Track 1-07: Prospects for Management to Increase Grassland and Forage Productivity
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Publication Date
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Description
Seeding mixed species for forage production has been suggested as a means of increasing productivity and stabilizing yields under a changing climate. Forages have traditionally been sown as monocultures or binary mixtures only, with the emphasis being on species and not necessarily their function or compatibility. While natural plant communities typically may be dominated by a single species, they are comprised of several species and function-al groups.
This paper provides the results of sowing multiple species at semiarid sites within the North American Great Plains and identifies a similar result from a more humid region reported within the literature.
Citation
Schellenberg, Michael P.; Biligetu, Bili; and Picasso, Valentin, "Mixed Species Seeding: A Means to Increase Production in Temperate Pastures" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 6.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/1-7/6)
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Mixed Species Seeding: A Means to Increase Production in Temperate Pastures
Sydney, Australia
Seeding mixed species for forage production has been suggested as a means of increasing productivity and stabilizing yields under a changing climate. Forages have traditionally been sown as monocultures or binary mixtures only, with the emphasis being on species and not necessarily their function or compatibility. While natural plant communities typically may be dominated by a single species, they are comprised of several species and function-al groups.
This paper provides the results of sowing multiple species at semiarid sites within the North American Great Plains and identifies a similar result from a more humid region reported within the literature.
