A comparison of the yield and composition of various mixtures of lucerne and grass sown in alternate rows with lucerne sown as a pure stand

摘要

Various lucerne (Medicago sativaL.) /grass associations were compared with lucerne sown alone over a three-year period on high-fertility soil at Invermay Research Station. Companion grasses induded cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerataL.). timothy (Phleum pratenseL.), perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenneL.), short-rotation ryegrass (Lolium perenne×L. multiflorum). phalaris (Phalaris tuberosaL.), meadow fescue (Festuca pratensisHuds.), tall fescue (Festuca arundinaceaSchreb.), and prairie grass (Bromus catharticusVahl.).