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Fertilizer and stocking rates on two King Country soils
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1973)
Parent materials such as volcanic ash and sedimentary siltstone
and sandstone form soils which differ markedly in their physical
and chemical properties. In stocking x fertilizer rate trials on
two families of soils, ...
Legumes and grasses for dry North Canterbury hill country
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1978)
Field experiments have been conducted for 6 years at Hunua in
North Canterbury to compare a range of grass and legume cultivars
for sunny aspects of dry hill country. The most suitable legumes
were Woogenellup subterranean ...
Effects of sunny and shady aspect on pasture yield, digestibility and sheep performance in Canterbury
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1976)
Annual pasture dry matter (DM) production from improved brown-top-dominant hill pastures varied from 3.5 to 7.4 t DM/ha over
three years. A south aspect produced on average 14% more dry
matter than a north aspect; both ...
Oversowing grasses on sunny and shady faces
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1972)
Eight grasses were oversown on steep north and south aspects at
Hunua, North Canterbury, either initially with clovers or three
years after oversowing clovers. On the north aspect, cocksfoot
established and persisted ...
Effect of cool season grazing on lucerne production and aphid populations
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1979)
In a P-year Wairau lucerne trial, plots were grazed on a 3- or 6-
weekly rotation; Half of each plot was hard grazed in June to control
overwintering aphids. In the second year a spring/autumn spraying
was applied.
June ...
The influence of herbage utilization on pasture production and animal performance
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1975)
An attempt is made to establish a relationship between herbage
utilization, pasture production, and animal performance per unit
area. When pastures are rotationally grazed, it appears that the
highest pasture yield and ...
Protein and carbohydrate composition of lucerne grown in Canterbury
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1970)
Carbohydrate fractions and total nitrogen were measured in
leaves and stems of Wairau lucerne grown in Canterbury.
Leaves had lower levels of total soluble carbohydrate (3-5%),
cellulose (8-10%) and lignin (2-4%), and ...
Growth of lucerne following defoliation
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1970)
In a simulated sward of Wairau lucerne cut at an immature stage
of growth to leave a stubble of 10-11 cm, removal of all or
one-half the residual leaf area resulted in an initial decline
of root weight and low or negative ...
How good is Tama ryegrass?
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1978)
‘GRASSLANDS TAMA’ Westerwolds ryegrass (Lolium multijlorum
Lam.) is a tetraploid cultivar of an extreme annual form of Italian
ryegrass, bred in New Zealand and released into certification in
1967 (Barclay and Vartha, ...
The Proceedings of the Lincoln College Farmers' Conference 1971
(Lincoln College (Lincoln, N.Z.)., 1971)
The Lincoln College Farmers’ Conference was an annual event held over a period of thirty six years from 1951 to 1986. It was a forum for farmers with participation in the early years by district nomination. The strength ...