Offered Papers Theme C: Delivering the Benefits from Grassland
Description
Centipede grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.) is a warm-season perennial which has received the attention of farmers and researchers as a new forage resource for sown pastures in the low-altitude regions of south-western Japan where bahia grass (Paspalum notatum Flügge) has been widely used (Islam & Hirata, 2005). Leaf and tiller dynamics provide the basis to explain variation in production and canopy structure of a grass sward (Rhodes & Collins, 1993), and knowledge of the dynamics can be used as a tool for sward management. However, this information is lacking for centipede grass (Islam & Hirata, 2005). The aim of this study was to obtain information on leaf and tiller dynamics of centipede grass in comparison with bahia grass.
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Leaf and Tiller Dynamics in Centipede Grass and Bahia Grass
Centipede grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.) is a warm-season perennial which has received the attention of farmers and researchers as a new forage resource for sown pastures in the low-altitude regions of south-western Japan where bahia grass (Paspalum notatum Flügge) has been widely used (Islam & Hirata, 2005). Leaf and tiller dynamics provide the basis to explain variation in production and canopy structure of a grass sward (Rhodes & Collins, 1993), and knowledge of the dynamics can be used as a tool for sward management. However, this information is lacking for centipede grass (Islam & Hirata, 2005). The aim of this study was to obtain information on leaf and tiller dynamics of centipede grass in comparison with bahia grass.
