Short communication

Response of Cymbopogon validus tillers to three clipping frequencies

Published in: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa
Volume 8 , issue 1 , 1991 , pages: 35–36

DOI: 10.1080/02566702.1991.9648257

Author(s): SheonaE. Shackleton Department of Botany, Transkei , M.T. Mentis Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa

Keywords: Defoliation , mortality , tillers , Transkei

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Abstract

The response of tagged Cymbopogon validus tillers to three clipping frequencies indicated that this species is intolerant of severe and frequent defoliation. This could account for its decreased abundance in heavily‐grazed areas in and around Mkambati Game Reserve, Transkei.

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