Nutritive Value Response of Native Warm-Season Forage Grasses to Harvest Intervals and Durations in Mixed Stands

Nutritive Value Response of Native Warm-Season Forage Grasses to Harvest Intervals and Durations in Mixed Stands

Interest in management of native warm-season grasses for multiple uses is growing in southeastern USA. Forage quality response of early-succession mixed stands of big bluestem (BB, Andropogon gerardii), indiangrass (IG, Sorghastrum nutans), and little bluestem (SG, Schizachyrium scoparium) to harves...

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Main Authors: Vitalis W. Temu, Brian J. Rude, Brian S. Baldwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-05-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
native grass
warm-season
bluestem
digestibility
composition
crude protein
defoliation
forage quality
mixed stand
harvest interval
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/3/2/266

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