No 

 clipping 



HERBAGE VOLUME 

 Competition 

 None Partial Full 

 (cm.M 



352 



698 



251 



No 

 clipping 



MAXIMUM LEAF LENGTH 



Competition 

 None Partial Full 

 (cm.) 



21 



23 



23 



Heavy 

 clipping 



570 



319 



174 



Heavy 

 clipping 



23 



20 



20 



Extreme 

 clipping 



370 



117 



41 



17 



Extreme 

 clipping ^ 



15 



14 



FLOWER STALK NUMBERS 

 Competition 

 None Partial Full 

 (no. /plant) 



43.2 37.3 10.4 



No 

 clipping 



MAXIMUM FLOWER STALK LENGTH 

 Competition 

 None Partial Full 

 (cm.) 



No 

 clipping 



57 



63 



58 



Heavy 

 clipping 



36.4 



12.1 



0.3 



Heavy 

 clipping 



60 



56 



48 



Extreme 

 clipping 



11.4 



0.1 



0.0 



Extreme 

 clipping 



50 



39 



Diagram of data for each factor: x denotes position of respective 

 value; darkened squares denote positions of values with which it 

 differs significantly (P<.05). 



Figure 3. Herbage volume, number of flower stalks, and maximum leaf 

 and flower stalk lengths of Idaho fescue the year following 

 clipping and competition treatments. 



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