Summer Grass Growth
Research at Harper Adams, led by Peter Kettlewell, has shown that summer grass growth at two sites in southern England tends to be better after a winter with a low index of the climate phenomenon the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO).
Recent research, funded by The John Oldacre Foundation, has involved: Dr Peter Kettlewell, Dr Mark Atkinson, and Phil Hollins at Harper Adams, and Steven Bentley, Haidee Philpott and Andy Horwell at NIAB.
Previous research has been published in:
- Kettlewell, P.S., Easey, J., Stephenson, D.B. & Poulton, P.R.
Soil moisture mediates association between the winter North Atlantic Oscillation and summer growth in the Park Grass Experiment. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B Biological Sciences 273: 1149-1154. (2006) - Kettlewell, P.S., Easey, J., Hollins, P.D., Martyn, T.J. & Stephenson, D.B.
Potential for forecasting UK summer grass growth from the North Atlantic Oscillation. In O'Mara, F. P. et al. (eds) XX International Grassland Congress: Offered Papers. Wageningen Academic Publishers: Wageningen, The Netherlands, p. 862. (2005)
Professor Peter Kettlewell
Professor of Crop Physiology and Research Co-ordinator
Office: JA G07
Email: Click here to contact Peter Kettlewell
Telephone: +44 (0)1952 815299
Fax: +44 (0)1952 814783
