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http://dx.doi.org/10.5333/KGFS.2016.36.2.124

Effects of Harvesting Frequency and Fertilization Levels on Botanical Composition and Forage Productivity of Alpine Grassland at 800m Altitude  

Oh, Seung Min (Department of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University)
Kim, Ji Yun (Department of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Bae Hun (Department of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University)
Peng, Jinglun (Department of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University)
Chemere, Befekadu (Department of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University)
Nejad, Jalil Ghassemi (Department of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University)
Sung, Kyung Il (Department of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University)
Kim, Byong Wan (Department of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science / v.36, no.2, 2016 , pp. 124-128 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this research was to determine the effects of harvesting frequency and fertilization levels on botanical composition, dry matter yield, and forage feed compositions of Alpine grassland at 800 m altitude. This research lasted for three years at National Alpine Agricultural Research Institute in Pyeongchang with two harvesting frequency schedules (two and three times annually) and two levels of fertilizer application (conventional level of fertilizer at 280-200-240 kg/ha and a lower level of fertilizer at 200-200-200 kg/ha for N, $P_2O_5$, and $K_2O$). Mixture combinations with seeding rate (kg/ha) were as follows: Orchardgrass 18, Tall fescue 9, Timothy 8, Kentucky bluegrass 3, and Ladino Clover 2. The gramineae ratio ranged from 93.2 to 95.3%. Therefore, gramineae forage was considered as the dominant plant in this experiment. No significant (p>0.05) difference was observed in forage dry matter yield between the two harvesting frequency treatments (two times at 9.8 ton/ha and three times at 8.6 ton/ha). However, forage dry matter yield in the two times of harvesting frequency tended to be greater than that in the three times of harvesting frequency. Significantly (p<0.05) higher forage dry matter yield in the standard fertilization level group than the lower fertilization level group (9.8 ton/ha vs. 8.7 ton/ha) was observed. However, there was no significant (p>0.05) difference in forage crude protein concentration between the two harvesting frequency treatment groups, although the concentration in the group with three times of harvesting frequency tended to be higher. In contrast, crude fiber concentration in the group with two times of harvesting frequency tended to be higher, although the difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Crude protein, ether extract, crude fiber, and organic matter concentrations were not significantly (p>0.05) different between the two groups with different fertilization levels. Based on these results, it was concluded that the group with two times of harvesting frequency with conventional fertilization level might be proper for obtaining better forage productivity for Alpine grassland at 800 m altitude.
Keywords
Alpine grassland at 800m; Harvesting frequency; Fertilization levels; Mixture combination;
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