Vegetative composition, forage production, and plant vigor as influenced by date of mowing
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Published source details
Hazell D.B. (1965) Vegetative composition, forage production, and plant vigor as influenced by date of mowing. Journal of Range Management, 18, 261-264.
Published source details Hazell D.B. (1965) Vegetative composition, forage production, and plant vigor as influenced by date of mowing. Journal of Range Management, 18, 261-264.
Summary
In the Osage Hills of northern Oklahoma (south central USA) it is common practice to mow native grass meadows in autumn, but whether this is best management was unclear. This study, undertaken on the Adams Ranch (a 13,355 ha prairie range), compared two meadows mowed at different times of the year (summer or early autumn) to assess how composition, forage production and plant vigour are affected by mowing date.
Dominant grasses were big bluestem Andropogon gerardi, little bluestem A.scoparius, indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans and switchgrass Panicum virgatum. One meadow was traditionally mown annually around 1 July for hay. The other (6 ha) was mown annually in late August-early September.
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