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Establishing Reed Canarygrass on Low Fertility Soil 1
Author(s) -
Kroth Earl M.,
Meinke Louis,
Dudley Richard F.
Publication year - 1976
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/agronj1976.00021962006800050026x
Subject(s) - phalaris arundinacea , agronomy , forage , fertilizer , mathematics , pasture , soil fertility , soil water , biology , wetland , ecology
Pasture production can be increased on low fertility soils in North Missouri by topdressing fertilizers on stands of reed canarygrass ( Phalaris arundinacea L.). The optimum banded starter fertilizer to obtain these stands was determined by comparing experimental N, P, and K mixtures applied in kg/ha composed of: (N‐0, 17, 34) (P‐0, 15, 30, 45) (K‐0, 14, 28, 42) in all combinations. Fertilizers were banded 2.5 cm below and 2.5 cm beside reed canarygrass seed planted 0.6 cm deep in three August and two April plantings during 1971–1974. Stands were evaluated visually using a scale of 0 to 10, and by forage yields. Results showed that a fertilizer mixture composed of N and P carriers applied to give 17 kg/ha N and 15 kg/ha P, banded 2.5 cm below and 2.5 cm beside the seed would give optimum results for both August and April seedings.