Title: Legume Nitrogen Versus Fertilizer Nitrogen for Warm-Season Grasses
Abstract: Many of the experiments designed to show the benefits derived from growing legumes with warm season grasses have reported dry matter increases but have failed to show the protein or nitrogen (N) increase in the forage. The results presented in this chapter indicate that the amount saved will vary greatly with the legume and season; will generally be about the equivalent of 112 kg/ha per year of N fertilizer applied to Coastal bermudagrass and will only double this amount under favorable conditions. Legumes growing in association with a grass generally increase the protein content of the forage. Breeding and management research can no doubt improve the production and reliability of legumes as a source of N for warm-season grasses. On selected soils and in regions with better fall rainfall, legumes can probably replace fertilizer N at a profit to the cattleman.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-10-26
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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