Open AccessFERTILITY REQUIREMENTS OF PASTURES AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS
Author(s) -
T. W. Walker
Publication year - 1961
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.1961.23.1129
Subject(s) - pasture , dry matter , soil fertility , stock (firearms) , environmental science , agronomy , fertility , agriculture , yield (engineering) , agroforestry , quality (philosophy) , agricultural engineering , production (economics) , economics , geography , biology , ecology , soil water , engineering , soil science , materials science , demography , population , philosophy , macroeconomics , archaeology , epistemology , sociology , metallurgy
The basic aim in an efficient system of pastoral farming must be the highest possible sustained yields of animal products consistent with the maintenance and improvement of soil fertility. This involves the maximum production of dry matter of the right quality. This paper does not deal exhaustively with quality, but it is necessary to remind ourselves that quantity and quality are not necessarily highly correlated. Both yield and quality of dry matter depend on the soil, climate, herbage species and strains, stock and pasture management and fertiliser applications.