Soil Moisture Extraction Trends of Several Legume‐Grass Mixtures as Affected by Cutting Frequency and Nitrogen Fertilization<sup>1</sup>

Wolf, Douglas A.

doi:10.2134/agronj1964.00021962005600050006x

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“…D IFFERENCES in moisture use by various plants have been studied extensively (1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,15,16,17). In an early study, Briggs and Shantz (3) observed that the moisture use of various plants was different under the same climatic conditions.…”

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Moisture Use by Selected Forage Crops¹

Cohen¹,

Strickling

1968

Agronomy Journal

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Soil moisture measurements were made under alfalfa, tall fescue, and bermudagrass, receiving two levels of nitrogen fertilization, and bare fallow. The measurements were analyzed in order to determine the moisture use patterns of the various plants. All species in this study used approximately the same amount of water during the growing season. Soil moisture loss continued at a nearly uniform rate until approximately 63.5 mm of moisture was used; subsequently, the rate of moisture loss decreased. The growth of the plants was curtailed even though water, in the available range, was present at a depth of 15.2 cm and below. In this experiment, bermudagrass receiving 450 kg of N per hectare produced more dry matter than bermudagrass receiving 112 kg of N per hectare with no significant difference in water consumption. After a rain which did not completely wet the soil profile, moisture was used throughout the whole root zone and not exclusively from the depth wetted by the rain. The advantages ascribed to deep‐rooted perennial crops with regard to moisture use were not apparent in this study.

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Cohen¹,

Strickling

1968

Agronomy Journal

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Soil water content beneath summer-dormant and summer-active swards in a seasonally semi-arid environment

Snaydon

1972

Agricultural Meteorology

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Selection criteria in grass breeding. VI. Effects of defoliation on plants growing in small plots in field and controlled environment conditions

Lazenby

Rogers

1965

J. Agric. Sci.

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1. This paper reports on two experiments, one conducted in the field, the other in a cold cabinet. These had three objectives: (i) to examine the effects, on yield and some components of yield in certain grass varieties, of various combinations of frequency and intensity of defoliation, (ii) to compare these effects in the two environments, and (iii) to assess the value of very small plots.2. Records were taken of the major environmental variables in the field; the chosen environment in the cabinet was quantified.3. In the field trial, the cutting treatments comprised all combinations of two frequencies (herbage cut when 8 in. and 4 in. in length) and two intensities (cut back to tiller lengths of 2 in. and 1 in.) plus a fifth treatment of cutting at a silage stage back to a tiller length of 1 in. The first four treatments were also used in the cold cabinet trial. S170 and North African tall fescue were common to both experiments; in addition, S22 Italian rye-graes was included in the field trial. In both trials, plots consisted of four rows of seven plants, square planted at 2 in. x 2 in.

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Soil Moisture Extraction Trends of Several Legume‐Grass Mixtures as Affected by Cutting Frequency and Nitrogen Fertilization¹

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Moisture Use by Selected Forage Crops¹

Moisture Use by Selected Forage Crops¹

Soil water content beneath summer-dormant and summer-active swards in a seasonally semi-arid environment

Selection criteria in grass breeding. VI. Effects of defoliation on plants growing in small plots in field and controlled environment conditions

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Moisture Use by Selected Forage Crops1

Moisture Use by Selected Forage Crops1

Soil water content beneath summer-dormant and summer-active swards in a seasonally semi-arid environment

Selection criteria in grass breeding. VI. Effects of defoliation on plants growing in small plots in field and controlled environment conditions

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Soil Moisture Extraction Trends of Several Legume‐Grass Mixtures as Affected by Cutting Frequency and Nitrogen Fertilization¹

Moisture Use by Selected Forage Crops¹

Moisture Use by Selected Forage Crops¹