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Growth rates and crop morphology in vernalized and non-vernalized swards of perennial ryegrass in spring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Alison Davies
Alison Davies
Affiliation:
Welsh Plant Breeding Station, Aberystvryth
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Summary

Relative growth rates in swards of vernalized plants of perennial ryegrass were one and a half times as great as those found in swards of comparable non-vernalized material. This difference was associated with changes in the distribution of the products of photosynthesis and differences in the scale of losses of dead matter. Changes in sward geometry appeared to be of less importance.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 77 , Issue 2 , October 1971 , pp. 273 - 282
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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