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Grass
Grass growth and characteristics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Explain DMD | the amount of dry matter that can be digested by an animal. |
| Explain DMI | the amount of feed an animal consumes excluding its water content. |
| what are the 3 main characteristics of grass that determine its agricultural importance? | productivity, palatability, digestibility |
| How high in the growing season is digestibility? | 80% |
| What is tillering? | the production of side shoots |
| What is the seed head? | the flowering part of the plant |
| What is a tiller? | a side shoot capable of producing a new plant |
| Define palatability | the measure of how good grass tastes |
| Define productivity | a measure of the quantity of herbage produced by a grass |
| Define digestibility | the amount of food that is used by the body in comparison to the amount of food consumed. |
| As the grass produces a seed head, carbohydrates are converted to fibre to support the seed head and digestibility decreases to.... What percentage? | 50% |
| Before flowering the DMD may be... what percentage? | 80 – 90% |
| Explain DM | the matter remaining in a sample of food after the water has been removed |
| When does grass enter the reproductive stage? | May |
| When is carbohydrates highest in a grass plant? | Vegetative stage |
| 2 uses of grass | summer grazing, winter fodder |
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