- Tytuł:
- The effect of different proportions of Medicago media Pers. in two-component alfalfa-grass mixtures on the macronutrient content of aboveground biomass
- Autorzy:
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Olszewska, M.
Mackiewicz-Walec, E. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/53667742.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2023
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie / Polskie Towarzystwo Magnezologiczne im. Prof. Juliana Aleksandrowicza
- Opis:
- The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different proportions of hybrid alfalfa (Medicago media Pers.) grown in two-component mixtures with festulolium (Festulolium braunii (K. Richt.) A. Camus) and orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata L.) on the macronutrient content of aboveground biomass. The study was conducted in Poland in 2011-2013. A small field experiment was performed at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Bałdy (53°72′N, 20°42′E) owned by the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. The experiment had a split-plot design with four replications, and the experimental variables were: (i) mixtures of D. glomerata (Dg)+M. media (Mm), and F. braunii (Fb)+M. media (Mm), and (ii) proportion of M. media (Mm) seeds in the mixture: 30%, 50% and 70%. Pure-sown D. glomerata and pure-sown F. braunii were the control treatments. The proportion of hybrid alfalfa in the sward increased in successive years of the experiment. In the second and third year of the study, alfalfa was the dominant species in the mixture regardless of the proportion of sown seeds. In the analyzed grass mixtures, alfalfa was subjected to greater competitive pressure from orchard grass than from festulolium. The choice of the grass component in mixtures with alfalfa exerted a greater influence on the macronutrient content of aboveground biomass than the proportion of alfalfa seeds in the mixture. Alfalfa and orchard grass mixtures accumulated more phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) than alfalfa and festulolium mixtures. In turn, calcium (Ca) content was higher in alfalfa and festulolium mixtures. The analyzed mixtures did not differ significantly in magnesium (Mg) levels. In comparison with puresown grasses, the cultivation of alfalfa-grass mixtures improved the K:(Ca+Mg) ratio, which reached optimal values characteristic of high-quality fodder. The results of the study indicate that alfalfa-grass mixtures should be established based on the selection of a grass component adapted to local agroecological conditions, rather than the proportions of seeds in the mixture.
- Źródło:
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Journal of Elementology; 2023, 28, 4; 1055-1072
1644-2296 - Pojawia się w:
- Journal of Elementology
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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