Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVII, Issue 1
Written by Adrian-Ilie NAZARE, Mihai STAVARACHE, Costel SAMUIL, Vasile VÎNTU
In Romania, the grassland area dominated by Nardus stricta L. covers 200,000 hectares. Meadow degradation is caused by changes that occur in plant growing conditions and in the structure of vegetation. For long time, technological works and improvement measures were not applied on permanent meadows in Romania which led to a decrease in their production and to their degradation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dynamics of productivity and quality of fodder, following the application of measures to stimulate and improve the production and quality of grasses on the permanent grasslands of Nardus stricta L. in the intramontane Depression of Vatra Dornei, from the North-Eastern Romanian Carpathians. At the same time, it was ensured that effects on the environment were minimal. The applied measures to Nardus stricta meadows, such as organic and mineral fertilization, led to a good plant growth and brought important changes in the chemical composition of the forage obtained (increase the content of CP and decrease the content of ADF and NDF). Thus, the quality and the digestibility of the feed improved significantly.
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