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INFLUENCE OF MATURITY ON MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS AND BIOMASS OF BUFFEL GRASS

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dc.contributor.author M. Mushtaque
dc.contributor.author M. Ishaque
dc.contributor.author M. Ahmad alias Haji A. Bakhsh
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-14T05:21:16Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-14T05:21:16Z
dc.date.issued 2010-06-05
dc.identifier.citation Mushtaque, M. (2010). Influence of maturity on morphological characters and biomass of buffel grass. Pakistan Journal of Science, 62(2). en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0300-9877
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/18957
dc.description.abstract A study was conducted at Forestry Research Institute Faisalabad to determine the influence of maturity on morphological characters and biomass of Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris Linn.). The experiment was laid according to Completely Randomized design with four replications. Four clipping stages i.e. CS1, CS2, CS3 and CS4 (clipped after 1, 2, 3 and 4 months, respectively) were studied. Response variables were morphological characters (plant height, number of tillers per plant, basal circumference and leaf to stem ratio) and plant biomass. With increasing clipping stage (plant maturity), plant height, tiller density and basal circumference increased. However, leaf to stem ratio declined with advancing plant maturity. Herbage yield or biomass production of the species increased (P<0.05) with advancing plant maturity. Phenology of the species indicated that as the species progressed towards maturity, the proportion of vegetative parts on the plants declined. It is suggested that one month clipping stage should be applied on this grass in order to get sustained grass vigor and enough vegetative growth. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Lahore: Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science en_US
dc.subject Buffel grass en_US
dc.subject clipping stages en_US
dc.subject morphological characters en_US
dc.subject biomass en_US
dc.title INFLUENCE OF MATURITY ON MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS AND BIOMASS OF BUFFEL GRASS en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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