Effects of sowing and fertilisation in the establishment of annual legume rich permanent pastures

Aguiar, Carlos; Pires, Jaime; Rodrigues, M.A.; Fernández-Núñez, Esther

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Authors

Aguiar, Carlos

Pires, Jaime

Rodrigues, M.A.

Fernández-Núñez, Esther

Abstract(s)

A field experiment tested the effect of three fertilisation strategies (nil, mineral and organic fertilisation) on pasture establishment, measured by plant species composition in spring sward in the two first years after sowing two pasture types (simple annual, legume-rich mixture and complex annual legume-rich mixture) compared with unsown pastures. There was a positive effect of organic fertilisation on the spring floristic composition through the increase of sown annual legumes, without an increase of ruderal species. Farmyard manure substituted, with advantages, conventional sowing mineral fertilization in these conditions.

Keywords

Sown biodiverse permanent pastures rich in legumes Trifolium subterraneum Organic fertilisation Pasture ecology

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10757

Citation

Aguiar, Carlos; Pires, Jaime; Rodrigues, M.A.; Fernández-Núñez, E. (2011). Effects of sowing and fertilisation in the establishment of annual legume rich permanent pastures. Grassland Science in Europe. ISSN 0071-2825. 16, p. 268-270