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1977
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A two-year field study at Mead, Nebraska, USA, showed that subsequent tillering was generally increased when 33, 67, and 100% of the elongated tillers were removed in Lincoln smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss.). Apical dominance was apparently reduced when elongated tillers were removed and as a consequence new tillers elongated. If irrigated smooth bromegrass is grazed in the spring so about 67 % or more of the elongated tillers are removed and subsequent tillering will be increased. By removing only 67 % or slightly more of the tillers, remaining leaf area could supply carbohydrates to the small developing tillers.
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Krause, James W. and Moser, Lowell E., "Tillering in irrigated smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss.) as affected by elongated tiller removal" (1977). IGC Proceedings (1977-2023). 6.
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Tillering in irrigated smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss.) as affected by elongated tiller removal
A two-year field study at Mead, Nebraska, USA, showed that subsequent tillering was generally increased when 33, 67, and 100% of the elongated tillers were removed in Lincoln smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss.). Apical dominance was apparently reduced when elongated tillers were removed and as a consequence new tillers elongated. If irrigated smooth bromegrass is grazed in the spring so about 67 % or more of the elongated tillers are removed and subsequent tillering will be increased. By removing only 67 % or slightly more of the tillers, remaining leaf area could supply carbohydrates to the small developing tillers.
