Original scientific paper
SOD SEEDING OF WINTER CEREALS INTO THE SWARD OF INTENSIVE PASTURE
Tone Vidrih
; Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za agronomijo, Ljubljana, Slovenija
Ludvik Košmrl
; Kmetijska zadruga Postojna, Postojna, Slovenija
Abstract
Results of one year field experiment on winter cereal sod seeding into pasture sward are present in the paper. Winter wheat, barley and rye in combination with fertilisation and herbicide application were drill. Hunter's Rotary Strip Seeder was use to set experiment 3.2 ha in area. Fertiliser was apply only in drilled strips. Herbicide glyphosat was apply 10 days prior drilling. One part of the experiment was use for silage cut and other part for to harvest the grain. The highest yield was obtain with the rye (4.5 t/ha). Four weeks after cereal harvest sward was graze again with dairy cows. Establish of white clover was good as noticed in late summer. Most important of all is the effect of sod seeded cereals on root penetration deeper in soil. This way the roots of sward plants could grow deeper into the soil and get better supplies of water during summer dry period.
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Hrčak ID:
164921
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Publication date:
23.10.1994.
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