Crabgrass for Forage: Management from the 1990s/The Effect of Seeding Rates on First-Season Crabgrass Development
| Table 2. Ground cover percentage and plant height of crabgrass | ||||||
| Seeding Rate (PLS) and Treatments | Days after Initial Seedling Emergence | Plant Ht. (In.) 30 Days after Emergence | ||||
| 10 | 20 | 30 | 56 | |||
| Ground Cover (%) | ||||||
| 1 lb./broadcast | 5 | 17 | 73 | 100 | 6" | |
| 2 lb./broadcast | 7 | 23 | 83 | 100 | 6" | |
| 5 lb./broadcast | 37 | 63 | 93 | 100 | 8" | |
| 10 lb./broadcast | 60 | 80 | 93 | 100 | 10" | |
| 20 lb./broadcast | 75 | 80 | 95 | 100 | 8" | |
| 2 lb./7½–inch row | 15 (53) | 67 (76) | 95 (95) | 100 | 7" | |
| 5 lb./7½–inch row | 73 (88) | 95 (95) | 100 (100) | 100 | 10" | |
| 1Figures in parentheses are cover percentage down the row. | ||||||