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Publication Date

1989

Location

Nice France

Description

Little is known of root growth dynamics of perennial grasses in relation to time of year and vegetative shoot development. Characterizing root growth as influenced by shoot manipu­lation would aid in understanding plant response to manage­ment and environmental variables. Frequency of cutting or grazing and the use of seedhead-suppressing chemicals are two management tools available for manipulating shoot growth. The objective of this research was to study changes in root and shoot growth of bermudagrass as influenced by cutting fre­quency and seedhead suppression.

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Responses of Root and Shoot Growth of Cynodon dactylon to Cutting Frequency and Growth Regulator

Nice France

Little is known of root growth dynamics of perennial grasses in relation to time of year and vegetative shoot development. Characterizing root growth as influenced by shoot manipu­lation would aid in understanding plant response to manage­ment and environmental variables. Frequency of cutting or grazing and the use of seedhead-suppressing chemicals are two management tools available for manipulating shoot growth. The objective of this research was to study changes in root and shoot growth of bermudagrass as influenced by cutting fre­quency and seedhead suppression.