Work

Low cost revegetation of slips near Gisborne

Year: 1993

Type: article

Abstract: An experiment was conducted to identify plants suitable for low cost revegetation of soil slip scars after Cyclone Bola. Species of grasses (8), herbs (3) and legumes (13) were oversown onto slips without fertiliser, and evaluated for 3 years under normal hill country sheep/beef grazing. Grasslands Maku Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense and Lotus corniculutus all increased total herbage cover. L. pedunculatus provided 85% of the production obtained from pasture on surrounding uneroded land, and 6 times the production of unsown plots on slips. Keywords: Cyclone Bola, Lotus pedunculatus, Lotus corniculatus, revegetation, slips, Trifolium pratense

Source: Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association

DOI: 10.33584/jnzg.1993.55.2091

Authors: S.J. Quilter, C.J. Korte, D.R. Smith

Institution: AgResearch

Language: English

Topic: Pasture and Agricultural Systems

Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust