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Developmental Morphology of Switchgrass and Sideoats Grama

Year: 1971

Type: article

Abstract: A study was made of the vegetative expansion, floral development, and responses to mowing of switchgrass and sideoats grama. Vegetative expansion in switchgrass was primarily by rhizomes, proaxis buds, and continuation of arrested growth, in that order. Vegetative expansion in sideoats grama was mainly by proaxis buds and the continuation of arrested growth, in that order. Mowing at about 3 cm aboveground decreased herbage production, stopped reproductive shoots after inflorescence elevation, and initiated tillering from rhizomes and proaxes of both species, and decreased the length of the third and fourth internodes of sideoats grama.

Source: Journal of Range Management

DOI: 10.2307/3896601

Authors: Phillip L. Sims, Lucas J. Ayuko, D. N. Hyder

Institutions: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Colorado State University

Language: English

Topic: Bioenergy crop production and management

Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2515859911