Track 2-01: The Ecology of Grassland and Forage Ecosystems
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Publication Date
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Description
Morphogenetic studies of the growth dynamics of leaves and tillers of forage grasses have enabled the management strategies for grasses to be defined for various environmental conditions (Euclides et al. 2010). As the development of clones of Pennisetum purpureum is recent (Pereira e Lédo 2008), detailed information on their growth characteristic under pasture is necessary as a reference for the adoption of appropriate management practices. The objective of this study was to assess the morphogenetic and structural characteristics of basal and aerial tillers in pastures of two small-size clones of elephant grass managed under intermittent stocking for six grazing cycles in spring and summer.
Citation
de Carvalho, Carlos Augusto Brandão; Fernandes, Priscila Beligoli; Paciullo, Domingos S. C.; and Gomide, Carlos A. M., "Morphogenetic and Structural Characteristics of Clones of Elephant Grass Managed under Intermittent Stocking" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 16.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/2-1/16)
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Morphogenetic and Structural Characteristics of Clones of Elephant Grass Managed under Intermittent Stocking
Sydney, Australia
Morphogenetic studies of the growth dynamics of leaves and tillers of forage grasses have enabled the management strategies for grasses to be defined for various environmental conditions (Euclides et al. 2010). As the development of clones of Pennisetum purpureum is recent (Pereira e Lédo 2008), detailed information on their growth characteristic under pasture is necessary as a reference for the adoption of appropriate management practices. The objective of this study was to assess the morphogenetic and structural characteristics of basal and aerial tillers in pastures of two small-size clones of elephant grass managed under intermittent stocking for six grazing cycles in spring and summer.
