A Comparison of Three Dry Matter Forage Production Methods Used in South Africa

Table 1

Mean phytomass values (kg/ha) calculated for each sample site at three survey sites using the different techniques.

Sample site	Disc pasture meter (DPM)			Clipping and weighing			Plant Number Scale (PNS)
	Survey site
	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3
1	9 845			3 500			1 852
2	7 324			3 250			2 101
3	8 677			2 980			1 258
4		7 774			2 060			3 972
5		8 511			2 560			2 627
6		5 361			1 600			3 480
7			5 478			3 340			2 605
8			6 621			6 980			3 295
9			7 134			7 160			3 280
Mean phytomass (kg/ha)	8 615	7 215	6 411	3 243	2 073	5 827	1 737	3 360	3 060