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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
In Southern Italy, the lack of rain during the summer period is one of the main factors limiting fodder crop production. Another very important parameter, linked to drought, is N fertilisation. In these conditions, it is necessary to find mixtures of legumes and grasses able to ensure good production and quality in the driest months, and to rationalise N fertilisation through control of the nutritional status of the crops at the beginning of spring. By this approach, it is possible to adjust N application during the cropping cycle. The aim of this research was to evaluate in a hilly area of Apulia Region the production of several mixtures of annual grasses and legumes, cropped in temporary grassland, and to investigate their N nutritional status.
Citation
Convertini, G.; Maiorana, M.; and Ferri, D., "Forage Production and Nitrogen Status in Mixed Fodder Crops" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 350.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/350)
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Forage Production and Nitrogen Status in Mixed Fodder Crops
Dublin Ireland
In Southern Italy, the lack of rain during the summer period is one of the main factors limiting fodder crop production. Another very important parameter, linked to drought, is N fertilisation. In these conditions, it is necessary to find mixtures of legumes and grasses able to ensure good production and quality in the driest months, and to rationalise N fertilisation through control of the nutritional status of the crops at the beginning of spring. By this approach, it is possible to adjust N application during the cropping cycle. The aim of this research was to evaluate in a hilly area of Apulia Region the production of several mixtures of annual grasses and legumes, cropped in temporary grassland, and to investigate their N nutritional status.
