Eastern Gamagrass Management for Pasture in the Mid-Atlantic Region: II. Diet and Canopy Characteristics, and Stand Persistence

Eastern gamagrass [Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.] (EG), a native warm-season perennial grass, lacks evaluation for use in grazing systems. Our objective was to test EG in a 4-yr experiment to estimate forage mass (FM) that maximizes steer (Bos taurus) performance and pasture productivity. Pasture ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Agronomy journal 2010-01, Vol.102 (1), p.179-186
Hauptverfasser:	Burns, J.C, Fisher, D.S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions beef cattle Biological and medical sciences continuous grazing crude protein Cynodon dactylon diet feeding preferences forage forage grasses forage mass Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology grazing management height in vitro digestibility leaves liveweight gain neutral detergent fiber nutritive value Pasture pasture management pastures rotational grazing stand persistence steers stems Tripsacum dactyloides warm season grasses
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