Publication Date
1993
Description
The effects of cattle excreta on white clover growth in perennial ryegrass-white clover pastures were studied under continuous grazing. During 2 6-week periods in June-July and September-October. Caltle selectively grazed the sward where urine had been recently voided and subsequently grazed these areas more fequently than other areas, while grazing the sward adjacent to the dung pats less intensively than other areas. Despite differences in of herbage mass and light interception resulting from altered grazing patterns, dung did not affect the density of white clover (Trifolium repens L,) growing points or the number of branches per stolo1i in the surrounding areas. Urine consistently reduced the number of growing points of clover and the number of branches per stolon.
Citation
Rebuffo, M I.; Snaydon, R; and Morrison, J, "Effect of Excreta on Stolon Development of White Clover Under Continuous Cattle Grazing" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 20.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session11/20
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Effect of Excreta on Stolon Development of White Clover Under Continuous Cattle Grazing
The effects of cattle excreta on white clover growth in perennial ryegrass-white clover pastures were studied under continuous grazing. During 2 6-week periods in June-July and September-October. Caltle selectively grazed the sward where urine had been recently voided and subsequently grazed these areas more fequently than other areas, while grazing the sward adjacent to the dung pats less intensively than other areas. Despite differences in of herbage mass and light interception resulting from altered grazing patterns, dung did not affect the density of white clover (Trifolium repens L,) growing points or the number of branches per stolo1i in the surrounding areas. Urine consistently reduced the number of growing points of clover and the number of branches per stolon.
