Publication Date
1989
Location
Nice France
Description
In the Federal State of Northrhine Westfalia, a number of programs have been initiated to reduce intensity of land use with respect to unwanted environmental effects presumably coming from conventional agricultural systems. On grassland most of the programs require delayed first cuttings for hay and silage, reduced fertilization and/or less grazing pressure on pastures. Field experiments were established in order to evaluate consequences of these programs for practical farming and grassland ecology. Treatments include conventional grassland management systems with intensive fertilization and utilization as well as intermediate and low intensity systems.
Citation
Dahmen, P; Kuhbauch, W; and Thome, U, "Influence of Reduced Intensity of Grassland Management on Herbage Yield, Forage Quality, Sod Density and Botanical Composition" (1989). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 39.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session14/39)
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Influence of Reduced Intensity of Grassland Management on Herbage Yield, Forage Quality, Sod Density and Botanical Composition
Nice France
In the Federal State of Northrhine Westfalia, a number of programs have been initiated to reduce intensity of land use with respect to unwanted environmental effects presumably coming from conventional agricultural systems. On grassland most of the programs require delayed first cuttings for hay and silage, reduced fertilization and/or less grazing pressure on pastures. Field experiments were established in order to evaluate consequences of these programs for practical farming and grassland ecology. Treatments include conventional grassland management systems with intensive fertilization and utilization as well as intermediate and low intensity systems.
