Seasonal Herbage Accumulation and Nutritive Value of Irrigated ‘Tifton 85’, Jiggs, and Vaquero Bermudagrasses in Response to Harvest Frequency

Grasses within the Cynodon genus are widely used perennial forages, and ‘Tifton 85’ ( Cynodon spp.) is one of the most popular commercial cultivars. Jiggs and Vaquero are new C. dactylon (L.) Pers. grasses, but there is little information comparing their performance with Tifton 85 under tropical conditions. The objectives were to describe and explain variation in seasonal herbage accumulation (HA) and nutritive value of irrigated Tifton 85,...