Publication Date
1997
Description
On-farm trials were conducted from 1992 to 1995 to investigate the efficacy of alternative post-harvest residue management practices for production of fine-leaf fescue seed crops, creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra L.) and Chewings fescue (F. rubra L. ssp. commutata Gaud.). Seed yield and seed quality were maintained in Chewings fescue seed crops without burning when residue management techniques removed most of the straw and stubble remaining after harvest. Seed yield was reduced to unacceptable levels by all nonthermal management practices in creeping red fescue.
Citation
Chastain, T G.; Young, W C. III; Kiemnec, G L.; Garbacik, C J.; Gingrich, G A.; and Cook, G H., "Post-Harvest Residue Management for Fine Fescue Seed Crops in Oregon" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1997-2023). 21.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session25/21
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Post-Harvest Residue Management for Fine Fescue Seed Crops in Oregon
On-farm trials were conducted from 1992 to 1995 to investigate the efficacy of alternative post-harvest residue management practices for production of fine-leaf fescue seed crops, creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra L.) and Chewings fescue (F. rubra L. ssp. commutata Gaud.). Seed yield and seed quality were maintained in Chewings fescue seed crops without burning when residue management techniques removed most of the straw and stubble remaining after harvest. Seed yield was reduced to unacceptable levels by all nonthermal management practices in creeping red fescue.
