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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
Plant diversity and its function in grassland ecosystems has been the focus of many recent studies, and debate, in the ecological literature (Wardle 1999, Loreau and Hector 2001). We know less about the role of plant diversity in pastures used solely for agricultural production (Sanderson et al. 2004). The objective of this study was to learn how pastures planted with increasing levels of plant diversity would affect forage yields and beef cattle performance.
Citation
Tracy, B. F., "Forage and Livestock Productivity on Pastures of Differing Plant Diversity" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 183.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeB/183)
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Forage and Livestock Productivity on Pastures of Differing Plant Diversity
Dublin Ireland
Plant diversity and its function in grassland ecosystems has been the focus of many recent studies, and debate, in the ecological literature (Wardle 1999, Loreau and Hector 2001). We know less about the role of plant diversity in pastures used solely for agricultural production (Sanderson et al. 2004). The objective of this study was to learn how pastures planted with increasing levels of plant diversity would affect forage yields and beef cattle performance.
