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Sward Canopy Height

Sward Canopy Height is a vegetation metric that quantifies the vertical distance from the ground surface to the uppermost layer of living grass foliage within a sward, serving as an indicator of plant growth and canopy structure.

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101

Authors

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2017–2026

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Sward Height

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Publications

29

Sward canopy structure and the bite dimensions and bite weight of grazing sheep

Alison Jean Burlison, John Hodgson, A. W. Illius · Grass and Forage Science · 1991 · 150 citations

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Sward structural characteristics and herbage accumulation of Panicum maximum cv. Mombaça subjected to rotational stocking managements

Sila Carneiro da Silva, Adriana Amaral de Oliveira Bueno, Roberta Aparecida Carnevalli et al. · Scientia Agricola · 2009 · 114 citations · Full text

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Canopy morphology and nutritional quality traits as potential grazing value indicators for <i>Lolium perenne</i> varieties

T. J. Gilliland, P.D. Barrett, R. L. Mann et al. · The Journal of Agricultural Science · 2002 · 87 citations

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Effects of perennial ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i> L.) cultivars on herbage production, nutritional quality and herbage intake of grazing dairy cows

H.J. Smit, B.M. Tas, H.Z. Taweel et al. · Grass and Forage Science · 2005 · 74 citations · Full text

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Combining ultrasonic sward height and spectral signatures to assess the biomass of legume–grass swards

Thomas Fricke, M. Wachendorf · Computers and Electronics in Agriculture · 2013 · 65 citations

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Authors

101

  1. JH
    John Hodgson

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 377 citations

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  2. GA
    G. Arnold

    Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, New Zealand

    3 publications · 211 citations

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  3. SC
    Sila Carneiro da Silva

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    2 publications · 144 citations

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  4. AJ
    A. J. Rook

    Institute of Grassland Research, China

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  5. RJ
    R. J. Orr

    Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 33 citations

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Institutions

32

  1. Massey University

    Palmerston North, New Zealand

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    691 citations

  2. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    636 citations

  3. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    139 citations

  4. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    182 citations

  5. Macaulay Development Trust

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    49 citations

  6. Scottish Agricultural Science Agency

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    274 citations

  7. West Virginia University

    Morgantown, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    152 citations

  8. Woodward (United States)

    Fort Collins, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

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Venues

  1. Grass and Forage Science

    17 publications · 643 citations

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  2. Journal of Animal Science

    2 publications · 93 citations

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  3. Scientia Agricola

    2 publications · 144 citations

    2

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  4. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

    NZJA · 1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research

    1 publications · 13 citations

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