Open AccessRYEGRASS IN SOUTHLAND
Author(s) -
W. Harris
Publication year - 1937
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand grassland association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-4577
pISSN - 0369-3902
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.1937.6.883
Subject(s) - loam , subsoil , geology , agronomy , geography , soil science , environmental science , ecology , soil water , biology
Ryegrass is the predominant species in seed mixtures on the sown grasslands of Southland. The area is one of the largest tracts of naturally uniform good land in New Zealand. It includes a wide area of level plains chiefly in the Western and Northern Districts the Eastern Districts. with rolling ridges largely confined to The greater part of it is a heavy clay loam, resting upon clay subsoil, which requires draining. The Northern Districts contain a fairly high proportion of lighter loam and shingly soil.