What are the best pasture improvement options for different South Island hill and high-country environments?

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What are the best pasture improvement options for different South Island hill and high-country environments?

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A range of options exist to improve pasture in the South Island hill and high country. Pasture yield and the cost of seed, lime and fertiliser from 55 trial sites were used to calculate partial gross margins (GM) for a range of improvements on different slopes and aspects. On drillable land, for average rainfall <500 mm/ yr, pastures should be based on subterranean clover or perennial lupins. Lucerne can be used where root growth is not limited by soil depth. At 500-750 mm/yr rainfall, lucern...

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Date created

2023-05-16

Creator

Morton, JD / Moir, James / Moot, Derrick

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/19234

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drillable / hill / aspect / legumes / rainfall / Crop and pasture improvement (incl. selection and breeding) / Fertilisers (incl. application) / Farm management, rural management and agribusiness

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