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• TITLE: Changes in Water Soluble Carbohydrates Content of Timothy (Phleum pretense L.) in Pastures of TMR Centers over 4 Years

  AUTHORS: Michiko Okubo, Daisuke Takahashi, Fumiya Abe, Hideshi Shinoda, Kenzaburo Deguchi, Norie Shio, Takayoshi Masuko, Kousaku Souma

  KEYWORDS: Grass Harvest Dates, Hokkaido, Timothy, TMR Center, Water Soluble Carbohydrates

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol.10 No.2, February 26, 2019

  ABSTRACT: Timothy (Phleum pretense L.) pastures of 3 Total mixed ration (TMR) centers in Hokkaido were selected, the first cutting grasses were continuously collected from the same pastures on different harvest days over 4 years (2011-2014), and changes in the water soluble carbohydrates (WSC) content were analyzed to investigate the relationship with weather conditions. The harvest days in the 4-year period were June 17-22, June 24-26, June 27-30, and July 2-5, and grasses on these dates were designated as the harvest date groups. The weather data during the cutting period in each year were utilized. The WSC content tended to change yearly and it was significantly lower in the 4 groups (67.3 - 82.1 g/kg DM) in 2011 than in the groups (101.5 - 130.3 g/kg DM) in 2013 excluding the June 24-26 group (P