Reed canary grass: a review of its ecology and management MJ Haworth-Brockman and SJ Rushforth Guinn
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TextPublication details: B.C. : 1987Online resources: Abstract: Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) is a valuable native forage plant as it is a persistent, high yielding species (Christ 1933,Baltensperger and Kalton 1958, Marten et al. 1976). It has been used for forage in North America for over 100 years (Davis 1960), and is suitable for hay and silage as well as pasture (Vary et al. 1950, Bryan et al.1970). It is grown extensively for hay and pasture in the northern half of the United States and the southern half of Canada (Johnson and Nichols 1969). Because it is highly suited to wet, waterlogged conditions where other grasses are unable to survive (Dean and Clark 1972), reed canary grass is used in lowland areas that would otherwise be unproductive for agriculture. Researchers at the Agriculture Canada Research Station in Kamloops have found that reed canary grass is ideally suited for seeding in otherwise unproductive organic wetlands in the interior of British Columbia (Bittman et al. 1980). Organic wet meadows occupy a large percent
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Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) is a valuable native forage plant as it is a persistent, high yielding species (Christ 1933,Baltensperger and Kalton 1958, Marten et al. 1976). It has been used for forage in North America for over 100 years (Davis 1960), and is suitable for hay and silage as well as pasture (Vary et al. 1950, Bryan et al.1970). It is grown extensively for hay and pasture in the northern half of the United States and the southern half of Canada (Johnson and Nichols 1969). Because it is highly suited to wet, waterlogged conditions where other grasses are unable to survive (Dean and Clark 1972), reed canary grass is used in lowland areas that would otherwise be unproductive for agriculture. Researchers at the Agriculture Canada Research Station in Kamloops have found that reed canary grass is ideally suited for seeding in otherwise unproductive organic wetlands in the interior of British Columbia (Bittman et al. 1980). Organic wet meadows occupy a large percent