Developing ratoon rice as forage in subtropical and temperate areas

Developing ratoon rice as forage could increase forage yield without extra demand on the fields in subtropical and temperate rice planting areas. In this research, fourteen Indica rice varieties were first used in 2014 to select suitable ones as ratoon rice. The results indicated that the regeneration rate, regrowth tiller height, and the dry matter yield of Zhunliangyou 608 were significantly higher than other varieties (p < 0.05). In 2015 and...