Table 1 Plot grass growth characteristics (2007–2009). Dry matter biomass (for first cut and total for five cuts) and sward height (first cut only) is presented for six grasses (Lp-Lolium perenne cv AberStar, Fp-Festuca pratensis cv Bf993, LpxFp- L. perenne x F. pratensis cv Prior, Lm-Lolium multiflorum,cv AberEpic, Fa-Festuca arundinacea cv Dovey and LmxFa-L. multiflorum x F. arundinacea var glaucescens cv 99/1)
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2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |||||||
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First cuta | All five cutsb | First cut | All five cuts | First cut | All five cuts | ||||
Height (cm) | Biomass (kg DM/ha) | Biomass (kg DM/ha) | Height (cm) | Biomass (kg DM/ha) | Biomass (kg DM/ha) | Height (cm) | Biomass (kg DM/ha) | Biomass (kg DM/ha) | |
Lp-Lolium perenne cv AberStar | 26.5 | 1912 | 8117 | 18.2 | 2810 | 8946 | 22.2 | 1480 | 11827 |
Fp-Festuca pratensis cv Bf993 | 30.7 | 2202 | 8392 | 21.5 | 3296 | 10214 | 20.1 | 1288 | 10156 |
LpxFp- L. perenne x F. pratensis cv Prior | 30.5 | 2040 | 8518 | 23.8 | 3054 | 9170 | 24.0 | 1759 | 11468 |
Lm-Lolium multiflorum cv AberEpic | 46.9 | 2901 | 10272 | 35.1 | 3427 | 10980 | 37.0 | 2698 | 13284 |
Fa-Festuca arundinacea cv Dovey | 42.3 | 3316 | 11301 | 31.3 | 3593 | 12126 | 36.5 | 2241 | 12851 |
LmxFa-L. multiflorum x F. arundinacea var glaucescens cv 99/1 | 31.6 | 2072 | 7906 | 25.6 | 2884 | 9114 | 25.3 | 1449 | 11008 |
F pr | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.036 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 |
LSD (5%) | 3.55 | 460 | 993 | 3.63 | 509 | 709 | 2.77 | 477 | 1177 |
