After each harvest the total dry matter
yield was estimated
based on samples from
1x0.5 m
quadrats
after
drying
the
cut
samples in forced
-
air oven at 65
o
C over 4
days.
Leaves were
separated from stems and
the leaf
-
to
-
stem ratio
(LSR)
was estimated
based on the dry weight of each component
for each sample.