Open AccessSEASONAL AND ANNUAL VARIATION IN PASTURE PRODUCTION IN CANTERBURY AND NORTH OTAGO
Author(s) -
K. F. O'Connor,
E. W. Vartha,
Rina Belcher,
J.D. Coulter
Publication year - 1968
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.1968.30.1249
Subject(s) - pasture , seasonality , geography , production (economics) , variation (astronomy) , grazing , agroforestry , agronomy , environmental science , forestry , ecology , biology , physics , astrophysics , economics , macroeconomics
PASTURES vary greatly in production from place to place, from season to season and from year to year. In this review of grasslands research in Canterbury and North Otago, the intention is to emphasize these variations and to identify some of the factors associated with such variations. In particular, it is intended to illustrate the relationships between production of clover-based pastures and lucerne-based pastures and seasonal factors, especially rainfall.