A non-destructive method of the evaluation of fodder wilting after cutting in situ
2000
Mika, V. | Kohoutek, A. (Vyzkumny Ustav Rostlinne Vyroby, Jevicko (Czech Republic). Vyzkumna Stanice Travnich Ekosystemu)
Water loss speed from plant tissues after cutting by an accurate and sufficiently quick method allowing the evaluation of relative differences between individual samples right on the swath was described. The barred frame (bar length 1 m) is put under the fodder lying on the swath. It will lift the fodder and grating (1 x 1 m) with dense slats to prevent fodder from falling when it is moved under it. The method was verified in two experiments: for two grass species and red clover variety the loss of water from the the weight of original fodder was recorded in 30 minutes intervals; (2) for the fodder of five varieties of cocksfoot in two harvest years and three cuts a year the loss of water from the fodder after six hours of wilting was determined. Significant interspecific and varietal differences in water content decrease were determined.
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