CRABGRASS PRODUCTION RESPONSES TO OFF-SEASON TILLAGE

摘要

Crabgrass acts as a pioneer succession or low serai plant from as ecological viewpoint. Proper off-season tillage encourages early stand develop and increases forage production from eight % to 600 % compared to no-tillage. These increases can be veryimportant to the grassland manager wishing to manage at a level to capture upper level production. These tillage's can be done at relatively low cost and often during another forage production input time such as when preparing land for winter pasture establishment.