Winter Utilization of Cocksfoot

Gardner, A. L.; Hunt, I. V.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2494.1955.tb00035.x

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“…nitro-chalk per acre. Data presented by Alder (2) suggested that larger applications might give heavier yields and make the foggage more winter green, but Gardner and Hunt (10) found that the additional yield obtained by applying 6, rather than 3, cwt. nitro-chalk per acre was uneconomic and they were unable to confirm that winter "burn" was reduced.…”

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Studies on the Extension of the Grazing Season

Corbett¹

1957

Grass and Forage Science

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In a small plot trial good yields of foggage of satisfactory botanical composition with cocksfoot dominant were produced from a mixed-species pasture after it had been cut for silage in spring and again in summer. Production in the following year was satisfactory. The advantages of using ordinary pastures for winter grazing, especially if this occurs only during their last winter before ploughing, are discussed. From a study of various autumn treatments it is concluded that the optimum management for foggage production in the north-east of Scotland is to close fields on or near 10 August when 3 cwt. nitro-chalk per ac. should be applied; a higher rate (6 cwt. per ac), though it increased yields and percentage crude protein immediately, and also during the subsequent summer, conferred no benefits of practical importance. Effects of K fertilizer applications were negligible. Closing as late as the beginning of September gave smaller but useful yields of a higher protein foggage and the sward was less cocksfoot-dominant. Autumn closing and fertilizer treatments did not affect foggage wastage during winter, which averaged 14 per cent of the initial organic-matter yield; the percentage of crude protein in standing foggage rose.

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Studies on the Extension of the Grazing Season

Corbett¹

1957

Grass and Forage Science

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“…As shown elsewhere (1,8), fertilizer nitrogen dressings increased the content of green herbage in the winter grass. A higher percentage of green grass is correlated generally with a higher crude-protein content and invariably with better palatability.…”

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“…Corbett (6) recorded a response of 20 lb of dry matter per lb of N when 52 lb was used on grass rested from early August, but there was a much lower response after an early-September rest. Gardner and Hunt (8) obtained even higher responses by resting the crop from August. In the present experiment, the response to fertilizer obtained in yield of winter grass rarely exceeded 12 lb of dry matter per lb of N; it fell with a shorter rest period and a higher level of application.…”

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The Production of Winter Grass From a Row Crop of Cocksfoot and Lucerne

Cowling

1962

Grass and Forage Science

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A crop of cocksfoot and lucerne in alternate rows was subjected to various autumn treatments for winter pasture. The yield of grass in winter, and the effect of autumn and winter treatments upon yield and composition in the following spring, are reported and discussed. Maximum yield of winter grass was achieved by resting from an early date and applying nitrogenous fertilizer. The response to fertilizer applied in August and mid‐September for winter grass production was as good as that obtained on ordinary swards at other times of the year. To ensure an adequate yield in any year the crop would need to be rested from early August and to receive about 70 lb N per acre. The spring growth of cocksfoot was distinctly retarded by cutting twice in winter, i.e. in November and February. Cutting once only had no such adverse effect. Both cocksfoot and lucerne persisted satisfactorily. The use of nitrogenous fertilizer to promote autumn growth of grass did not greatly reduce the overall productivity of the lucerne. The two species were complementary in the sense that, in combination, they maintained a high aggregate yield of herbage under a range of weather conditions in midsummer and in winter.

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“…DM yield and DOM of autumn saved herbage strongly depend on the length of the growing period before winter and the date of utilisation in winter (Gardner and Hunt, 1955;Gerrish et al, 1994), whereas the special climatic conditions during winter additionally influence the development of DM yield and DOM decisively (Baker at al., 1965;Balasko, 1977). A shorter growing period before winter utilisation improved DOM, but it led to lower DM yields at the same time (Opitz von Boberfeld and Wolf, 2002;Wolf and Opitz von Boberfeld, 2003).…”

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Effect of different agronomical measures on yield and quality of autumn saved herbage during winter grazing - 1<sup>st</sup> communication: Yield and digestibility of organic matter

Boberfeld¹,

Banzhaf²,

Hrabě³

et al. 2006

Czech J. Anim. Sci.

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The objective of this paper was to obtain information about the effect of interactions and different agronomical measures on autumn saved herbage of different sites in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland). Within the different sites, the effect of the factors pre-utilisation (accumulation since June, July or August) and winter harvest date (November, December or January) on dry matter (DM) yield and digestibility of organic matter (DOM) was investigated over three consecutive years. All results were examined by analysis of variance and least-significance differences (LSD) were calculated (with P < 0.05). For all years, date of winter harvest was the most important source of variance. The highest yields were attained in November (varied from 2.3 to 0.8 t/ha), the lowest in January (from 1.5 to < 0.2 t/ha). The highest DOM concentration (from 70.4 to 52.4% of dry matter) was reached in November, and it decreased until January (from 59.6 to 35.2% of dry matter). Predominantly caused by the prevailing climatic conditions, the DM yields of the sites varied considerably during winter, showing a significance for the interaction winter harvest date × site as well as for the factor site. The utilisation of autumn saved herbage, pre-utilised in July, might be the best opportunity providing an adequate quantity and DOM for suckler cows until the end of the year, but the prevailing climatic conditions at different sites inCentral Europe finally decide on the practicability of winter grazing.  

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Winter Utilization of Cocksfoot

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Studies on the Extension of the Grazing Season

Studies on the Extension of the Grazing Season

The Production of Winter Grass From a Row Crop of Cocksfoot and Lucerne

Effect of different agronomical measures on yield and quality of autumn saved herbage during winter grazing - 1<sup>st</sup> communication: Yield and digestibility of organic matter

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