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Chapter Five
Lucerne nutrition
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visual observation. |
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plant & soil analysis. |
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planned monitoring. |
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nutrients. |
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nodulation. |
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product removal. |
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examples. |
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All you need to know to succeed with lucerne nutrition.
Fertiliser requirements for lucerne depend on two main factors:
Nutrien removal - grazed lucerne will remove fewer nutrients
from the paddock than will hay or silage. Stocking rates need to be
taken into consideration when calculating nutrient removal.
Soil Type - differnet soils have different capacities
to hold nutrients for use by lucerne plants.
Fixation and leaching of nutrients in different soil types will need
to be considered in determining fetiliser rates.
Nutrients can be mineralised from organic matter and clay particles
in the soil, adding to the nutrient availability for lucerne growth.
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• Getting help in Australia
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• Information on Flairdale
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