Open AccessMOLYBDENUM RESPONSES AT INVERMAY
Author(s) -
Gale A. Holmes
Publication year - 1952
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.1952.14.979
Subject(s) - lime , molybdenum , situated , agriculture , environmental science , agronomy , hydrology (agriculture) , archaeology , geology , geography , geotechnical engineering , biology , metallurgy , materials science , computer science , paleontology , artificial intelligence
After discussion with Dr E. B. Davies of the Soil Research Station about 2 years ago, the decision was made to lay down a mowing trial on secondclass undulating clay land at Invermay Agricultural Research Station, which is situated at North Taieri on the westerly side of the hills behind Dunedin. This soil has been shown to require heavy applications of lime and phosphate, but even then does not hold grass well under normal stock management. The disappearance of the better grasses is a consequence of the failure of clovers to thrive