The response to Anthephora pubescens Nees to different intensities and frequencies of defoliation

Abstract

A factorial experiment with four frequencies (2, 4, 6 or 8-weekly) and five intensities (2, 5, 8, 11 and 14 cm height) of clipping was carried out on Anthephora pubescens in a pot soil culture. Response was measured in terms of total dry matter clipping yield, root production and top growth/root ratio.

Keywords: responses|defoliation intensities|defoliation frequencies|experiments|pot cultivation|cultures|dry matter production|clipping yields|root production|growth|flowering stages|leaf production|plants|grasses|defoliations