Microclimate, Photosynthesis and Growth of Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.). II. Canopy Structure and Growth |
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Authors: | WOODWARD, F. I. SHEEHY, J. E. |
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Affiliation: | The Grassland Research Institute Hurley, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 5LR |
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Abstract: | The growth of lucerne var. Europe was examined in the fieldduring 1976. The annual dry matter production of unirrigatedlucerne during 1976, with no nitrogen fertilizer application,was 82.5 per cent greater than unirrigated S.24 perennial ryegrass,with a nitrogen application of 384 kg ha1. The mean aboveground growth rate of lucerne was 7.3 g DM m2 day1between March and early June, of which stem material contributeda maximum of 76.5 per cent. Significant losses of leaves andstems occurred from the end of April, indicating a loss of potentialforage material. Nitrogen analyses of the above ground crop suggested that in56 days lucerne yielded 10.7 per cent more nitrogen than didS.24 annually with a nitrogen fertilizer addition of 280 kgha1. Between 13 and 57 per cent of the daily photosynthate is translocatedbelow ground. Medicago sativaL, lucerne, dry matter production, canopy structure, nitrogen analyses |
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