Open AccessObservations and insights on pasture persistence in New Zealand
Author(s) -
PA Lane
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
grassland research and practice series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2463-4751
pISSN - 0110-8581
DOI - 10.33584/rps.15.2011.3219
Subject(s) - pasture , persistence (discontinuity) , weevil , grazing , agronomy , biology , agroforestry , geography , engineering , geotechnical engineering
This essay contains personal observations and interpretations by the author on the persistence of pastures in the northern North Island. Key pasture stress factors are identified as the increase of farming intensity over the past two decades, the impact of pasture renewal techniques and the role of pasture species on insect pest (particularly black beetle and clover root weevil) interactions. Keywords: insect pests, soil fertility, pasture renewal, cultivars, endophyte