The potential effect of environmental conditions on the growth of irrigated cool season pastures in the Dohne Sourveld
作者:
le Rouxc.J.G,
HoweL.G.,
du ToitL.P.,
IvesonW.,
期刊:
South African Journal of Plant and Soil
(Taylor Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 8,
issue 4
页码: 165-168
ISSN:0257-1862
年代: 1991
DOI:10.1080/02571862.1991.10634827
出版商: Taylor&Francis Group
关键词: Chemical composition;environmental conditions;Festuca arundinaceae;Loliumsp.;monthly growth rates
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Four temperate grasses (Festuca arundinaceae, Festuca X Loliumhybrid,Lolium boucheanumandLolium multiflorum) were grown under irrigation at the Dohne Agricultural Centre. The object was to determine the monthly growth and nutritional value of the grasses. The effects of environmental features on the growth rate of the pastures were investigated. Polynomial regression of the environmental features against growth rate was used to create transformed values, which were then subjected to stepwise linear regression. In some cases it was possible to describe the growth rate, expressed as the increase in yield (g ha−1) per minute of day length, in terms of temperatures, minimum humidity and increasing day-length. The growth rate ofF. arundinaceaaereached a maximum at a mean average temperature of 18°C, and that ofL. boucheanumat 16°C.Festuca arundinaceae'sgrowth rate is depressed less by higher temperatures than that ofL. boucheanum.Seasonal growth patterns (t DM ha−1month−1) and fibre and N content are reported.
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