Year: 1983
Type: article
Abstract: Stands of lucerne and lucerne‐annual ryegrass were maintained over a 6 year period in the Manawatu, with an annual mean total herbage production of 20.4 t DM/ha. The inclusion of either Tama or Paroa did not increase annual production significantly, with or without fertiliser nitrogen. Lucerne/Tama showed an increase in early spring production. Dead matter and weeds contributed about 1% of total yield. Blue‐green aphid infested the lucerne and subsequently severely affected the lucerne dry matter yields in the winter and spring of the seventh year, and caused closure of the investigation.
Authors: P. W. Theobald, P. Roger Ball
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1982998710