Publication Date
1997
Description
Clipping frequency and water stress play a major role in the biomass production of grasses. Bajra - Napier BN2 and CO1 showed maximum above ground biomass under monthly clipping without water stress. The above ground biomass of Bajra-Napier BN2, Panicum maximum Hamil and Guinea grass were not affected under weekly and fortnightly clipping with water stress. Water stress affected the monthly clipped and unclipped plant above ground biomass but the below ground biomass increased in all the fodder grasses except Brachiaria mutica.
Citation
Manoharan, K and Paliwal, K, "Effect of Clipping Frequency of some Fodder Grasses in the Semi-Arid Region of Tamil Nadu, India" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 80.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session22/80
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Effect of Clipping Frequency of some Fodder Grasses in the Semi-Arid Region of Tamil Nadu, India
Clipping frequency and water stress play a major role in the biomass production of grasses. Bajra - Napier BN2 and CO1 showed maximum above ground biomass under monthly clipping without water stress. The above ground biomass of Bajra-Napier BN2, Panicum maximum Hamil and Guinea grass were not affected under weekly and fortnightly clipping with water stress. Water stress affected the monthly clipped and unclipped plant above ground biomass but the below ground biomass increased in all the fodder grasses except Brachiaria mutica.
