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Publication Date
1993
Location
New Zealand
Description
Pasture composition, herbage yield and symbiotic nitrogen fixation were compared in traditional grasslands (either based on fertiliser N or legumes) and a grassland system (herbal Icy) based on a mixture of legumes, non-aggressive grasses and deep-rooting herbs. Herbal Icy was the most efficient system in terms of herbage production per unit of N input, offering the possibility of sustaining a high level of pasture production without fertiliser N and hence reducing the risk of N losses to the environment.
Citation
Ruz-Jerez, B E.; Ball, P Roger; and White, R E., "Improving the Efficiency of Nitrogen Utilization in a Grassland Soil with Different Mixtures of Pasture Species" (1993). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 13.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session40/13)
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Improving the Efficiency of Nitrogen Utilization in a Grassland Soil with Different Mixtures of Pasture Species
New Zealand
Pasture composition, herbage yield and symbiotic nitrogen fixation were compared in traditional grasslands (either based on fertiliser N or legumes) and a grassland system (herbal Icy) based on a mixture of legumes, non-aggressive grasses and deep-rooting herbs. Herbal Icy was the most efficient system in terms of herbage production per unit of N input, offering the possibility of sustaining a high level of pasture production without fertiliser N and hence reducing the risk of N losses to the environment.
