| Title | Seed Production |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | M. Rolston, P, Young, WC |
| Book Title | Tall Fescue for the Twenty‐first Century |
| Pagination | 407-426 |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd |
| ISBN Number | 9780891181859 |
| Keywords | harvest management, paddock selection, post harvest management, row spacing, seed production, sowing rate, tall fescue |
| Abstract | Summary In this chapter, we review research on tall fescue [Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.] seed production in Oregon and New Zealand, including seed certification requirements; crop establishment; agronomic and nutrient management; effects of weeds, diseases, and plant growth regulators; and harvest and post harvest managements. Establishing tall fescue in spring with a companion crop has economic benefits for seed production, while delays in fall sowing result in low seed yields at first harvest. Plant growth regulators have had a significant impact in tall fescue seed production, with seed yield increases in most trials exceeding 50% of the untreated control. |
| URL | https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2134/agronmonogr53.c23 |
| DOI | 10.2134/agronmonogr53.c23 |
