eprintid: 31334
rev_number: 13
eprint_status: archive
userid: 38
dir: disk0/00/03/13/34
datestamp: 2017-04-20 13:26:39
lastmod: 2017-04-20 13:26:39
status_changed: 2017-04-20 13:26:39
type: conference_item
metadata_visibility: show
doclang: en
projects: multiplant
confdates: 4-8 Sep 2016
conference: The multiple roles of grassland in the European bioeconomy
confloc: Trondheim, Norway
refereed: yes
budget: 0
publicfulltext: TRUE
presentationtype: paper
creators_name: Dhamala, NR
creators_name: Rasmussen, J
creators_name: Carlsson, G
creators_name: Søegaard, K
creators_name: Eriksen, J
title: Nitrogen fixation in red clover grown in multi-species mixtures with ryegrass, chicory, plantain and caraway
ispublished: pub
subjects: 2cropcomb
subjects: farm-nutrient-management
abstract: While many studies have investigated effects of species composition and management on N2-fixation dynamics in simple clover-grass mixtures, there is a lack of knowledge about the performance of legumes and their N2-fixation in more species-rich grassland including non-legume forbs. This study investigated N2-fixation and total N yield in grassland mixtures including different combinations of red clover, perennial ryegrass and three deep rooted forbs: chicory, ribwort plantain and caraway, managed without and with slurry application. The percentage of clover N derived from atmosphere (%Ndfa) increased in mixtures, but was unaffected by inclusion of forbs. However, forbs affected the quantity of N2-fixation and total N yield by affecting the red clover proportion in the mixtures. Mixtures composed of grass,clover and plantain or caraway showed higher N2-fixation and N yield than with chicory included. Slurry application reduced N2-fixation due to decreasing clover contents in the sampled biomass. The study highlighted differences among forbs in their influence on legume N2-fixation and total N yield showing that forbs can be included in grasslands without negative effects on red clover performance.
date: 2016
date_type: published
publication: Grassland Science in Europe
volume: 21
full_text_status: public
pagerange: 576-578
contact_email: jorgen.eriksen@agro.au.dk
conf_subm: not_subm
fp7_project: no
access_rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
citation:    Dhamala, NR; Rasmussen, J; Carlsson, G; Søegaard, K and Eriksen, J    (2016) Nitrogen fixation in red clover grown in multi-species mixtures with ryegrass, chicory, plantain and caraway.   In:     Grassland Science in Europe, 21, pp. 576-578.          
document_url: /id/eprint/31334/1/Dhamala%20et%20al%202016%20EGF.pdf