Publication Date
1985
Location
Kyoto Japan
Description
There are large areas of hilly land swathed in poor native pasture in Yunnan. While not suited for intensive cropping, the mid altitude areas (1500-3000m) seem ideally suited for development into legume based permanent pastures capable of supporting a substantial grazing industry. The objective of a joint Chinese -Australian project is to find suitable pasture species and define their fertilizer requirements at selected sites within the Province. The field and glass house experiments described here demonstrate there is a need for phosphorous and possibly lime as an essential part of successful legume establishment. There is also an additional requirement for sulphur, molybdenum, potash and boron, but further experiments are needed to define optimum economic rates.
Citation
JinJing, Wang; Bruce-Smith, J R.; Jixin, Li; and Mingliang, Wang, "Preliminary Fertilizer Requirement Studies for Legume Based Pasture in Mid-Altitude Zone, Central Yunnan Province" (1985). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 13.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1985/ses6/13)
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Preliminary Fertilizer Requirement Studies for Legume Based Pasture in Mid-Altitude Zone, Central Yunnan Province
Kyoto Japan
There are large areas of hilly land swathed in poor native pasture in Yunnan. While not suited for intensive cropping, the mid altitude areas (1500-3000m) seem ideally suited for development into legume based permanent pastures capable of supporting a substantial grazing industry. The objective of a joint Chinese -Australian project is to find suitable pasture species and define their fertilizer requirements at selected sites within the Province. The field and glass house experiments described here demonstrate there is a need for phosphorous and possibly lime as an essential part of successful legume establishment. There is also an additional requirement for sulphur, molybdenum, potash and boron, but further experiments are needed to define optimum economic rates.
