Dung pads increase pasture production, soil nutrients and microbial biomass carbon in grazed dairy systems

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-92

  Aarons, Sharon Rose ^a   O'Connor, Catherine R ^b   Hosseini, Hossein M ^c   Gourley, Cameron J P ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Ballance Agri Nutrients Limited   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Colwell potassium; Electrical conductivity; Faeces; Manure; Nutrient cycling; Olsen phosphorus; pH; Ryegrass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DAIRY FARMING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; GRASS; GRAZING; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PASTURE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM;

EID: 67349223881     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-008-9228-5     Document Type: Article

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