Claim · model-written summary
The nitrogen fertilizer cost was judged unjustified by the additional T.D.N. produced.
Verbatim
e0“the nitrogen fertilizer cost $84.00/ha, which cannot be justified in terms of additional T.D.N. produced”
e1“reed canarygrass plus 300 kg of N/ha”
Title
Reed Canarygrass vs. Grass-Legume Mixtures under Irrigation as Pasture for Sheep
W. A. Hubbard; H. H. Nicholson Journal of Range Management 1968. doi:10.2307/3896140
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Brome-orchard-ladino gave the most satisfactory overall pasture results.
- Observation The reed canarygrass-ladino clover mixture followed closely in overall performance.
- Observation Reed canarygrass alone yielded the fewest sheep days over three years.
- Observation Reed canarygrass alone produced the lowest actual gains per hectare.
- Intervention effect Reed canarygrass plus 300 kg N per hectare had the highest actual weight gain, 640 kg/ha.
- Intervention effect Reed canarygrass plus 300 kg N per hectare supported the greatest number of sheep days, 2,240.
- Observation Ladino clover made a substantial contribution to total dry matter in the mixture.
- Mechanism Ladino clover supplied nitrogen to reed canarygrass in the mixture.