Total annual and seasonal DM production of improved and unimproved resident pastures at three farms in Canterbury
dc.contributor.author | Smith, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Mills, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Moot, Derrick | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-26T03:22:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-05-16 | |
dc.date.available | 2023-05-26T03:22:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.date.updated | 2023-05-21T22:08:13Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Yield differences between resident and improved pastures were quantified over a 3-4 yr period on three rainfed farms located in North Canterbury (Stockgrove, north of Amberley), Banks Peninsula (Willesden Farm) and the Mid-Canterbury foothills (Inverary Station). Improved pastures produced two- to three-times more feed annually than unimproved resident pastures at each property. At Stockgrove, improved chicory/white clover-based pastures produced 14.1±0.66 t DM/ha/yr compared with 4.36±0.41 t DM/ha/yr from unimproved pastures. Spring accounted for 85% (improved) and 72% (unimproved) of total annual DM production. At Willesden, lucerne monocultures produced 11.5±0.97 t DM/ha/yr, which was more than the 4.44±0.45 t DM/ha/yr produced from resident pastures. Improved pastures at Inverary yielded 7.31±0.59 t DM/ha in summer/autumn of 2018/19, which was more than double the 3.34±0.43 t DM/ha from unimproved pastures. In 2019/2020, improved pastures produced 11.7±1.45 t DM/ha compared with 4.45±0.73 t DM/ha. In the third growth season (2020/2021) improved pastures produced 14.1±1.76 t DM/ha compared with 6.67±1.38 t DM/ha from unimproved pastures. In Year 4 (2021/22) the 12.6±1.29 t DM/ha from improved pastures was 56% more than the 8.07±0.85 t DM/ha from the unimproved pastures. Substantial increases in annual and seasonal feed supply patterns can be achieved through hill country pasture improvement. | en |
dc.format.extent | pp.79-94 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.33584/jnzg.2022.84.3619 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2463-2880 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2463-2872 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10182/16157 | |
dc.publisher | New Zealand Grassland Association | en |
dc.relation | The original publication is available from New Zealand Grassland Association - https://doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.2022.84.3619 - http://dx.doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.2022.84.3599 | |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Journal of New Zealand Grasslands | |
dc.relation.uri | https://doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.2022.84.3619 | |
dc.rights | © The Authors and NZGA | en |
dc.rights.ccname | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
dc.rights.ccuri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Agrostis capillaris | |
dc.subject | Anthoxanthum odoratum | |
dc.subject | Cichorium intybus | |
dc.subject | Holcus lanatus | |
dc.subject | Medicago sativa | |
dc.subject.anzsrc2020 | ANZSRC::300406 Crop and pasture improvement (incl. selection and breeding) | |
dc.subject.anzsrc2020 | ANZSRC::300204 Agricultural management of nutrients | |
dc.subject.anzsrc2020 | ANZSRC::300208 Farm management, rural management and agribusiness | |
dc.subject.anzsrc2020 | ANZSRC::300407 Crop and pasture nutrition | |
dc.title | Total annual and seasonal DM production of improved and unimproved resident pastures at three farms in Canterbury | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
lu.contributor.unit | Lincoln University | |
lu.contributor.unit | Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences | |
lu.contributor.unit | Department of Agricultural Sciences | |
lu.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-5691-4915 | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.volume | 84 |
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