Yield and Mineral Composition of Grass Species Grown on Acid Grassland Soils
Issue Date
1967-03-01Keywords
Acid SoilsMineral Composition
Liming Materials
Calcic Limes
Magnesium Limes
Veldtgrass
Unproductive Soils
Wilder Vagrant Series
Sixmile Series
grass species
calcium
phosphorus
yield
yields
pH
California
grasslands
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Guerrero, F. P., Williams, W. A., & Martin, W. E. (1967). Yield and mineral composition of grass species grown on acid grassland soils. Journal of Range Management, 20(2), 84-88.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3895950Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
The objective was to study the use of various grass species, two liming materials, and phosphorus as means of improving very acid, unproductive, grassland soils. Phosphorus applications increased yields of all 10 species at all levels of liming. Liming with a mixture of calcic and magnesium limes increased yield more than either alone. The outstanding performance of veldtgrass was associated with its calcium-foraging ability, which resulted in the highest tissue concentrations of calcium. These guidelines point toward the use of phosphorus and small amounts of limestone, containing both Ca and Mg, with calcium-foraging species for successful forage establishment in acid grassland soils.Type
textArticle
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0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3895950