Abstract
Abstract The main effects and interactions of lime, mono‐calcium phosphate, sulphur, potassium chloride, sodium molybdate, copper carbonate, magnesium carbonate, and borax on irrigated lucerne cut for hay were studied on Lismore shallow stony silt loam over a period of 10 years. In most years greatest responses in total annual yields were to sulphur (S), followed by high lime (HL), potassium chloride (K), high mono‐calcium phosphate (HP), and sodium molybdate (Mo), in that order. The relative importance of K increased in later years. A significant response to copper carbonate (Cu) was found only in the first year, and to magnesium carbonate (Mg) and borax (B) only in a few cuts. In the last two years HL, S, K, and Mo increased, and HP decreased, the percentage of lucerne in the mown herbage. All treatments significantly increased levels of the applied nutrients in plant tissues. Significant main effects of treatments on other nutrient levels in the herbage, noted in more than one cut, were as follows: (a) positive: HL on nitrogen, sulphur, and molybdenum; HP on manganese and magnesium; S on nitrogen, sodium, and copper; and K on manganese; (b) negative: HL on potassium, manganese, and magnesium; HP on copper; S on phosphorus, molybdenum, and manganese; K on nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, molybdenum, copper, and magnesium; and Mg on manganese. Highly significant positive treatment interactions were: SK on potassium levels, LMo on molybdenum; and LCu, PCu, and SCu on copper; and negative treatment interactions were LMo and SK on sodium and LS, and SMo on molybdenum levels. HL raised soil pH and soil test levels of calcium and phosphorus, but decreased potassium levels; HP increased calcium and phosphorus, but decreased potassium; S lowered pH, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium; K increased soil potassium, but decreased pH, calcium, and phosphorus; Mg raised pH and B increased soil phosphorus levels. Lime, phosphate, sulphur, potash, and molybdenum are all needed to maintain high production of irrigated lucerne on this soil when all herbage is cut and removed.
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Claims 20
Claim · model-written summary
Sulphur gave the greatest response in total annual yield of irrigated lucerne.
- Taxon
- lucerne
Medicago sativat0 - Treatment
- sulphur (S)e1
- Outcome
- total annual yieldse1
- Direction
- greateste1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e1“In most years greatest responses in total annual yields were to sulphur (S), followed by high lime (HL), potassium chloride (K), high mono‐calcium phosphate (HP), and sodium molybdate (Mo), in that order”
Claim · model-written summary
Following sulphur, high lime, potassium chloride, high mono-calcium phosphate and sodium molybdate gave successively smaller total annual yield responses.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- high lime (HL), potassium chloride (K), high mono‐calcium phosphate (HP), and sodium molybdate (Mo)e1
- Outcome
- total annual yieldse1
- Direction
- followed bye1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e1“In most years greatest responses in total annual yields were to sulphur (S), followed by high lime (HL), potassium chloride (K), high mono‐calcium phosphate (HP), and sodium molybdate (Mo), in that order”
Claim · model-written summary
The relative importance of potassium chloride (K) increased in later years.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- Ke2
- Outcome
- relative importancee2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Qualifier
- in later yearse2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e2“The relative importance of K increased in later years”
Claim · model-written summary
A significant response to copper carbonate (Cu) was found only in the first year.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- copper carbonate (Cu)e3
- Outcome
- responsee3
- Qualifier
- only in the first yeare3
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e3“A significant response to copper carbonate (Cu) was found only in the first year, and to magnesium carbonate (Mg) and borax (B) only in a few cuts”
Claim · model-written summary
A significant response to magnesium carbonate (Mg) and borax (B) was found, only in a few cuts.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- magnesium carbonate (Mg) and borax (B)e3
- Outcome
- responsee3
- Qualifier
- only in a few cutse3
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e3“A significant response to copper carbonate (Cu) was found only in the first year, and to magnesium carbonate (Mg) and borax (B) only in a few cuts”
Claim · model-written summary
In the last two years high lime, sulphur and potassium chloride increased the percentage of lucerne in the mown herbage.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- HL, S, Ke4
- Outcome
- percentage of lucerne in the mown herbagee4
- Direction
- increasede4
- Qualifier
- In the last two yearse4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e4“In the last two years HL, S, K, and Mo increased, and HP decreased, the percentage of lucerne in the mown herbage”
Claim · model-written summary
In the last two years sodium molybdate (Mo) increased the percentage of lucerne in the mown herbage.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- Moe4
- Outcome
- percentage of lucerne in the mown herbagee4
- Direction
- increasede4
- Qualifier
- In the last two yearse4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e4“In the last two years HL, S, K, and Mo increased, and HP decreased, the percentage of lucerne in the mown herbage”
Claim · model-written summary
In the last two years high mono-calcium phosphate decreased the percentage of lucerne in the mown herbage.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- HPe4
- Outcome
- percentage of lucerne in the mown herbagee4
- Direction
- decreasede4
- Qualifier
- In the last two yearse4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e4“In the last two years HL, S, K, and Mo increased, and HP decreased, the percentage of lucerne in the mown herbage”
Claim · model-written summary
All treatments significantly increased levels of the applied nutrients in lucerne plant tissues.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- plant tissuese5
- Treatment
- All treatmentse5
- Outcome
- levels of the applied nutrientse5
- Direction
- increasede5
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e5“All treatments significantly increased levels of the applied nutrients in plant tissues”
Claim · model-written summary
High lime increased herbage nitrogen, sulphur and molybdenum levels.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- herbagee6
- Treatment
- HLe7
- Outcome
- nitrogen, sulphur, and molybdenume7
- Direction
- increaseinferrede7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e6“Significant main effects of treatments on other nutrient levels in the herbage”
e7“HL on nitrogen, sulphur, and molybdenum”
Claim · model-written summary
High lime decreased herbage potassium, manganese and magnesium levels.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- herbagee6
- Treatment
- HLe7
- Outcome
- potassium, manganese, and magnesiume7
- Direction
- decreaseinferrede7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e6“Significant main effects of treatments on other nutrient levels in the herbage”
e7“HL on potassium, manganese, and magnesium”
Claim · model-written summary
High mono-calcium phosphate increased herbage manganese and magnesium levels.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- herbagee6
- Treatment
- HPe7
- Outcome
- manganese and magnesiume7
- Direction
- increaseinferrede7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e6“Significant main effects of treatments on other nutrient levels in the herbage”
e7“HP on manganese and magnesium”
Claim · model-written summary
High mono-calcium phosphate decreased herbage copper levels.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- herbagee6
- Treatment
- HPe7
- Outcome
- coppere7
- Direction
- decreaseinferrede7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e6“Significant main effects of treatments on other nutrient levels in the herbage”
e7“HP on copper”
Claim · model-written summary
Sulphur increased herbage nitrogen, sodium and copper levels.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- herbagee6
- Treatment
- Se7
- Outcome
- nitrogen, sodium, and coppere7
- Direction
- increaseinferrede7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e6“Significant main effects of treatments on other nutrient levels in the herbage”
e7“S on nitrogen, sodium, and copper”
Claim · model-written summary
Sulphur decreased herbage phosphorus, molybdenum and manganese levels.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- herbagee6
- Treatment
- Se7
- Outcome
- phosphorus, molybdenum, and manganesee7
- Direction
- decreaseinferrede7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e6“Significant main effects of treatments on other nutrient levels in the herbage”
e7“S on phosphorus, molybdenum, and manganese”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium chloride increased herbage manganese levels.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- herbagee6
- Treatment
- Ke7
- Outcome
- manganesee7
- Direction
- increaseinferrede7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e6“Significant main effects of treatments on other nutrient levels in the herbage”
e7“K on manganese”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium chloride decreased herbage nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, molybdenum, copper and magnesium levels.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- herbagee6
- Treatment
- Ke7
- Outcome
- nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, molybdenum, copper, and magnesiume7
- Direction
- decreaseinferrede7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e6“Significant main effects of treatments on other nutrient levels in the herbage”
e7“K on nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, molybdenum, copper, and magnesium”
Claim · model-written summary
Magnesium carbonate decreased herbage manganese levels.
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- herbagee6
- Treatment
- Mge7
- Outcome
- manganesee7
- Direction
- decreaseinferrede7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e6“Significant main effects of treatments on other nutrient levels in the herbage”
e7“Mg on manganese”
Claim · model-written summary
Positive treatment interactions raised potassium, molybdenum and copper levels (SK, LMo, LCu, PCu and SCu).
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- SKe7
- Outcome
- potassium levelse7
- Direction
- increaseinferrede7
- Qualifier
- SK on potassium levels, LMo on molybdenum; and LCu, PCu, and SCu on coppere7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e7“Highly significant positive treatment interactions were: SK on potassium levels, LMo on molybdenum; and LCu, PCu, and SCu on copper”
Claim · model-written summary
Negative treatment interactions lowered sodium and molybdenum levels (LMo and SK on sodium; LS and SMo on molybdenum).
- Taxon
- lucerneMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- LMo and SKe7
- Outcome
- sodiume7
- Direction
- decreaseinferrede7
- Qualifier
- LS, and SMo on molybdenum levelse7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“growth of irrigated lucerne”
e7“negative treatment interactions were LMo and SK on sodium and LS, and SMo on molybdenum levels”
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