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October - December, 2006
Forage Systems Update
Vol 15, No. 4
Field Notes from Valerie Tate
A grass variety trial was established on September 13, 2002. Entries
included twelve orchardgrass, nine perennial ryegrass, one reed
canarygrass, one smooth bromegrass, twelve tall fescue, and one
timothy cultivar. Grasses were sown into a prepared seedbed with a
press-wheel plot seeder, and there were three replications of each
variety. Plots were harvested using a flail type mechanical
harvester. A 14' x 3' strip from the center of each plot was
harvested for yield determination. A subsample of harvested material
was dried to determine dry matter yield of each plot. Nitrogen
fertilizer was applied at a rate of 200 pounds of N/ac/yr with
phosphorus and potassium fertilizer applications based on the removal
of nutrients by the harvested forage. Chemical control of broadleaf
weeds was applied as needed.
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