?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2Fid%2Feprint%2F20624%2F&rft.title=Growth%2C+competitive+strength+and+herbage+quality+of+herbs+in+multispecies+leys&rft.creator=S%C3%B8egaard%2C+K.&rft.creator=Eriksen%2C+J.&rft.creator=Askegaard%2C+M.&rft.subject=+Pasture+and+forage+crops&rft.description=Herbs+are+established+in+many+organic+grasslands+due+to++expected+beneficially+properties+of+nutritive+value+and+biodiversity.+However%2C+knowledge+about+grassland+herbs+is+limited.+Three+mixtures+were+therefore+established+at+different+grazing%2Fcutting+management+and+slurry+application.+The+competitiveness+of+the+species+varied+very+much.+Plantain+(Plantago+lanceolata)+and+lucerne+(Medicargo+sativa)+competed+best+under+cutting%2C+opposite+chicory+(Cichorium+intybus)+that+competed+best+under+grazing.+Caraway+(Carum+carvi)%2C+burnet+(Poterium+sanguisorba)+and+lotus+(Lotus+coniculatus)+had+a+relative+low+competitiveness.+Slurry+application+did+not+affect+the+proportion+of+non-leguminous+herbs.+The+nutritive+value+differed+very+much.+Caraway+had+the+highest+and+plantain+the+lowest+value%2C+as+judged+by+in+vitro+organic+matter+digestibility+(IVOMD)+and+content+of+NDF%2C+ADF+and+ADL.+Under+cutting%2C+the+annual+yields+of+the+three+mixtures+were+similar.&rft.date=2012&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=%2Fid%2Feprint%2F20624%2F4%2F20624.pdf&rft.identifier=+++S%C3%B8egaard%2C+K.%3B+Eriksen%2C+J.+and+Askegaard%2C+M.+++(2012)+Growth%2C+competitive+strength+and+herbage+quality+of+herbs+in+multispecies+leys.+++Grass+and+Forage+Science%2C++%2C+p.+1.++++%5BSubmitted%5D++++