Subtropical grasses in Bay of Plenty dairy pastures

Authors

  • Cc Bell
  • B. Keene

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.1995.57.2179

Abstract

Data collected for Bay Milk Products Ltd, using a standard rate of growth technique, were analysed to assess the effects of C, grasses on total pasture and ryegrass growth rates. In the years when C, grasses were prominent summer growth rates were at their maximum but there was no evidence that ryegrass growth rates were penalised by the C, grass component in the same or subsequent years. The results shoti that C, grasses are widespread in the BOP and will continue to be an important part of the BOP dairy pasture ecosystem. Several suggestions are made on how to reduce the C, grass component of the pastures, but it should be recognised that agronomically useful types could form a useful component of the sward in years when climatic conditions during the summer period are conducive to their vigorous growth. Keywords: C, grasses, pasture growth, subtropical grasses, summer production

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1995-01-01

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