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Response of Selected and Unselected Bahiagrass Populations to Defoliation

^a Dep. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia, Coastal Plain Exp. Stn., Tifton, GA 31793 USA

View larger version (20K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1 Yield of three bahiagrass entries harvested biweekly during three growing seasons at Tifton, GA. Stars and solid line, Pensacola; diamonds and long dashes, Tifton 9; circles and short dashes, RRPS (recurrent restricted phenotypic selection) Cycle 14

View larger version (29K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2 Monthly cumulative departure from normal precipitation during three growing seasons at Tifton, GA

View larger version (60K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3 Interaction among year, cutting interval, and cutting height on mean total dry matter yield of three bahiagrass entries harvested during three growing seasons at Tifton, GA

View larger version (57K): [in a new window]   Fig. 4 Interaction among year, regrowth interval, and bahiagrass entry on total dry matter yield averaged across clipping heights during three growing seasons at Tifton, GA. RRPS, recurrent restricted phenotypic selection

View larger version (62K): [in a new window]   Fig. 5 Interaction among year, cutting height, and bahiagrass entry on total dry matter yield averaged across regrowth interval during three growing seasons at Tifton, GA. RRPS, recurrent restricted phenotypic selection

View larger version (41K): [in a new window]   Fig. 6 Influence of regrowth interval (2, 4, or 8 wk) on distribution of dry matter among canopy strata of three bahiagrass entries harvested for 3 yr and averaged across two cutting heights at Tifton, GA. RRPS, recurrent restricted phenotypic selection

View larger version (40K): [in a new window]   Fig. 7 Influence of cutting height (low = 15 mm; high = 100 mm) on distribution of dry matter among canopy strata of three bahiagrass entries harvested for 3 yr and averaged across three regrowth intervals at Tifton, GA

View larger version (22K): [in a new window]   Fig. 8 Herbage mass of standing forage in pastures planted with Pensacola, Tifton 9 or RRPS (recurrent restricted phenotypic selection) Cycle 14 bahiagrass and continuously grazed by yearling heifers during two growing seasons near Alapaha, GA

View larger version (92K): [in a new window]   Fig. 9 Botanical composition (foliar cover) of pastures planted with Pensacola, Tifton 9 or RRPS Cycle 14 bahiagrass and continuously grazed by yearling heifers during the 1990 and 1991 growing seasons near Alapaha, GA