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RESEEDING AND SURFACE TREATMENT‐A COMPARISON OF TWO METHODS OF IMPROVING HILL GRAZINGS
Author(s) -
Rowlands Alun
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
grass and forage science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1365-2494
pISSN - 0142-5242
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1966.tb00468.x
Subject(s) - pasture , grazing , agronomy , plough , agrostis , seeding , festuca , stocking , grassland , festuca rubra , environmental science , biology , poaceae , zoology
Two methods of improving hill land for sheep grazing have been compared on a Festuca/Agrostis pasture in mid‐Wales. Ploughing and reseeding, following a pioneer crop, resulted in an excellent sward which remained productive at the end of the 8‐year trial period. Surface seeding with light cultivation gave only a fair establishment of white clover, but no sown grass, during the same period. The production and financial results point to the superiority of the former technique where conditions are suitable and where increased grass production can be met by increased sheep stocking. Any worthwhile method must produce real improvement to the herbage.