The influence of topography and pasture management on soil characteristics and herbage accumulation in hill pasture in the North Island of New Zealand

Plant and Soil

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 421-434

  Lopez I F ^a,c   Lambert, M G ^b   Mackay, A D ^b   Valentine, I ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Herbage accumulation; Slope; Soil condition; Soil fertility; Soil hydraulic conductivity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; COMPRESSIBILITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PASTURE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; STOCKING DENSITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0242592266     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026062502566     Document Type: Article

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