Herbage yields of thirty grasses fertilized heavily with nitrogen

Abstract

Prior to 1962 it was thought that 90 to 135 kg nitrogen per ha annually gave satisfactory yields of grass herbage. Grasses were consequently selected for their productivity with this amount of applied nitrogen.

Keywords: cattle|herbage yields|pastures|crops|species lists|beef production|grasses|dry matter yields|productivity|nitrogen|fertilisation|tufted grasses|Rhodesia