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Interseeding Chicory Into Bermudagrass Results in Poor Chicory Stands in South Central Oklahoma.

Poster Number 700

Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Tampa Convention Center, East Hall, Third Floor

James K. Rogers and Jagadeesh Mosali, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK
In the Southern Plains of the USA, introduced and native warm-season perennial grasses are the major forages.  Bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] is one of the most important warm-season perennial introduced forages. Bermudagrass goes dormant at the occurrence of the first killing frost in the fall and remains dormant until after the last spring frost. This creates a deficit in bermudagrass forage availability for grazing livestock. This gap in forage availability for livestock can be filled by establishing cool-season annual grasses as monocultures or interseeding them into bermudagrass pastures, hay feeding or a combination of all.  Reliable cool-season, perennial forages to help fill this deficit are lacking.  Chicory (Cichorium intybusL.) a deep rooted, herbaceous cool-season perennial (5-7 years) herb. In Oklahoma, chicory has produced grazeable early fall forage (September-October) over a two year study. Our objectives were to determine species compatibility, yield, seasonal productivity, nutritive value, and nitrogen (N) response of  no-till chicory-bermudagrass mixtures compared to no-till annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorumLam.) bermudagrass mixtures. Treatments were interseeded October, 2010 and September, 2011 at two locations. Seeding rates were: chicory 5 lb/acre PLS and ryegrass 20 lb/ac. Seeding depth was 1/4-1/2”. Chicory stand counts at one location never exceeded 25%. At the second location, chicory stands failed both years of the study.
See more from this Division: C06 Forage and Grazinglands
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