Original Articles

Selecting for palatability in festuca arundinacea schreb

Published in: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa
Volume 5 , issue 4 , 1988 , pages: 186–188

DOI: 10.1080/02566702.1988.9648138

Author(s): D.C.W. Goodenough Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, , A. Smith Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, , A.R.J. Morrison Department of Agriculture and Water Supply,

Keywords: Leaf softness , spaced‐plant evaluation , plant breeding

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Abstract

Plants of numerous Festuca arundinacea cultivars and strains were evaluated for palatability, using two methods; a relative softness of leaf technique and a grazing technique. The softness of leaf technique, as measured by hand, provided a useful method to distinguish palatable from unpalatable plants. Grazing trials have confirmed a preference for soft‐leafed plants selected in this way.

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