@inbook{65229572c3a741fc97debc635a1b06bb,
title = "Dry Mater yield evaluation of grass varieties on commercial farms",
abstract = "Conventional perennial ryegrass evaluations are conducted under simulated grazing studies to identify varieties with the highest dry matter production performance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the DM yield performance of a range of perennial ryegrass varieties on commercial farms. Monocultures of 11 Irish National Recommended List perennial ryegrass varieties were sown on 89 commercial farms throughout Ireland where performance was evaluated over a five year period from 2013-2017, inclusive. A linear mixed model was used to test variety effects on grassland performance characteristics. There was a significant (P < 0.001) effect of variety on total and grazing DM yield. The results of this study show that on-farm evaluation can be an effective way to evaluate the DM yield performance of varieties in intensive grazing regimes.",
keywords = "DM (dry matter), Monocultures, On-farm assessment, Phenotypic performance, Variety, Yield",
author = "M. O'Donovan and N. Byrne and A. Geogehan and M. O'Leary",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Precision Livestock Farming 2019 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2019. All rights reserved.; 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2019 ; Conference date: 26-08-2019 Through 29-08-2019",
year = "2019",
language = "English",
series = "Precision Livestock Farming 2019 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2019",
publisher = "Organising Committee of the 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming (ECPLF), Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre",
pages = "194--198",
editor = "Bernadette O'Brien and Deirdre Hennessy and Laurence Shalloo",
booktitle = "Precision Livestock Farming 2019 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, ECPLF 2019",
}