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Legume Nitrogen Versus Fertilizer Nitrogen in Protein Production of Forage 1
Author(s) -
Wagner R. E.
Publication year - 1954
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1954.00021962004600050013x
Subject(s) - forage , nitrogen fertilizer , production (economics) , legume , agriculture , nitrogen , agronomy , citation , field pea , political science , agricultural science , fertilizer , mathematics , economics , crop , environmental science , geography , chemistry , biology , law , archaeology , macroeconomics , organic chemistry
NITROGEN can be supplied to forage grasses of humid and irrigated regions either by fixation from legumes grown in association with grasses 'or by applying fertilizer 'nitrogen to grasses in pure stand. The former is most widely accepted and is generally considered to have certain advantages. Recently, however, there has been renewed interest in the relative merits of these two methods of obtaining productive and nutritious forage. Difficulties encountered in maintaining stands of legumes in mixed seedings, the increased incidence of bloat, and larger supplies of fertilizer