This guide covers key nutrient management topics related to tall fescue grown for seed in western Oregon. Crop growth and timing of nutrient uptake is covered. Specific recommendations for nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, sulfur, and soil pH provided. A number of appendices address micronutrients, and other research projects that are relevant...
This guide provides nutrient and lime recommendations for establishment of turf and forage perennial ryegrass grown for seed in western Oregon. Healthy plants with adequate root systems are required to obtain the greatest return from your fertilizer investment. The nutrient recommendations in this guide assume that adequate control of weeds,...
Spring grazing of annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) seed
fields with sheep is a common practice in the Willamette Valley of
Oregon. However, the effect of grazing on seed yield in Oregon has
not previously been investigated. This experiment was designed to
determine the effects of duration of spring grazing...
Forty perennial and 12 annual grass varieties were evaluated for seed production potential at Corvallis, Oregon. Perennial ryegrass, orchardgrass, Kentucky bluegrass, red fescue, Chewings fescue, tall fescue, and annual ryegrass were included in the study. Results of 1986 and 1987 harvest years are reported.