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Potential of medic and lucerne pastures in the rûens area of the Southern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: J.M. van Heerden --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply (Winter Rainfall Region), N.M. Tainton --- Department of Grassland Science,The potential of dryland lucerne and medic pastures was compared over a range of stocking rates, i.e. three, four, five, six, seven and eight merino ewes per hectare, in the Rûens area of the Southern Cape. It was found that... -
Seasonal grazing capacity of an irrigated grass/legume pasture in the Rûens area of the southern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: J.M. van Heerden --- Department of Agriculture & Water Supply (Winter Rainfall Region), Republic of South Africa N.M. Tainton --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South AfricaSeasonal changes in grazing capacity of an irrigated grass/legume mixture consisting of lucerne, red clover, white clover, tall fescue, cocksfoot and perennial ryegrass were determined in the Rûens area of the southern Cape. Applying variable stocking rates and three grazing... -
The influence of the application of grass herbicides on the production of dryland medic and lucerne pastures in the Rûens area of the southern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: J.M. van Heerden --- Department of Agricultural Development (Winter Rainfall Region), Republic of South AfricaA trial was conducted over a period of three seasons in which the advantages of the removal of grass weeds from dryland lucerne and medic pastures were determined. The pastures were grazed at four stocking rates, i.e. 6, 8, 10... -
An evaluation of dryland legume and legume‐grass pastures based on lucerne and red clover, with sheep, using a put‐and‐take system in the outeniqua area of the Southern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: J.M. van Heerden --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa P.R. Botha --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South AfricaThe production of a pure lucerne (Medicago sativa) pasture, two lucerne‐grass pastures and two red clover (Trifolium pratense)‐grass pastures was compared at two grazing pressures (3.5 and 4.0 kg DM per small stock unit d‐1) in the Outeniqua area, using...