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  1. The effect of long-term mowing and ungulate exclusion on grass species composition and soil nutrient status on the Athi-Kapiti plains, central Kenya

    The effect of long-term mowing and ungulate exclusion on grass species composition and soil nutrient status on the Athi-Kapiti plains, central Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: D. Berliner J. Kioko
    The long-term (>30 years) impacts of mowing (for hay-making) and ungulate exclusion, on natural, unfertilised rangelands were investigated. Changes in grass species composition and soil nutrient status were measured The study site, situated on the Athi-Kapiti plains of central Kenya,...
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  2. Seventy-five years of insight – the impact of the Ukulinga very long-term grassland experiments

    Seventy-five years of insight – the impact of the Ukulinga very long-term grassland experiments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Craig D Morris --- Agricultural Research Council – Animal Production Institute (ARC-API), South Africa Kevin P Kirkman --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Two of the world’s oldest grassland experiments began in 1950/51 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The Burning and Mowing Trial (BMT) tests how summer mowing and dormant-season burning or mowing regimes affect mesic grassland. The Veld Fertiliser Trial (VFT) examines how...
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