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Publication Date
1997
Location
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Description
The objective of our study was to assess the effect of four different defoliation frequencies upon the digestible dry matter (DDM) yield of tall wheatgrass (Thinopyrum ponticum) during the spring season in Balcarce, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Four sets of three plots in a wheatgrass dominated pasture were defoliated every 7, 14, 21 and 28 days. Neither total pasture nor wheatgrass DM yields accumulated throughout the experimental period differed (p>0.05) among treatments. DMivD of wheatgrass declined (p<0.05) through time in all treatments. The accumulated DDM yield differed (p< 0.05) among treatments (F7=967.6b; F14= 1036.6ab; F21= 1167.6ab; F28= 1419.0a DDM kg ha-1). A 28 day defoliation frequency should be applied to tall wheatgrass to obtain the highest digestible dry matter yields.
Citation
Brizuela, M A.; Laplace, S; and Cid, M S., "Defoliation Effects on Digestible Dry Matter Yield of Tall Wheatgrass" (1997). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 27.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session22/27)
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Defoliation Effects on Digestible Dry Matter Yield of Tall Wheatgrass
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
The objective of our study was to assess the effect of four different defoliation frequencies upon the digestible dry matter (DDM) yield of tall wheatgrass (Thinopyrum ponticum) during the spring season in Balcarce, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Four sets of three plots in a wheatgrass dominated pasture were defoliated every 7, 14, 21 and 28 days. Neither total pasture nor wheatgrass DM yields accumulated throughout the experimental period differed (p>0.05) among treatments. DMivD of wheatgrass declined (p<0.05) through time in all treatments. The accumulated DDM yield differed (p< 0.05) among treatments (F7=967.6b; F14= 1036.6ab; F21= 1167.6ab; F28= 1419.0a DDM kg ha-1). A 28 day defoliation frequency should be applied to tall wheatgrass to obtain the highest digestible dry matter yields.
