Changes in species composition and utilization value of pasture sward managed by means of overdrilling
Mieczysław Grzelak
pgolinsk@up.poznan.plKatedra Łąkarstwa, Akademia Rolnicza w Poznaniu (Poland)
Jan Kryszak
Katedra Łąkarstwa, Akademia Rolnicza w Poznaniu (Poland)
Abstract
Investigations on changes in sward species composition and pasture utilization value were carried out in the years 1999–2001 and revealed that site-climatic conditions as well as biological traits of species and their cultivars were crucial for the success of the applied treatment. Overdrilling with intensively growing mixtures of grasses (primarily tetraploid cultivars of ryegrasses) and legumes led to rapid alterations in sward plant species composition. This resulted in average yield increases ranging from 35% to 45% already in the year of sowing. The forage value of the swards, amounting to Fvs = 5,6 before renovation reached 8,7 in the autumn after renovation treatment. A similar value was found in the group of herbs and weeds, while their percentage share in the sward dropped by a half. The cost of seed and herbicide purchase and sowing, at the accompanying low labour expenditure and limited application of specialized machinery, allowed farmers to achieve considerable economic profits and produce cheap, high quality fodder.
Keywords:
Lolium sp., degradation, floristic composition, fodder value, mixture, pasture, overdrilling, renovationReferences
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Mieczysław Grzelakpgolinsk@up.poznan.pl
Katedra Łąkarstwa, Akademia Rolnicza w Poznaniu Poland
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Jan KryszakKatedra Łąkarstwa, Akademia Rolnicza w Poznaniu Poland
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