http://orgprints.org/3700/ Schnittgutabfuhr oder Gründüngung? Auswirkung der Kleegras-Nutzung auf Nitrat im Sickerwasser und Folgefrüchte Dreymann, Sonja Loges, Ralf Taube, Friedhelm Pasture and forage crops Nutrient turnover Composting and manuring Air and water emissions A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of different management systems of grass-clover (various cutting and/or mulching combinations) and date of ploughing (autumn or spring) on the fate of nitrogen (N) and the yield of succeeding wheat. The 3-cut system resulted in nitrate losses below the limit of the EC Nitrate Directive (91/676/EEC), even with ploughing in autumn. When ploughed in spring, treatments with frequent cutting and/or mulching induced nitrate leaching below the critical value. In contrast, losses from swards mulched only once were considerably above the threshold value, independently of ploughing time. With swards mulched and ploughed in autumn, nitrate concentrations exceed the EC-limit. The management of grass-clover swards did not affect the yield of wheat, whereas ploughing in autumn increased the yield. It is concluded, that appropriate grass-clover management and date of ploughing can reduce N-leaching, even in stockless farms. kassel university press GmbH, Kassel Heß, J Rahmann, G 2005 Conference paper, poster, etc. NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://orgprints.org/3700/1/3700.pdf Dreymann, Sonja; Loges, Ralf and Taube, Friedhelm (2005) Schnittgutabfuhr oder Gründüngung? Auswirkung der Kleegras-Nutzung auf Nitrat im Sickerwasser und Folgefrüchte. [Forage use or green manure? Impact of grass/clover management on nitrate in the leachate and succeeding crops.] 8. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau - Ende der Nische, Kassel, 01.03.2005 - 04.03.2005. In: Heß, J and Rahmann, G (Eds.) Ende der Nische, Beiträge zur 8. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, kassel university press GmbH, Kassel. http://orgprints.org/3700/http://orgprints.org/3700/1/