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Response of Overseeded Alfalfa and Bermudagrass to Alfalfa Row Spacing and Nitrogen Rate

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View larger version (45K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1 Mean maximum and minimum air temperatures and rainfall by month for 1991, 1992, and 1993, along with the long-term average rainfall. Months are numbered consecutively, with 1, 13, and 25 representing January in respective years

View larger version (22K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2 Response of Alfagraze alfalfa and Coastal bermudagrass to alfalfa row spacing in 1991 through 1993. Where present, error bars indicate the standard deviation from the mean and represent statistically significant yield differences at

View larger version (23K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3 Response of Alfagraze alfalfa and Coastal bermudagrass to N rates applied for each bermudagrass regrowth in 1991 through 1993. Where present, error bars indicate the standard deviation from the mean and represent statistically significant yield differences at . Annual total N rates applied in 1991 and 1993 were 0, 112, 224, 336, and 448 kg ha-1 and in 1992 were 0, 140, 280, 420, and 560 kg ha-1

View larger version (124K): [in a new window]   Fig. 4 The extensive tap root system of alfalfa, compared with the fibrous roots of bermudagrass, which primarily remained directly below the grass. The depth scale encompasses 84 cm

View larger version (19K): [in a new window]   Fig. 5 Effect of N rates applied for each of the first seven bermudagrass growth cycles and alfalfa row spacing on soil pH in the 0- to 15-cm depth. Soil samples were collected in July of the second growing season. (The equation uses N ratio per growth cycle multiplied by 7.)