Table 11-3

Table 11-3. Dry matter disappearance (DMD), fiber fractions, and soluble carbohydrate (CHO) concentrations in tall fescue when managed as pasture and compared with other cool-season grasses.

Location†	Forage‡	Fescue cultivar	Management			DMD	NDF§	ADF§	CHO	References
Location†	Forage‡	Fescue cultivar	Season/month	General	Fert.	DMD	NDF§	ADF§	CHO	References
					kg/ha	---------- g/kg----------
A. Tall fescue vs. other cool-season grasses
IN	TF	KY-31		0600 h					57	Holt and Hilst, 1969
				1200 h					75
				1800 h					89
	KG			0600 h					54
				1200 h					65
				1800 h					75
	SB			0600 h					48
				1200 h					59
				1800 h					70
IA	TF	KY-31		June		555				Bryan et al., 1970
				July		626
				Oct.		626
				Nov.		661
	RC			June		633
				July		541
				Oct.		607
				Nov.		579
WI	TF	KY-31	June						134	Smith, 1972
	OG								121
	RC								75
	KG								127
WV	TF	Kenhy	Spring			660	564	302		Barker et al., 1988
			Fall			577	615	336
	OG		Spring			640	582	295
			Fall			467	644	379
	TF	Kenhy	Spring			663		322		Prigge et al., 1999
			Fall			629		370
	OG		Spring			665		310
			Fall			609		370
B. Among tall fescue cultivars
KY	TF	KY-31	Summer			649			78	Buckner et al., 1967
			Fall			773			170
	TF	Kenwell	Summer			660			80
			Fall			769			176
KY	TF	KY-31	Summer			689		250		Buckner et al., 1979
		Kenhy	Summer			725		258
PA	TF	KY-31				701	465	258		Vecellio et al., 1995
		Festorina				696	476	266
		Johnston				710	464	256
		Roa				706	456	248
		Mean of all four cultivars	Spring			700	483	267
			Summer			690	470	263
			Fall			719	444	242
C. Nitrogen fertilization
WV	TF	KY-31	May	Veg.	0 N	761	509	288	104	Reid et al., 1967
					56 N	796	489	283	70
					504 N	822	457	251	100
			May	Boot	0 N	711	597	340	118
					56 N	741	592	349	110
					504 N	780	586	330	106
			June	Headed	0 N	675	652	381	126
					56 N	696	626	371	94
					504 N	716	613	355	95
			Aug.	Regrowth	0 N	564	651	383	99
					56 N	624	618	356	96
					504 N	729	609	75	329
GA	TF	Y-31	Winter	5 cm-G	56 N	746				Beaty et al., 1978
				5 cm-D		437
				5 cm-G	224 N	775
				5 cm-D		419
				10 cm-G	56 N	731
				10 cm-D		418
				10 cm-G	224 N	713
				10 cm-D		438
TN	TF	KY-31	Spring		0 N	640				Fribourg and Loveland, 1978a
					100 N	674
					150 N	658
					200 N	702
			Summer		0 N	558
					100 N	550
					150 N	581
					200 N	576
			Fall		0 N	541
					50 N	640
					100 N	668
					150 N	640
					200 N	662
D. Defoliation intensity
GA	TF	KY-31	Spring	0-2.5 cm		310				Burns, 1970
			(Vert. Layers)	2.5-5.0 cm		300
				5.0-7.5 cm		420
				7.5-15.0 cm		600
MO	TF	KY-31	Spring	2 cut		483				Ocumpaugh and Matches, 1977
			Summer	3 cut		543
				5 cut		670
NC	TF	KY-31	Spring	10-5		700	510	260	85	Burns and Chamblee, 2002
				15-5		700	520	275	110
				11-9		699	455	254	100
			Summer	10-5		636	490	275	113
				15-5		546	550	310	100
				11-9		678	475	275	120

† State where data were collected.

‡ TF = tall fescue; RC = reed canarygrass; BG = Kentucky bluegrass; SB = smooth bromegrass.

§ NDF = neutral detergent fiber; ADF = acid detergent fiber.

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Table 11-3

A. Tall fescue vs. other cool-season grasses

B. Among tall fescue cultivars

C. Nitrogen fertilization

D. Defoliation intensity

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