Vertical distribution of plant parts and the selectivity of harvesting heights by cattle in Miscanthus sinensis

摘要：

Introduction The previous study showed that survival and regrowth of Miscanthus sinensis tillers were sensitive to defoliation of shoot apex and the trampling by grazing cattle ( Takahashi et al., 2008 ).It is generally recognized that grazing herbivores select plant species and plant parts to maximize their intake rate (Gross et al.,1993).However, there is little information on foraging response of herbivores to sward structure in the long grass, M.sinsnsis.The aim of this study is to understand the relationships between harvesting height of cattle and vertical distribution of plant parts in a M iscanthus sinensis grassland.

关键词： availability cattle foraging heights Miscanthus sinensis vertical distribution

作者: T.Takahashi S.Ogura K.Sugawara

作者单位: Graduate School of Agricultural Science,Tohoku University,Kawatabi,Naruko-onsen,Osaki,Miyagi 989-671 Graduate School of Agricultural Science,Tohoku University,Kawatabi,Naruko-onsen,Osaki,Miyagi 989-671

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）