Effects of rate, placement, and frequency of P application on yield and P content of bromegrass-red clover herbage and soil P distribution

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. K. Soon

This study was conducted on a P-deficient Dark Grey Solod to compare the effects of the rate (0, 45, 90 kg P ha−1 cumulative), placement method (broadcast vs. banding), and frequency (preplant only vs. annually) of P fertilizer application on herbage production by a bromegrass (Bromus inermiss Leyss)–red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) mixture. The preplant broadcast application was incorporated by rototilling, and subsequent broadcast applications were topdressings. Annual applications continued for 3 yr only and dry matter (DM) yields were taken for 4 yr following the establishment year in 1991. Rate of P applied had the greatest effect on herbage yield, but its effect was influenced by the frequency of application. When P fertilizer was applied annually, herbage yields increased linearly with application rates. When P was applied preplant only, herbage yields reached a plateau with 45 or more kg P ha−1. Broadcasted P yielded slightly more than banded-in P in the first year harvest only. Annual application of 30 kg P ha−1 gave the highest cumulative herbage yield, suggesting decreasing P availability with time. This was supported by soil P analysis in 1994 and by herbage P concentrations. Herbage P concentration was significantly correlated with herbage yields of the second year and subsequent harvests. It is concluded that a preplant broadcast-incorporated application of 30 to 45 kg P ha–1, followed by at least one subsequent surface application of 30 kg P ha–1 was required for optimum herbage production by a legume-grass mixture. Key words: Application method, P fertilizer management, bromegrass-red clover, Grey Luvisol, soil P distribution

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (No. 12) ◽  
pp. 557-563
Author(s):  
O. Kozlovský ◽  
J. Balík ◽  
J. Černý ◽  
M. Kulhánek ◽  
J. Hakl ◽  
...  

In a small-plot trial, grass hybrids Perseus (loloid) and Felina (festucoid) were compared in a mixture with red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and their reactions to surface application of nitrogen fertilizers or injection into soil according to CULTAN method were investigated. Both fertilizer application methods were used with three levels of nitrogen. Mixtures containing the Felina hybrid had higher yields (12.1 t/ha) compared to the Perseus hybrid (11.0 t/ha), and they also showed higher clover abundance. Increasing dosage of nitrogen resulted in slightly higher yield, whereas the trend in clover abundance was opposite. Nitrogen injection resulted in slightly higher dry matter yields and slightly higher clover abundance as compared to surface fertilization. The N content in the grass-clover mixture was balanced for both types of fertilizer application and did not change significantly with increasing dosage of fertilizer. A slightly higher N content was observed at the Felina hybrid treatments; the dependence of this element on clover abundance in the mixture was set up to 50%.


1988 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. BOWLEY ◽  
C. T. DOUGHERTY ◽  
N. L. TAYLOR ◽  
P. L. CORNELIUS

Yield components of five regrowth cycles, two in 1981 and three in 1982, of three red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) populations and three alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars were compared in swards. Red clover left more stubble but produced less herbage and accumulated total yield (herbage, stubble and 10 cm depth root) at a slower rate than alfalfa during most regrowths. The percent leaf at flowering of red clover was similar to that of alfalfa. Maximum LAI declined during successive regrowths each year. Maximum crop growth rates were 30 and 34 g m−2 d−1 for red clover and alfalfa, respectively. Stem development (canopy height) followed patterns of accumulation of herbage yield. The initiation of stems was slower in red clover and stem populations were less than that of alfalfa. Selection for faster stem initiation rates, higher stem populations, and reduced partitioning of dry matter towards stem bases which would be left as stubble were suggested as ways of increasing the herbage yield of red clover.Key words: Trifolium pratense L., Medicago sativa L., yield components, growth analysis clover (red), alfalfa


1984 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 925-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. BOWLEY ◽  
N. L. TAYLOR ◽  
P. L. CORNELIUS ◽  
C. T. DOUGHERTY

Six cycles of phenotypic recurrent selection for stem length were conducted in a 91-cm-spaced planted population of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) as a means of increasing herbage yield. The objectives of this investigation were (1) to compare the effectiveness of selection for stem length tested in transplants at wide (91 cm) and narrow (7 cm) spacings, and in row seedings and (2) to determine the effect of selection for stem length on herbage yield. Response to selection for stem length was obtained under all plantings; however, greater gains were observed at the wide transplant spacing (3.3 cm∙cycle−1) compared to the narrow transplant spacing (0.7 cm∙cycle−1) and row seeding (0.8 cm∙cycle−1). Densely spaced transplants gave performance similar to row seedings and may be of value to forage crop breeders in situations where yield or quality assessment is desired but seed supplies are insufficient for the establishment of seeded plots, such as in the early stages of breeding programs. Selection for stem length was effective in increasing herbage yield at first harvest but was associated with reduced persistance, decreased regrowth yields, and increased partitioning of dry matter towards the shoot rather than the root during seedling development. Selection for stem length in the regrowth or in the second year, rather than in the primary (seedling) growth, might have avoided the declines in persistence and regrowth yields.Key words: Trifolium pratense L., red clover, recurrent selection, stem length, density, herbage yield


Crop Science ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 425-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Bula ◽  
R. G. May ◽  
C. S. Garrison ◽  
C. M. Rincker ◽  
J. G. Dean

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1934578X0900400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aldo Tava ◽  
Daniele Ramella ◽  
Maris Grecchi ◽  
Paolo Aceto ◽  
Renato Paoletti ◽  
...  

The composition of the volatile fraction of two important forage legumes from Italian sub-alpine N.E. pastureland, namely Trifolium pratense L. subsp. pratense (red clover) and T. repens subsp. repens (white clover) were investigated. The volatile oil was obtained from the fresh aerial parts by steam distillation and analyzed by GC/FID and GC/MS. The oil yield was 0.018 and 0.021% (weight/fresh weight basis) for T. pratense and T. repens, respectively. Several classes of compounds were found in both the oils, including alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, terpenes, esters, hydrocarbons, phenolics and acids. Qualitative and quantitative differences were found.


Crop Science ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman L. Taylor ◽  
W. A. Kendall ◽  
W. H. Stroube

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Winters ◽  
Sue Heywood ◽  
Kerrie Farrar ◽  
Iain Donnison ◽  
Ann Thomas ◽  
...  

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