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Yield Accumulation, Leaf Area Index, And Light Interception Of Smooth Bromegrass, R. K. Engel, Lowell E. Moser, James L. Stubbendieck, S. R. Lowry
Yield Accumulation, Leaf Area Index, And Light Interception Of Smooth Bromegrass, R. K. Engel, Lowell E. Moser, James L. Stubbendieck, S. R. Lowry
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications
Smooth bromegrass (Bromus inemis Leyss.) is a cool-season grass used extensively in the midwestern USA for spring and fall grazing. Smooth bromegrass has limited production in this region during the summer. This study was conducted to document the growth characteristics and yield accumulation of smooth bromegrass under various levels of N fertilizer. Live yield (dry matter yield of living herbage), leaf area index (LAI), light interception (LI), and crop growth rate (CGR) were determined on an established stand of 'Lincoln' smooth bromegrass grown on a Sharpsburg silty clay loam (fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls) in eastern Nebraska. Zero, medium, …