PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M. T. Panciera
AU  - G. A. Jung
TI  - Switchgrass establishment by conservation tillage: Planting date responses of two varieties
DP  - 1984 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
PG  - 68--70
VI  - 39
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/39/1/68.short
4100  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/39/1/68.full
AB  - Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), a warm-season grass, has many potential conservation applications, but slow and inconsistent establishment has limited its use, Conservation tillage was successfully used to establish switchgrass in central Pennsylvania when planted early. Yields in the year after seeding ranged from 5,690 kilograms per hectare (5,080 pounds/acre) to 10 kg/ha (9 lb/a), depending upon variety and planting date. Early planting dates (May) produced the best stands, but the two varieties tested differed in their response, Blackwell being less sensitive to planting date than KY 1625.