TY - JOUR AU - Rivera, Edmundo AU - Rodríguez, José PY - 1980/07/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Forage Yield of Five Grasses Under Intensive Grazing Management in the Humid Region of Puerto Rico JF - The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico JA - JAUPR VL - 64 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.46429/jaupr.v64i3.10209 UR - https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/jaupr/article/view/10209 SP - 259-263 AB - <p>Three grasses on intensively managed and grazed 10 x 10 m plots produced statistically similar yields of dry forage over a 3-year period expressed in kg/ha/yr as follows: Stargrass—12,445; Coast Cross #1—12,285; and <em>Hemarthria</em> PI 299995—13,685. <em>Hemarthria</em> PI 299994 produced significantly higher yields—15,370 kg/ha/yr. <em>Cynodon plectostachyus</em>, on the other hand, did not tolerate intensive grazing and produced only 4,695 kg/ha during the second year. Yields of Star and Hemarthria PI 299995 were comparable to yields obtained in a large scale grazing experiment nearby, which confirmed the validity of the small experimental plot technique in determining yield potential of grazed forage grasses.</p> ER -