Reed Fescue Cultivation Basic Techniques Influence on Organics and Nutrients Accumulation in the Soil

Abstract

The article presents the results of many years research on the new valuable reed fescue bluegrass crop attracting to the fodder production of the region. Rational combinations of the main crop-forming factors were established: timing, sowing methods and their effect on the fescue productivity when used for seed and fodder purposes, ensuring the receipt of 400 to 800 kg/ha of seeds and from 20 to 30 t/ha of green mass. Reed fescue, when optimizing the conditions of the soil water and nutritional regime, timing, sowing methods and norms, is able to influence the fertility and the content of basic nutrients in the soil, by accumulating the root mass by the years of life from 5.0-6.0 to 17.7-20.4 t/ha of dry roots, which contributes to the introduction of 52-73 to 123-187 kg of nitrogen, 10-38 - phosphorus and 149-204 kg/ha of potassium.