Open AccessEFFECTS OF AUTUMN-APPLIED NITROGEN AND METHOD AND FREQUENCY OF DEFOLIATION ON A RYEGRASS/WHITE CLOVER SWARD
Author(s) -
Ron Scott
Publication year - 1972
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.1972.34.1326
Subject(s) - agronomy , nitrogen , grazing , biology , ammonium nitrate , trifolium repens , white (mutation) , spring (device) , chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , organic chemistry , gene
Ammonium nitrate was applied during March or April to an (Ariki) ryegrass/(Huia) white clover sward. The subsequent effects on winter and spring production, clover content and herbage nitrogen content were examined following three frequencies of winter defoliation by cutting and grazing.