Publication Date
1989
Description
In recent years the quantities of dandelion appearing on newly established grasslands has increased quite significantly. In such conditions it can no longer be treated as a meadow herb whose fodder value, according to European literature, equals half of that of valuable fodder plants. Becoming a weed, dandelion has been the object of investigations on ways of eliminating it from the sward by means of herbicides (Schlotter et al., 1988). At the same time, experiments are under way on biological properties of dandelion with the aim to explain the causes of its expansion. It was found that there is an interdependence between inter-row spaces of grasses sown and the development of dandelion plants (Darwent and Elliott, 1979). Conditions favourable for sprouting in definite ranges of temperature and light have also been determined (Mezynski and Cole, 1974). Palatability and nutritive properties of dandelion in relation to the response of different animal species has been studied by Rogalski (1985).
Citation
Falkowski, M; Kukulka, I; and Kozlowski, S, "Characterization of Biological Properties of Fodder Value of Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale Web." (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 10.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session7/10
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Characterization of Biological Properties of Fodder Value of Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale Web.
In recent years the quantities of dandelion appearing on newly established grasslands has increased quite significantly. In such conditions it can no longer be treated as a meadow herb whose fodder value, according to European literature, equals half of that of valuable fodder plants. Becoming a weed, dandelion has been the object of investigations on ways of eliminating it from the sward by means of herbicides (Schlotter et al., 1988). At the same time, experiments are under way on biological properties of dandelion with the aim to explain the causes of its expansion. It was found that there is an interdependence between inter-row spaces of grasses sown and the development of dandelion plants (Darwent and Elliott, 1979). Conditions favourable for sprouting in definite ranges of temperature and light have also been determined (Mezynski and Cole, 1974). Palatability and nutritive properties of dandelion in relation to the response of different animal species has been studied by Rogalski (1985).
