Publication Date
1993
Description
Seedling recruitment from buried seed was measured in hill country after the resident vegetation was suppressed or killed using herbicide, and either Yatsyn ryegrass, hill ryegrass or a low fertility grass mix was oversown. Unsown plots serves as a control. The total number of seedlings emerging per m2 was similar for all treatments but differences between treatments occurred in the species composition of seedling populations. Ryegrass seedling density in sown plots was 3 times that in unsown plots and white clover seedling numbers were 6 times greater. Other grasses were present in numbers equivalent to sown ryegrass. Subterranean clover and other legumes were found predominantly on north-facing slopes. Weed species contributed over 70% of the total number of seedlings present.
Citation
Wedderburn, M E.; Pengelly, W J.; and Greaves, L A., "Seedling Emergence from Buried Seed in Unsown and Oversown Hill Pasture" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 2.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session11/2
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Seedling Emergence from Buried Seed in Unsown and Oversown Hill Pasture
Seedling recruitment from buried seed was measured in hill country after the resident vegetation was suppressed or killed using herbicide, and either Yatsyn ryegrass, hill ryegrass or a low fertility grass mix was oversown. Unsown plots serves as a control. The total number of seedlings emerging per m2 was similar for all treatments but differences between treatments occurred in the species composition of seedling populations. Ryegrass seedling density in sown plots was 3 times that in unsown plots and white clover seedling numbers were 6 times greater. Other grasses were present in numbers equivalent to sown ryegrass. Subterranean clover and other legumes were found predominantly on north-facing slopes. Weed species contributed over 70% of the total number of seedlings present.
