The status and importance of crude protein and macro minerals in native pastures growing on Vertisols of the central highlands of Ethiopia
| Autor: | Lemma Gizachew, G.N. Smit |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Wet season
Conservation of Natural Resources Environmental Engineering Forage Vertisol Management Monitoring Policy and Law Biology Poaceae Pasture Soil Nutrient Dry season Grazing Animals Animal Husbandry Waste Management and Disposal Minerals geography geography.geographical_feature_category Proteins Soil chemistry Fabaceae General Medicine Animal Feed Agronomy Cyperaceae Ethiopia Seasons |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Environmental Management. 93:177-184 |
| ISSN: | 0301-4797 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.09.003 |
| Popis: | The effects of pasture management, season and soil nutrient status on crude protein (CP) and macro mineral concentration of native pasture was studied in the Vertisol areas of the central Ethiopian highland. Soil and herbage samples from 18 continuously grazed (CG) and 12 seasonally grazed (SG) pasture sites were analyzed for N, P, Ca, Mg, K and Na. Soil and dry season CG pasture samples were collected in January and February 2001 (dry season: November–February), while wet season CG and SG pasture samples were collected during September 2001 (wet season: April–October). The Potassium concentration (2.55%) of mixed herbage samples from SG pasture exceeded the K values (1.80%) from CG pasture (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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