A grazing height target to minimize tiller stem elongation rate in annual ryegrass swards

ABSTRACT: Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam) is one of the most cultivated temperate annual forage crop around the world. Despite that, there is little information about the process of stem elongation during its vegetative growth. This information would be useful for grazing management purpos...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Trevisan Santos, Guilherme Doneda Zanini, Deisy Andrade Padilha, André Fischer Sbrissia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2016-01-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000100169&lng=en&tlng=en