Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1968 |
Authors: | Hubbard, WA, Nicholson, HH |
Journal: | Journal of Range Management |
Volume: | 21 |
Issue: | 3 |
Date Published: | 1968 |
ISBN Number: | 0022409X |
Keywords: | Fringillidae, Serinus, Serinus canaria |
Abstract: | Yearling Romnelet wethers were used to compare reed canarygrass and brome-orchard-ladino with two levels of nitrogen and ladino clover as additives to the reed canarygrass for three consecutive years. When all factors were taken into account the brome-orchard-ladino gave the most satisfactory results followed closely by the reed canarygrass-ladino clover mixture. Reed canarygrass alone produced the lowest number of sheep days over a three-year period and the lowest actual gains per hectare. The reed canarygrass plus 300 kg of N/ha produced the highest actual weight gain, 640 kg/ha, and the greatest number of sheep days, 2,240. However, the nitrogen fertilizer cost $84.00/ha, which cannot be justified in terms of additional T.D.N. produced. Ladino clover not only makes a substantial contribution to the total dry matter produced but also provides nutrients in the form of nitrogen for the reed canarygrass in the mixture. |
URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3896140 |
Short Title: | Journal of Range Management |
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