Legumes as nitrogen suppliers of grassland on fen soil: Leguminosen als stickstofflieferanten für niedermoorgrünland

Käding, Horst; Werner, A.

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“…For legume growth, the P concentrations we found were mostly not optimal. Trifolium repens, the commonly known and used clover species in permanent grasslands of the temperate zone (Käding and Werner 2003) and our most dominating legume species, was found to require P application rates of 200-250 mg P kg −1 soil to attain 97% of maximum yields in pot experiments in New Zealand (Moir et al 2012). This resulted in P Olsen concentrations of 46-78 mg kg −1 at the end of the study (Maxwell et al 2013).…”

Section: Soil P and Legumesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…With the choice of a suitable legume species for grasslands low in soil P like the ones we investigated, not only the total biomass production, but also the P content of the product can be enhanced (Käding and Werner 2003;Castillo et al 2013). This also affects its quality and suitability for high-performance livestock.…”

Section: Compatibility Of Measures To Promote Legumes With Other Ecosmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The phosphorus dilemma in organically farmed grasslands – are legume presence and phytodiversity incompatible?

Mahnke

Wrage‐Mönnig

Leinweber

et al. 2018

Ecosystems and People

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Organic grassland farmers are caught between the pressure to operate profitably and the need to ensure ecosystem services like nature conservation. Phosphorus (P) management is at the core of this dilemma: grassland legumes, which are vital for nitrogen (N) inputs, forage quantity and quality, have high P requirements. However, rising soil P contents lead to decreased phytodiversity. We examined this 'P dilemma' based on data of a study in typical organically managed grasslands in north-eastern Germany. We found a slight, but not significant negative correlation between the soil P contents and phytodiversity. Such a negative correlation was much clearer in broader ecological studies of European grasslands, probably due to a scale effect. Despite comparably small P concentrations, we detected only moderate species richness. Thus, other factors besides P concentrations are limiting phytodiversity here, probably N concentrations. The P concentrations in the biomass of various legume species indicated P limitations for most of them. We conclude that a bundle of adapted management measures could reconcile economic and environmental requirements of organic farmers to a certain degree and thus lessen the conflict between the two ecosystem services

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Section: Soil P and Legumesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Compatibility Of Measures To Promote Legumes With Other Ecosmentioning

confidence: 99%

The phosphorus dilemma in organically farmed grasslands – are legume presence and phytodiversity incompatible?

Mahnke

Wrage‐Mönnig

Leinweber

et al. 2018

Ecosystems and People

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Legumes as nitrogen suppliers of grassland on fen soil: Leguminosen als stickstofflieferanten für niedermoorgrünland

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The phosphorus dilemma in organically farmed grasslands – are legume presence and phytodiversity incompatible?

The phosphorus dilemma in organically farmed grasslands – are legume presence and phytodiversity incompatible?

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