10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHODES GRASS»
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Rhodes grass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Rhodes grass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales
I fancy Rhodes grass would soon spread, and the vigorous growth it makes
should ensure heavy crops, and in that respect must lead most other grasses,
both native and exotic. As to whether cattle eat it readily or not, I have not had
enough ...
New South Wales. Dept. of Agriculture, 1908
2
Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales
Singleton, the introducer of Rhodes Grass into this country, has brought me two
plants grown from seed I sent him, received by me from South Africa, viz. : — (a)
Cfdoris Gayana. — This is the grass figured at pages 1206, 1211, and plate 437.
3
Bob Kleberg and the King Ranch: A Worldwide Sea of
Grass
The feeling at the time was that the grass problems on the Gulf of Mexico coast
had been solved; it was now possible to turn off one-third more beef on Rhodes
grass than on unimproved pasture. Then, with the swiftness and devastation of a
...
4
Utilization of Research Results on Forage and Agricultural ...
jK Agric. Sci. 27:48-49. Hutton, E.M. 1961. Intervariety variation in Rhodes grass (
Chloris gayana Kunth). J. Brit. Grassld. Soc. 16:23-29. Jones, R.J. and Pritchard,
A.S. 1971. The method of reproduction in Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth).
In Australia there has been a tendency to grow Rhodes grass and Medicago
sativa separately but Christian and Shaw (1952) showed that M. sativa at two to
four plants per m2 enhanced Rhodes grass production on a black clay soil.
Ability to ...
P. J. Skerman, Fernando Riveros, 1990
6
Changing Rural Systems In Oman
We decided also to introduce to the Project (and, incidentally, to Oman), Rhodes
grass as an alternative to alfalfa, on the basis of the findings of research and
development work undertaken at Hofuf in Saudi Arabia. Rhodes grass has the ...
7
Potentials of Forage Legumes in Farming Systems of ...
Forage dry-matter yields of Rhodes grass and Rhodes grass-Silverleaf
desmodium pastures, 1982/83 to 1984/85. Pasture DM yield (t/ha) 1982/83 1983/
84 1984/85 Pure Rhodes grass Rhodes grass plus Silverleaf desmodium 11.33
11.17 ...
I. Haque, S. Jutzi, Paul J. H. Neate, 1986
... rate 1254 orchard. See Orchard grass. ornamental, use in gardens 1381 Para.
See Para grass. publications, list 1126 rescue. See Rescue grass. Rhode Island
bent, description, occurrence, and uses 1254 Rhodes. See Rhodes grass.
9
Noxious Weeds of Australia
... mixture suited to the district. Rhodes grass, which is resistant to the herbicide
MSMA, should be included wherever possible. Control Johnson grass regrowth
in the young pasture by spotspraying with MSMA. Couch grass, like Rhodes
grass, ...
William Thomas Parsons, Eric George Cuthbertson, 2001
10
Grasslands of the World
Rhodes grass has also been widely used for improved pastures due to its wide
adaptation and vigorous root system, which confers reasonable tolerance to
drought and persistence under grazing and makes it suitable for erosion control,
and ...
J. M. Suttie, Stephen G. Reynolds, Caterina Batello, 2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHODES GRASS»
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Rhodes grass is used in the context of the following news items.
Seed crops in FNQ helping overseas farmers, grow to big business
Ms Salvetti delights in the rare grass and legume crops with strange names such as desmodium, rongai dolichos, Gatton Panic, stylo and Rhodes grass on her ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Kenya seed company increases production of pasture seeds
Rhodes grass, Boma Rhodes and Elmba Rhodes are among the pasture that is highly considered in ensuring consistent high milk production all year round. «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
Performance pasture payday
About 10 years ago, Mr Amey weighed up the costs of establishing deep-rooting species such as setaria and Rhodes grass, complemented by winter oats, ... «The Land Newspaper, Apr 15»
Doctor finds dairy therapy for arid village
His planted nappier grass, Sudan and Rhodes grass and lucerne to feed the cows. Each of these fodder crops covers an acre and a half, a total of six acres. «The Standard Digital News, Jan 15»
Local hay option lifts prospects
Tom Price pastoralist Tony Richardson, Mt Florance station, pictured directing a bale of Rhodes grass hay into one of the hay feeders made by son Jamie. «Farm Weekly, Oct 14»
Summer grasses hold feed-gap value
That is the finding from research by the Future Farm Industries CRC in its EverCrop project led by CSIRO which has examined rhodes grass, gatton panic, ... «Stock Journal, Apr 14»
Rethinking weed control
He said the summer grass weeds feathertop Rhodes grass, barnyard grass, and windmill grass, together with flaxleaf fleabane, were all showing signs of ... «The Land Newspaper, Jan 14»
Abu Dhabi firm sets sights abroad to grow animal feed
Rhodes grass, a pasture feed, was grown in the UAE until the Government halted its planting in 2010 because it used so much water. Before then it accounted ... «The National, Dec 12»
Saving water while grass grows the green way
Rhodes grass was widely grown in the UAE until the government halted its planting in 2010 because it was so thirsty. Before then, it accounted for three of every ... «The National, Nov 12»
Date palms make up 98% of fruit trees in Abu Dhabi Emirate
Data from the report showed Abu Dhabi's attempts to phase out Rhodes grass, a water intensive grass used as an animal feed, have not fully succeeded. «gulfnews.com, Oct 12»
