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The relationship between grass N yield and the total N supply to cut grass-white clover swards

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. D. Hobson
Affiliation:
Fisons Limited, Fertilizer Division, Levington Research Station, Ipswich, Suffolk
I. R. Richards
Affiliation:
Fisons Limited, Fertilizer Division, Levington Research Station, Ipswich, Suffolk

Summary

A relationship between grass N yield and total N supply was derived using data from experiments on grass-white clover swards. This relationship was very similar to that found previously using a larger pool of data from clover-free grass swards. The quantity of N released underground by the clover was estimated to be around 50% of the annual N yield in clover herbage. This is a much lower estimate than that reported by earlier workers.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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