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Nitrogen Fertilization of Alfalfa‐Grass Mixtures 1
Author(s) -
Parsons J. L.
Publication year - 1958
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/agronj1958.00021962005000100008x
Subject(s) - agronomy , loam , nitrogen , hay , nitrogen fertilizer , human fertilization , yield (engineering) , composition (language) , alfalfa hay , biology , chemistry , fertilizer , soil water , materials science , rumen , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , food science , organic chemistry , fermentation , metallurgy
Synopsis Nitrogen applications to a vigorous alfalfa‐orchardgrass sod on Wooster silt loam produced more hay but increased the grass at the expense of the alfalfa. The yield, crude protein percentage, and botanical composition of alfalfa‐bromegrass and alfalfa‐timothy sods were not affected by nitrogen.