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Redistribution of nitrogen and phosphorus on Palace Leas meadow hay plots as a result of aftermath grazing
Author(s) -
SHIEL R. S.,
BATTEN J. C.
Publication year - 1988
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.1365-2494.1988.tb01877.x
Subject(s) - grazing , hay , agronomy , nutrient , peat , nitrogen , environmental science , organic matter , ecology , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Abstract Aftermath grass growth on Palace Leas meadow hay plots at Cockle Park Experimental Farm, Northumberland, is well correlated with hay yield, but there is variation in grazing intensity and dunging pattern between plots leading to a redistribution of nutrients. Plots which are low in nutrients, as a result of treatments applied since 1897, receive inputs from the surrounding plots but these have not prevented the development of large differences in flora, hay yield and soil properties between plots. Variation in grazing intensity between plots may have contributed to an increase in soil organic matter content on some of the more acid plots.