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Studies on the Northern Rhodesia Hyparrhenia Veld:IV. The effects of nitrigen fertilizer and defoliation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

C. A. Smith
C. A. Smith
Affiliation:
Mount Makulu Research Station, Chilanga, Northern Rhodesia
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Plot trials measured the effect of fertilizers and defoliation on Hyparrhenia veld.

N was the only nutrient limiting growth, and N fertilizer markedly increased the herbage yield and crude protein %. The herbage response was linear up to the highest rate used, 189 lb. N/acre, with a calculated N recovery of approximately 35%. Split fertilizer applications were only advantageous in one year out of three. The effect of N fertilizer steadily decreased at successive harvests after application, and the residual effect in a following season was transient. N fertilizers did not alter the botanical composition of the veld.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 62 , Issue 3 , June 1964 , pp. 299 - 306
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1964

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