Micronutrient levels in pastures established in the north-east of Portugal

In this study we evaluate the effects of six types of fertilization: no fertilizer, lime, manure, lime + phosphorus, lime + phosphorus + boron and manure + inorganic fertilizer; and two types of pasture: spontaneous vegetation and sown pasture, on soil pH and micronutrient concentrations in herbage of pastures established in the NE of Portugal. The results showed that there were higher levels of Cu in the fertilizer treatments that promoted legumes. The 'nofertilizer' treatment and inorganic fertilization with lime increased the percentage of grasses in the swards and herbage Mn levels.

Keywords

Animal nutrition Meadows Fertilization Grasses Legumes

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10609

Citation

Fernández-Núñez, E.; Cuiña-Cotarelo, R.; Mosquera-Losada, M.R.; Rigueiro-Rodríguez, A.; Rodrigues, M.A.; Arrobas, Margarida; Aguiar, Carlos; Moreira, Nuno; Pires, Jaime (2013). Micronutrient levels in pastures established in the north-east of Portugal. In 17th Symposium of the European Grassland Federation. p. 108-110. Akureyri, Iceland. ISBN 978-9979-881-20-9