THE EFFECT OF CUTTING HEIGHT AND CUTTING FREQUENCY ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF AN ITALIAN RYEGRASS SWARD
- 1 September 1972
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Grass and Forage Science
- Vol. 27 (3) , 177-182
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2494.1972.tb00706.x
Abstract
Three cutting heights, 1, 3 and 5 in. (2.5, 7.6 and 12.7 cm), and three cutting frequencies, 3, 6 and 10 weeks, were imposed on a pure sward of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) cv. Irish. Lowering the cutting height increased the yield of DM, digestible DM, crude protein and crude fibre. Increasing the interval between cuts increased the yield of DM, digestible DM and crude fibre. The results are discussed in relation to other research findings and to the management of short‐term leys of Italian ryegrass.Keywords
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