Claim · model-written summary
Limed pastures produced 18% more dry matter overall.
- Taxon
- pasturese0
- Treatment
- limede0
- Outcome
- pasture DMe0
- Direction
- moree0
- Value
- 18%e0
- Comparator
- unlimed pasturese0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingQualifier
Verbatim
e0“limed pastures produced 18% more pasture DM (520 kg/ha, P < 0.05) than the unlimed pastures”
Title
G. D. Li; K. R. Helyar; S. J. Welham; et al. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 2006. doi:10.1071/ar05298
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect Lime increased perennial pasture dry matter by 610 kg/ha.
- Intervention effect Annual pasture dry matter was 420 kg/ha higher with lime without statistical significance.
- Intervention effect Perennial pasture growth responded significantly to lime in winter and spring.
- Intervention effect Annual pasture growth responded significantly to lime in winter and spring.
- Intervention effect Neither pasture type responded to lime in autumn and summer.
- Recommendation Authors recommend promoting perennial based pastures for production, feed quality and environmental benefits.