Offered Papers Theme B: Grassland and the Environment
Description
The knowledge of forage production and botanical composition in natural pasture is essential to plan forage crop systems. Floristic balance often changes due to overgrazing, which affects forage quality and causes the disappearance of less competitive and more palatable species. This trial aimed to evaluate the forage yield in a natural pasture and to verify the effect on botanical composition of overgrazing by dairy ewes.
Citation
Salis, L.; Vargiu, M.; Spanu, E.; and Loche, F., "Overgrazing Influence on the Presence of Legumes in a Natural Pasture of Sardinia" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 188.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeB/188
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Overgrazing Influence on the Presence of Legumes in a Natural Pasture of Sardinia
The knowledge of forage production and botanical composition in natural pasture is essential to plan forage crop systems. Floristic balance often changes due to overgrazing, which affects forage quality and causes the disappearance of less competitive and more palatable species. This trial aimed to evaluate the forage yield in a natural pasture and to verify the effect on botanical composition of overgrazing by dairy ewes.
