Methyl bromide soil fumigation: effect on grass yields

Abstract

Annual herbage yields of grasses grown on sandy soils on Henderson Research Station seldom exceed 10 000 kg/ha dry matter, while on heavy clay soils yields of 18 000 kg/ha are consistently obtained with similar amounts of applied fertilizers.

Keywords: methyl bromide|soils|fumigation|grasses|grass biomass|yields|herbage yields|sandy soils|nematode parasites|fertilisers|clays|dry matter yields|phytotoxins|roots|Salisbury