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Effect of grazing intensity and dung on herbage and soil nutrients

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  • Klára Pavlů

    (Department of Ecology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
    Department of Nutrition and Feeding of Farm Animals, Institute of Animal Science, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Teowdroes Kassahun

    (Department of Ecology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Chukwudi Nwaogu

    (Department of Ecology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
    Department of Weeds and Vegetation of Agroecosystems, Crop Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Lenka Pavlů

    (Department of Weeds and Vegetation of Agroecosystems, Crop Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Jan Gaisler

    (Department of Weeds and Vegetation of Agroecosystems, Crop Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Petr Homolka

    (Department of Nutrition and Feeding of Farm Animals, Institute of Animal Science, Prague, Czech Republic
    Deparment of Microbiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Vilém Pavlů

    (Department of Ecology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
    Department of Weeds and Vegetation of Agroecosystems, Crop Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Dung deposited by grazing animals is a key driver affecting sward structure and nutrient cycling in pastures. We tested herbage and soil properties in three types of tall sward-height patches (> 10 cm): (i) patches with dung under intensive grazing; (ii) patches with dung under extensive grazing; and (iii) patches with no dung under extensive grazing. These patches were compared with grazed swards under intensive and extensive grazing. Analyses indicated no significant effect of different types of patches on plant available nutrients. Herbage nutrient concentrations from the different types of patches differed significantly. The highest concentrations of nitrogen (30.65 g/kg), phosphorus (4.51 g/kg) and potassium (22.06 g/kg) in the herbage dry matter were in the tall patches with dung presence under intensive grazing regime because of nutrients from dung utilized for sward regrowth. Regardless of dung presence, similar herbage nutrient concentrations were revealed in non-grazed tall sward-height patches in extensive grazing regime. The presence of dung did not have any effect on the plant available nutrients in any type of patches, therefore we suppose that non-utilized nutrients were probably leached, volatilised or transformed into unavailable forms and thus soil nutrient enrichment was low.

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  • Klára Pavlů & Teowdroes Kassahun & Chukwudi Nwaogu & Lenka Pavlů & Jan Gaisler & Petr Homolka & Vilém Pavlů, 2019. "Effect of grazing intensity and dung on herbage and soil nutrients," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 65(7), pages 343-348.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlpse:v:65:y:2019:i:7:id:177-2019-pse
    DOI: 10.17221/177/2019-PSE
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