{"id":1279,"date":"2015-06-29T21:18:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T21:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/seedproduction\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2015-06-29T21:18:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T21:18:09","slug":"irrigation-management-in-perennial-ryegrass-seed-crops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/seedproduction\/2015\/06\/29\/irrigation-management-in-perennial-ryegrass-seed-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"Irrigation Management in Perennial Ryegrass Seed Crops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a new article from our seed production research and extension team on frequency and seasonal timing of irrigation and its effects on seed yield and yield components in perennial ryegrass (<em>Lolium perenne <\/em>L.) seed crops.\u00a0 Field trials were conducted in the Willamette Valley over a 5-year period at OSU&#8217;s Hyslop Farm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1282\" class=\"wp-caption thumbnail alignnone\" style=\"width: 294px;\">\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/seedproduction\/files\/2015\/06\/Irrigation-system.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/seedproduction\/files\/2015\/06\/Irrigation-system-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"Irrigation system (TG Chastain photo)\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/873\/files\/2015\/06\/Irrigation-system-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/873\/files\/2015\/06\/Irrigation-system.jpg 881w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a>\n    <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irrigation system (TG Chastain photo)<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n<p>This article will appear in an upcoming issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.journals.elsevier.com\/field-crops-research\/\">Field Crops Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Key findings of the article:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Spring irrigation increased seed yield of perennial ryegrass but fall irrigation did not.<br \/>\n\u2022 Most perennial ryegrass cultivars tested responded to spring irrigation with increased seed yield.<br \/>\n\u2022 Seed yield increases attributable to spring irrigation resulted from increased seed number and seed weight.<br \/>\n\u2022 Seed yield was not substantially affected by the expression of other seed yield components.<\/p>\n<p>The article can be found at the link below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0378429015001872\">Chastain, T.G., C.M. King, W.C. Young III, C.J. Garbacik, and D.J. Wysocki. 2015. Irrigation frequency and seasonal timing effects on perennial ryegrass (<em>Lolium perenne<\/em>) seed production. Field Crops Research 180:126-134.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\/\/ <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a new article from our seed production research and extension team on frequency and seasonal timing of irrigation and its effects on seed yield and yield components in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) seed crops.\u00a0 Field trials were conducted in the Willamette Valley over a 5-year period at OSU&#8217;s Hyslop Farm. 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