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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effects of stage of defoliation on seed production and growth of Stylosanthes humilis

DS Loch and LR Humphreys

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry 10(46) 577 - 581
Published: 1970

Abstract

Stylosanthes humilis swards grown at Brisbane in irrigated boxes were defoliated (about 60 per cent removal of tops) at floral initiation, first flower appearance, or advanced flowering stages ; seed yield was 45, 16, and 14 per cent respectively of seed yield in undefoliated swards. Decreased yields were primarily due to poor seed set of florets, were also associated with reduced inflorescence density and floret number per inflorescence, and occurred despite increases (in some defoliation treatments) in seed size, leaf growth rate, and differentiation of leaves and branches. Total seasonal plant growth was independent of defoliation treatment.

https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9700577

© CSIRO 1970

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