Oversowing grasses on sunny and shady faces
Abstract
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 best but ryegrasses were superior on
the south aspect. Here the later sowing was much superior, as by
then the original dense cover had disappeared, but on the north
aspect time of grass introduction made little difference. Clover
introduction resulted in a threefold increase in dry matter production
on the south aspect, which produced double that of the
north aspect. Ryegrasses raised yields still further, but depressed
resident grass production.... [Show full abstract]
Keywords
grass; oversowing; pastureFields of Research
0703 Crop and Pasture ProductionDate
1972Type
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