VARIATION IN YIELD AND PERSISTENCE OF WHITE CLOVER UNDER N FERTILIZING AND GRAZING

Research objective was to examine the effect of nitrogen (N) application (0-N0and 150 kg ha-1year-1-N150) and rotational grazing by cattle (C) and sheep (S) on the dry matter (DM) yield and persistence of white clover in mixtures with grasses. N150significantly reduced the growing points, stolon len...

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Published in:Cereal research communications 2008-01, Vol.36, p.2055-2058
Main Authors: BOŠNJAK, Krešimir, LETO, Josip, KNEŽEVIĆ, Mladen, PAVLAK, Marina, KUTNJAK, Hrvoje
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clover
Forage and feed science
Grasses
Grazing
Grazing management
Nitrogen
Rotational grazing
Sheep
Stolons
Sward
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Summary:Research objective was to examine the effect of nitrogen (N) application (0-N0and 150 kg ha-1year-1-N150) and rotational grazing by cattle (C) and sheep (S) on the dry matter (DM) yield and persistence of white clover in mixtures with grasses. N150significantly reduced the growing points, stolon length and stolon dry weight by more than 70% compared to N0. Grazing treatment affected stolon population density only in interaction with N. The highest stolon population densities were achieved with SN0. S had higher clover DM yield than C. N0had higher clover DM yield than N150. However, the interaction grazing management x N rate was significant, so the highest yield of white clover was recorded for SN0.
ISSN:0133-3720
1788-9170