Figures & data
Table 1 Fertiliser treatments
Table 2 Effects of different nutrient treatments on herbage yield (shoot DM) of lucerne during different cuttings.
Table 3 Effects of different nutrient treatments on plant population reflecting longevity (persistence) of lucerne.
Table 4 Effect of different nutrient treatments on groundcover of lucerne before different harvestings.
Table 5 Effects of different nutrient treatments on leaf drop of lucerne at different harvestings.
Table 6 Effects of different nutrient treatments on leaf-to-stem ratio of lucerne at different harvestings.
Table 7 Effects of different nutrient treatments on crude protein (CP) content and nutrient concentration of established lucerne at second cutting.
Fig. 1 Effects of different nutrient treatments on total nitrogen fixed (kg/ha) by lucerne over 2 years. The effects of nutrient treatments were significant and LSD0.05 value was 24.
![Fig. 1 Effects of different nutrient treatments on total nitrogen fixed (kg/ha) by lucerne over 2 years. The effects of nutrient treatments were significant and LSD0.05 value was 24.](/cms/asset/1a9be58d-c215-4323-92c4-fd3fce6491de/tnza_a_524225_o_f0001g.gif)
Table 8 Effect of different nutrient treatments on DM of weeds in lucerne at different harvestings.
Fig. 2 Relationship between lucerne plant population (number of lucerne crowns/m2) and herbage yield for (a) the 4th harvest and (b) the 10th harvest.
![Fig. 2 Relationship between lucerne plant population (number of lucerne crowns/m2) and herbage yield for (a) the 4th harvest and (b) the 10th harvest.](/cms/asset/85a82387-5876-4a3e-8d94-679b0396dc8a/tnza_a_524225_o_f0002g.jpg)