Response of plant species composition, biomass production and biomass chemical properties to high N, P and K application rates in Dactylis glomerata- and Festuca arundinacea-dominated grassland

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 488-506

  Hejcman, M ^a   Strnad, L ^a   Hejcmanova P ^a   Pavlu V ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fertilizer experiment; Galinsoga quadriradiata; Herbage production; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Urtica dioica

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEED CONTROL;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FESTUCA RUBRA; GALINSOGA QUADRIRADIATA; IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS PARVIFLORA; LAMIUM PURPUREUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POACEAE; RUMEX; RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS; STELLARIA; STELLARIA MEDIA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 84869091754     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2012.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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