of Green Foliage, Seed, Guaran Yield and Protein

Abdou

Badran

El-Sayed

et al. 2022

Scient. J. of Flowers and Ornament. Plants

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“…The resistance to weathering of rough fescue, a "hard" grass, seems to be derived from a well developed sclerenchymatous layer in the leaves (Coupland and Brayshaw 1953) and, perhaps, from leaf rolling which may contribute to its ability to cure on the stem (Looman 1983). Rough fescue has a greater (P<0.05) concentration of acid detergent fibre than Parry oat grass (Willms and Beauchemin 1991). Similar comparisons with the dominant species in the bluegrass-sedge community were not available but other rhizomatous grasses of the fescue prairie have less crude fibre than either rough fescue or Parry oat grass (Johnston and Bezeau 1962).…”

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Seasonal Changes of Herbage Biomass on the Fescue Prairie

Willms¹,

Adams²,

Dormaar³

1996

Journal of Range Management

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“…Except for recent reports on the response of dry matter yield (Willms 1991) and nutrient quality (Willms and Beauchemin 1991) of rough fescue to repeated annual cutting, all other studies report the effects of cutting in a single year (Johnston 1961;McLean and Wikeem 1985). Although the single-year cutting provides useful information on the plant response to grazing, repeated yearly cutting is more realistic because cattle tend to regraze plants in consecutive years.…”

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Growth characteristics of rough fescue (Festuca scabrella var. campestris) after three years of repeated harvesting at scheduled frequencies and heights

Willms¹,

Fraser²

1992

Can. J. Bot.

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1992. Growth characteristics of rough fescue (Festuca scabrella var. carnpestris) after three years of repeated harvesting at scheduled frequencies and heights. Can. J. Bot. 70: 2125-2129. A study was made in the rough fescue grasslands of southwestern Alberta to determine the growth response of rough fescue (Festuca scabrella var. catrzpestris Rydb.) to five cutting frequencies and three cutting heights after 3 years of repeated treatments. The same plants were cut either 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 times over a 16-week period beginning in mid-May, at 16-, 8-, 4-, 2-, or 1-week intervals, respectively, and at heights of either 5, 10, or 15 cm above ground level. After 3 years of repeated treatment, dry matter yields, etiolated growth, tiller height, tiller number, and growth rate decreased with increased cutting frequency and decreased cutting height. A single harvest at the end of August, cut at a height of 15 cm, produced yields that were similar to previously undisturbed plants. This treatment also produced the maximum sustainable forage yields. The study confirms the high susceptibility of rough fescue to grazing during the growing season and indicates that optimum management should include dormant-season grazing.

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Cutting frequency and cutting height effects on forage quality of rough fescue and Parry oat grass

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

Effect of Mineral Fertilization and Cutting Numbers on Growth and Productivity of Guar Plant Ii. Effect on Yield of Green Foliage, Seed, Guaran Yield and Protein

Effect of Mineral Fertilization and Cutting Numbers on Growth and Productivity of Guar Plant Ii. Effect on Yield of Green Foliage, Seed, Guaran Yield and Protein

Seasonal Changes of Herbage Biomass on the Fescue Prairie

Growth characteristics of rough fescue (Festuca scabrella var. campestris) after three years of repeated harvesting at scheduled frequencies and heights

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