M. Gierus

Long-Term Mineral N Fertilization in Permanent Mountain Grassland: Trade-Offs Between Dry Matter Yield and Metabolizable Energy of Grasses, Legumes and Forbs

Permanent grassland management commonly includes moderate mineral N fertilization, which can differentially affect botanical composition, dry matter (DM) yield and forage quality of grasses, legumes and forbs. We hypothesized that increasing N would enhance grass dominance and DM...