Open AccessTHE GROWTH OF, CLOVERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SOIL ACIDITY
Author(s) -
A.J. Mcneur
Publication year - 1949
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.1949.11.919
Subject(s) - lime , grassland , division (mathematics) , soil water , agronomy , axiom , mathematics , agroforestry , environmental science , soil science , biology , arithmetic , paleontology , geometry
The popular belief among many is that clovers will not grow in acid soils, and for this reason large quantities of lime are often used to make soil less acid in an attempt to increase clover growth. At the Grasslands Division of the Department of Scientific and Industrial, Research at Palmerston North there have been a number of .experiments over the past few years which serve to raise doubts about the truth of some statements normally accepted as axiomatic as far as clover growth and soil acidity are concerned. Our experiments have been conducted in a number of ways, and some of these will be dealt with in detail.