The effects of season and management on the growth of grass swards

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The action spectrum, absorptance and quantum yield of photosynthesis in crop plants

1971 • 1,076 citations

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1975 • 851 citations

SMITHSONIAN METEOROLOGICAL TABLES

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Photosynthesis of leaf canopies

1965 • 794 citations

Coping with herbivory: Photosynthetic capacity and resource allocation in two semiarid Agropyron bunchgrasses

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The influence of sward condition on rates of herbage growth and senescence in mixed swards under continuous stocking management

1983 • 344 citations

The Regulation of Plant and Tiller Density in a Grass Sward

1974 • 320 citations

Effect of intensity of defoliation on regrowth of pasture

1956 • 291 citations

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1984 • 262 citations

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1980 • 261 citations

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1982 • 251 citations

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1986 • 234 citations

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1979 • 230 citations

The Physiology of Grass Production Under Grazing. II. Photosynthesis, Crop Growth and Animal Intake of Continuously-Grazed Swards

1983 • 222 citations

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1958 • 219 citations

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1966 • 213 citations

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1982 • 198 citations

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1974 • 194 citations

Grazing pressure and the measurement of pasture production.

1960 • 189 citations

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1978 • 182 citations

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1975 • 170 citations

Temperature and Leaf Growth in Lolium perenne. II. The Site of Temperature Perception

1975 • 154 citations

The Physiology of Grass Production Under Grazing. I. Characteristics of Leaf and Canopy Photosynthesis of Continuously-Grazed Swards

1983 • 154 citations

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1982 • 145 citations

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1971 • 131 citations

Sward management, lamina turnover and tiller population density in continuously stocked Lolium perenne‐dominated swards

1983 • 127 citations

Vegetative crop growth model incorporating leaf area expansion and senescence, and applied to grass

1983 • 126 citations

Use of residual leaf area index and light interception as criteria for spring-grazing management of a ryegrass-dominant pasture

1982 • 122 citations

Climatic Variation in Forage Grasses. I. Leaf Development in Climatic Races of Lolium and Dactylis

1964 • 120 citations

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1981 • 118 citations

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1980 • 114 citations

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1959 • 114 citations

Potential production and energy conversion in temperate and tropical grasses

1970 • 113 citations

Influence of sward characteristics on grazing behaviour and growth of Hereford steers grazing tropical grass pastures

1978 • 113 citations

The Effects of Frequency and Intensity of Grazing On The Productivity of A Pasture of Short-Rotation Ryegrass and Red and White Clover

1959 • 99 citations

The Influence of Defoliation on the Distribution of Assimilates in Lolium multiflorum Lam

1965 • 97 citations

The growth of swards of subterranean clover with particular reference to leaf area

1958 • 93 citations

The seasonal growth of pasture grasses

1967 • 92 citations

A theoretical analysis of grass growth under grazing

1985 • 91 citations

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1960 • 90 citations

A comparative method for describing the seasonal distribution of production from grasses

1978 • 86 citations

The Growth and Development of Simulated Swards of Perennial Ryegrass

1973 • 77 citations

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1967 • 76 citations

The physiology of tiller death in grasses.

1978 • 74 citations

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1967 • 74 citations

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1980 • 73 citations

Measurements of Grassland Vegetation and Animal Production

1979 • 72 citations

Changes in the structure and physiology of a perennial ryegrass sward when released from a continuous stocking management: implications for the use of exclusion cages in continuously stocked swards

1984 • 71 citations

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1975 • 71 citations

The Effect of Temperature during Growth on the Subsequent Rate of Photosynthesis in Leaves of Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb)

1969 • 70 citations

Leaf Growth in Dactylis glomerate following Defoliation

1966 • 70 citations

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1975 • 69 citations

Carbohydrate Reserves of Grasses

1972 • 69 citations

Temperature and Leaf Growth in Four Grass Species

1976 • 68 citations

Seasonal Changes in the Physiology of S24 Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

1981 • 67 citations

Further development and use of an automatic recording system in sheep grazing studies

1984 • 67 citations

THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF DEFOLIATION OF INDIVIDUAL TILLERS IN SET‐STOCKED SWARDS

1969 • 65 citations

Grazing and Net Primary Production of a Temperate Grassland

1972 • 63 citations

Pattern of Respiration of a Perennial Ryegrass Crop in the Field

1978 • 62 citations

Single Leaf and Canopy Photosynthesis in a Ryegrass Sward

1976 • 62 citations

Interaction between External and Internal Conditions in the Development of Photosynthetic Features in a Grass Leaf

1980 • 61 citations

The effect of temperature of the root medium and of the growing point of the shoot on growth, water content and sugar content of maize leaves.

1970 • 61 citations

Grass: Its production and utilisation

1982 • 61 citations

The Effect of Light Intensity during Growth on the Subsequent Rate of Photosynthesis of Leaves of Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)

1971 • 60 citations

The Effect of Shading During Vegetative and Reproductive Growth on the Photosynthetic Capacity of Leaves in a Grass Sward

1978 • 60 citations

The Effect of Age on the Rate of Apparent Photosynthesis in Leaves of Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinaceaSchreb.)

1967 • 58 citations

The photosynthesis of ryegrass leaves grown in a simulated sward

1973 • 58 citations

Carbohydrate levels and regrowth in perennial rye-grass

1965 • 57 citations

The Effects of Shading and Cutting Treatments on the Photosynthetic Rate of Ryegrass Leaves

1977 • 55 citations

The Growth and Development of Simulated Swards of Perennial Ryegrass

1973 • 55 citations

Interaction between External and Internal Conditions in the Development of Photosynthetic Features in a Grass Leaf

1980 • 54 citations

Use of a model to analyse the effects of continuous grazing managements on seasonal patterns of grass production

1985 • 53 citations

Herbage intake and grazing behaviour in ewes of four breeds at different physiological states

1975 • 52 citations

Role of Temperature in the Regulation of Leaf Extension in Zea mays

1971 • 52 citations

The Effect of Temperature on Photosynthesis of Ryegrass and White Clover Leaves

1982 • 51 citations

Grass species and varieties. Relationships between stage of growth, yield and forage quality.

1971 • 50 citations

Principles and Measurements in Environmental Biology

1983 • 50 citations

Herbage intake and milk production by grazing dairy cows. 3. The effect of grazing severity under continuous stocking

1981 • 49 citations

Pasture growth rate studies in relation to grazing management

1957 • 46 citations

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1969 • 46 citations

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1965 • 45 citations

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1971 • 44 citations

Photosynthesis of Lamina and Sheath of Barley Leaves

1959 • 43 citations

The patterns of growth, assimilation of ¹⁴CO₂ and distribution of ¹⁴C‐assimilate within vegetative plants of Loliumperenne at low and high density

1981 • 41 citations

Length of life of grass roots

1981 • 41 citations

STUDIES ON THE ROOT DEVELOPMENT OF HERBAGE PLANTS

1957 • 41 citations

EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT GRAZING ROTATIONS ON PASTURE PRODUCTION

1974 • 41 citations

DRY MATTER PRODUCTION AND LIGHT INTERCEPTION OF CROP SURFACES

1968 • 40 citations

The Influence of Leaf Death on the Rate of Accumulation of Green Herbage During Pasture Regrowth

1970 • 40 citations

Carbohydrates in Grasses. II. Sugar and Fructosan Composition of the Stem Bases of Bromegrass and Timothy at Several Growth Stages and in Different Plant Parts at Anthesis¹

1967 • 40 citations

The Growth Responses of Lolium perenne to the Weather During Winter and Spring at Various Altitudes in Mid-Wales

1977 • 37 citations

FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF GRAZING AND THEIR EFFECTS ON PASTURE PRODUCTION

1970 • 37 citations

A Comparison of British and North African Varieties of Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea). II. Growth During Winter and Survival at Low Temperatures

1968 • 37 citations

Photosynthetic rate and carbon balance of grazed ryegrass pastures

1984 • 34 citations

Frequency of cutting and sward production

1967 • 33 citations

Nitrogen and Italian ryegrass. 3. Growth up to 14 weeks: yields, proportions, digestibilities and nitrogen contents of crop fractions, and tiller populations

1976 • 32 citations

The water‐soluble carbohydrates of grasses. II. —Grasses cut at grazing height several times during the growing season

1953 • 32 citations

Seasonal Changes in the Physiology of S24 Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

1982 • 32 citations

The design and interpretation of experiments to study animal production from grazed pasture

1968 • 29 citations

Distribution patterns of assimilated ¹⁴C in vegetative and reproductive shoots of Lolium perenne and L. temulentum

1970 • 29 citations

Seasonal Changes in the Physiology of S24 Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). 2. Potential Leaf and Canopy Photosynthesis during the Transition from Vegetative to Reproductive growth

1981 • 29 citations

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1980 • 28 citations

Some changes in the structure of a perennial ryegrass sward frequently but leniently defoliated during the summer

1967 • 26 citations

Effect of Flowering on the Photosynthetic Capacity of Ryegrass Leaves Grown With and Without Natural Shading

1979 • 23 citations

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1965 • 22 citations

Nitrogen and Italian ryegrass.

1978 • 22 citations

Potential Crop Production: A Case Study

1972 • 22 citations

Growth rates and crop morphology in vernalized and non-vernalized swards of perennial ryegrass in spring

1971 • 20 citations

Studies on the cutting management of grass-clover swards. IV. The effects of close and lax cutting on the yield of herbage from swards cut at different frequencies

1966 • 19 citations

Principles of environmental physics (contemporary biology series)

1975 • 19 citations

Physiological studies of a hybrid between populations of Dactylis glomerata from contrasting climatic regions. II. Intra population variation

1978 • 16 citations

PATTERNS OF SPRING GROWTH IN SWARDS OF DIFFERENT GRASS VARIETIES

1969 • 15 citations

THE SEASONAL PATTERN OF DRY‐MATTER PRODUCTION OF GRASSES IN THE NORTH PENNINES

1972 • 14 citations

THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN HEIGHTS OF CUTTING AND GROWTH ON THE DIGESTIBLE ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION AND BOTANICAL COMPOSITION OF PERENNIAL PASTURE

1974 • 13 citations

SOME FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE RATE OF GROWTH OF PASTURE

1957 • 13 citations

The integration of conservation with grazing for milk production: a computer simulation of the practical and economic implications

1983 • 13 citations

Herbage production: grasses and leguminous forage crops.

1980 • 11 citations

SWARD GROWTH IN RELATION TO PATTERN OF DEFOLIATION

1968 • 11 citations

THE USE OF CUTTING TREATMENTS DESIGNED TO SIMULATE DEFOLIATION BY SHEEP

1970 • 11 citations

Potential crop production. A case study.

1971 • 10 citations

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1960 • 9 citations

Physiological studies of a hybrid between populations of Dactylis glomerata from contrasting climatic regions. I. Inter population differences

1978 • 9 citations

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1964 • 9 citations

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1964 • 9 citations

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1961 • 9 citations

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1981 • 8 citations

Modelling grazed grassland systems: wether sheep grazing perennial ryegrass

1981 • 8 citations

A study of variation in the defoliation and regrowth of individual tillers in swards of Lolium perenne L. grazed by sheep

1974 • 6 citations

THE PATTERN OF DEFOLIATION OF COCKSFOOT BY GRAZING SHEEP

1972 • 6 citations

Photosynthesis of grass swards under rotational and continuous grazing

1981 • 5 citations

THE INFLUENCE OF HERBAGE UTILIZATION ~ ON PASTURE PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PERFORMANCE

1975 • 5 citations

Relationships between pasture availability, milk supply, lamb intake and growth.

1976 • 5 citations

The influence of autxunn cutting regime on the response to temperature of leof growth in perennial ryegrass

1977 • 4 citations