Abstract
Three experiments are described, two with S215 meadow fescue and one with S37 cocksfoot, all grown for seed, during which all new tillers, soon after their appearance, were labelled at intervals of a month—a total of nearly 12,000 tillers. Whatever the first date of observation, the earliest tillers were always found to have contributed the largest proportion of the ears present at harvest. In one experiment applied nitrogen caused an increase in the number of tillers and ears, without however affecting the percentage contribution of the earliest tillers to the final crop of ears. The importance of the autumn period of tillering is stressed.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
In the seed-grown herbage grasses, the earliest tillers always contributed the largest proportion of the ears present at harvest, whatever the first date of observation.
Verbatim
t0“HERBAGE GRASSES”
e0“the earliest tillers were always found to have contributed the largest proportion of the ears present at harvest”
Claim · model-written summary
In one experiment applied nitrogen increased the number of tillers and ears.
- Taxon
- HERBAGE GRASSESt0
- Treatment
- applied nitrogene0
- Outcome
- number of tillers and earse0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
t0“HERBAGE GRASSES”
e0“applied nitrogen caused an increase in the number of tillers and ears”
Claim · model-written summary
In that experiment applied nitrogen did not affect the percentage contribution of the earliest tillers to the final crop of ears.
- Taxon
- HERBAGE GRASSESt0
- Treatment
- applied nitrogene0
- Outcome
- percentage contribution of the earliest tillers to the final crop of earse0
- Direction
- without however affectinge0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
t0“HERBAGE GRASSES”
e0“applied nitrogen caused an increase in the number of tillers and ears, without however affecting the percentage contribution of the earliest tillers to the final crop of ears”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors stress the importance of the autumn period of tillering.
Verbatim
t0“HERBAGE GRASSES”
e0“The importance of the autumn period of tillering is stressed”