Publication Date
1997
Description
Nutrient availability of a grassland mainly depends on the productivity of grasses. Total 3252.20 g/m2/yr dry matter production was recorded in Themeda grassland. Annual uptake and return of nitrogen (31.10 g/m2) phosphorus (3.08 g/m2) and potassium (29.45 g/m2) through litter and belowground biomass was higher in Themeda. Themeda triandra is better fodder grass than Heteropogon contortus in the Eastern ghats grasslands.
Citation
Paliwal, K and Manoharan, K, "Nutrient Budget of Themedia Triandra and Heteropogon controtus Dominated Grasslands of Tamil Nadu in South India" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 20.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session11/20
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Nutrient Budget of Themedia Triandra and Heteropogon controtus Dominated Grasslands of Tamil Nadu in South India
Nutrient availability of a grassland mainly depends on the productivity of grasses. Total 3252.20 g/m2/yr dry matter production was recorded in Themeda grassland. Annual uptake and return of nitrogen (31.10 g/m2) phosphorus (3.08 g/m2) and potassium (29.45 g/m2) through litter and belowground biomass was higher in Themeda. Themeda triandra is better fodder grass than Heteropogon contortus in the Eastern ghats grasslands.
