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After a period of vigorous growth, hibernated grass tillers are killed in the late spring and replaced by a new generation. This transition of tiller generations can be gradual and overlapping, or abrupt thereby weakening the persistence of the grass. Conditions of a heavy cut following high nitrogen fertilization in spring are especially weakening, sometimes killing whole tufts of Lolium perenne. This is followed by invasion of adventive species such as Poa annua, Stellaria media and ultimately Elymus repens.
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Behaeghe, T.J. (1986). Nitrogen supply and the persistence of grasses. In: Van Der Meer, H.G., Ryden, J.C., Ennik, G.C. (eds) Nitrogen Fluxes in Intensive Grassland Systems. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4394-0_4
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