Forage Yield and Persistence of Chicory and English Plantain

Sanderson, Matt A.; Labreveux, María; Hall, M. H.; Elwinger, Gerald F.

doi:10.2135/cropsci2003.9950

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“…Rainfall in June 2001, however, was 1.7 inches greater than in 2000 and 1.4 inches greater than the long-term average. The yields of Grasslands Puna, Forage Feast, and Lacerta were similar to those obtained in other field-plot research at the same site (13). In that study, yields of the three forage chicory cultivars averaged 7100 lb/acre in 2000 and 4700 lb/acre in 2001.…”

Section: Forage Yieldssupporting

confidence: 86%

“…(Table 3). In other clipped-plot research at the same location, plant density of Puna and Forage Feast decreased by 20 to 50% during the same 2-year period, whereas plant density of Lacerta decreased 80% (13). During 2 years of grazing management in central Pennsylvania, 25 to 45% of Puna and Forage Feast plants and 84% of Lacerta plants died (8).…”

Section: Persistence Of Chicorymentioning

confidence: 74%

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Yield and Persistence of Forage and Root-type Chicory Cultivars

Sanderson

2007

Forage & Grazinglands

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A challenge in managing chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) as a forage is dealing with bolting of flower stalks in spring. Cultivars of chicory with reduced bolting potential, used mainly for root and sugar production (root types), are available. An experiment was conducted at Rock Springs, PA, to compare forage cultivars and European root‐type cultivars of chicory for yield, bolting, and persistence under clipping. ‘Grasslands Puna,’ ‘Lacerta,’ and ‘Forage Feast’ forage cultivars and ‘Dagerrad,’ ‘Halle,’ and ‘Katrein’ root‐type cultivars were sown in April 1999. Plots were cut every 4 week during May to August 2000 and 2001. Dry matter (DM) yield was determined at each harvest and bolting was estimated visually. Stand densities were determined periodically from October 1999 to June 2002. The cultivars did not differ in DM yield in 2000 (average DM of 6700 lb/acre). Grasslands Puna and Lacerta yielded more DM than other cultivars in 2001. More than 80% of Lacerta and Puna plants bolted at the first harvest in both years, whereas only 30 to 40% of Forage Feast and the root cultivars bolted. There was < 10% bolting in Forage Feast and the root‐type cultivars after the first harvest in 2000 and during all harvests of 2001. Lacerta suffered a 52% loss of plants in 2000 and a cumulative loss of 90% by June 2002. In June 2002 Lacerta had 2 plants/ft2, whereas the other cultivars averaged 6 plants/ft2. Reduced bolting would be a useful characteristic of forage chicory cultivars provided that yield and persistence were not compromised.

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Section: Persistence Of Chicorymentioning

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Yield and Persistence of Forage and Root-type Chicory Cultivars

Sanderson

2007

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“…However, our yields remained well below those from the northeastern United States, where chicory yields ranged from 6028 to 7200 kg ha -1 DM1 [28,17], and 9640 kg . ha -1 DM reported from New Zealand [19].…”

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Forage Yield and Quality of Chicory, Birdsfoot Trefoil, and Alfalfa During the Establishment Year

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As part of a study to evaluate alternative forages for farmed deer, we compared forage yields and quality of birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) and forage chicory (Cichorium intybus) with that of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) in north central Alberta, Canada. Despite similar plant densities among the three species, the foliar cover of chicory averaged 76%, 20% greater than alfalfa and 50% greater than trefoil. Alfalfa had higher plant height, dry matter yields, and crude protein concentrations compared to chicory and trefoil, leading to crude protein yields nearly double that of the other forages. Alfalfa also had superior over-winter persistence. Birdsfoot trefoil stands exhibited poor competitiveness in the year of establishment, as demonstrated by high weed and volunteer clover biomass. Chicory had lower neutral detergent fiber concentrations compared to the other forages, leading to a favorable neutral detergent soluble value of 590 g kg -1 DM, 6% greater than that of trefoil. In contrast, tannin concentrations were greatest in trefoil (nearly 60 g kg -1 DM), well above those in the other forages (<20 g kg -1 DM). These results highlight the potential of chicory for forage production, as well as the importance of mixing alfalfa with alternative forages to optimize forage yield and quality.

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“…Unfortunately the grazing management requirements to optimise DM yield, persistence and nutritive value of many grasses, legumes and forbs (Sanderson et al 2003, Labreveux et al 2006, Turner et al 2006, Lee et al 2012 do not align with each other or align with perennial ryegrass and white clover. However, there are examples of some species combinations with aligning grazing management which could be components of diverse pastures (e.g.…”

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Simple versus diverse pastures: opportunities and challenges in dairy systems

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For Australian and New Zealand dairy farms the primary source of home grown feed comes from grazed perennial pastures. The high consumption of perennial pasture is a key factor in the low cost of production of Australian and New Zealand dairy systems and hence their ability to maintain international competiveness. The major pasture species used are perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and white clover (Trifolium repens L.), normally grown in a simple binary mixture. As pasture production has been further driven by increasing use of nitrogen fertilizer and irrigation, farms are getting closer to their economic optimum level of pasture consumption. Increasing inputs and intensification has also increased scrutiny on the environmental footprint of dairy production. Increasing the diversity of pasture species within dairy swards presents opportunities to further increase the productivity of the feedbase through additional forage production, extending the growing season, improving forage nutritive characteristics and ultimately increasing milk production per cow and/or per ha. Diverse pastures also present an opportunity to mitigate some of the environmental consequences associated with intensive pasture-based dairy systems. A consistent finding of experiments investigating diverse pastures is that their benefits are due to the attributes of the additional species, rather than increasing the number of species per se. Therefore the species that are best suited for inclusion into dairy pastures will be situation specific. Furthermore, the presence of additional species will generally require modification to the management principles of dairy pastures, particularly around nitrogen fertilizer and grazing, to ensure that the additional species remain productive and persistent.

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Forage Yield and Persistence of Chicory and English Plantain

Cited by 38 publications

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Simple versus diverse pastures: opportunities and challenges in dairy systems

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