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Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Parr, T. W.;
Cox, R.;
Plant, R. A. |
Author Affiliation: | Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Monks Wood Experimental Station |
Title: | The Effects of Cutting Height on Root Distribution and Water Use of Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L. S23) Turf |
Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 60, 1984, p. 45-53. |
Publishing Information: | Bingley, England: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Mowing height; Root growth; Shoot growth; Water use; Lolium perenne; Root distribution
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Abstract/Contents: | "The effects of three cutting heights (20 mm, 44 mm, and uncut) on shoot growth, root growth, and water use during the establishment of a spring sown turf of Lolium perenne were compared. The 44 mm cut only reduced root biomass at soil depths below 15 cm whereas the 20 mm cut reduced roots at all depths and resulted in a 35% reduction in total root biomass. Total water use over the summer period was greatest in the uncut plots (2.8 mm day-1) and least in the low cut plots (2.2 mm day-1). Cutting also reduced the depth at which water was used from 90 cm to 65 cm. Although cutting reduced the total grass biomass, the root:total shoot (including cuttings) ratio remained constant indicating a direct relationship between root and shoot production. The pattern of soil water use within the soil profile was positively correlated with the distribution of root biomass. This result is discussed in relation to the idea of using patterns of water use as an indirect method of examining turf root systems." root growth of ryegrass. |
Language: | English |
References: | 29 |
Note: | Brief summary appears in Sports Turf Review, December 1984, #154, p 138. Tables Figures |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Parr, T. W., R. Cox, and R. A. Plant. 1984. The Effects of Cutting Height on Root Distribution and Water Use of Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L. S23) Turf. J. Sports Turf Res. Inst. 60:p. 45-53. |
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