Basic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Review ISSN 2315-6880 Vol. 4(1) pp. 001-004 January 2015

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Proficient physiognomies and herbage of blue panic grass (Panicum Antidotale) at variable clipping intensities

Mazhar Habib
Maaz Maqsood Hashmi
Umar Aftab Abbasi

*Corresponding author email: mazharhabib82@gmail.com

Accepted 21 December, 2014

ABSTRACT

Pakistan is an agriculture based country and a major portion of it falls under rangelands. Presently, these rangelands are desecrated continuously because of high human impact. Contemporary necessity is to restore the forage potential by enhancing the efficacy of forage species in rangelands. A study on Blue panic grass (Panicum antidotale Retz.) was conducted. Stubbles of this grass was grown at NARC, Pakistan. Four clipping stages i.e. D1, D2, D3 and D4 (clipped after 20, 40, 60 and 80days, respectively) were studied. The response variables were morphological characters (plant height, tiller density and herbage yield) of Blue panic grass. With the increase in clipping stage the plant height and number of tillers in the grass increased (P<0.05). Herbage yield significantly differed (P<0.05) at each clipping stage. With advancing plant maturity of the species, its herbage yield increased (P<0.05). Phonologically, with increasing plant maturity, proportion of its plants with vegetative stage declined. This decline of plants with vegetative stage can cause distraction to livestock depending on the species for grazing purposes. It is suggested that two months of clipping stage should be applied on Blue panic grass for getting sustained grass vigor and optimum herbage yield.

Keywords: Blue panic, clipping stage, maturity, morphological characters, herbage yield.

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