Fig. 2. Botanical composition of swards as a function of defoliation frequency in 1995 and 1997. Regression equations describing botanical composition in the growing seasons are presented in Table 1. 2WK, clipped at 2-wk intervals to a 5-cm residue; S50, 10-cm canopy clipped to 5-cm residue; T75, 20-cm canopy clipped to a 5-cm residue; 6WK, clipped at 6-wk intervals to a 5-cm residue.

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