Effects of Potassium, Sulfur, Nitrogen Rate, And Nitrogen Source on Bromegrass Forage Yield and Composition

Authors

• Winston M. Laughlin
• Glenn R. Smith
• Mary Ann Peters

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Description

Production of adequate , high-quality forage is essential for Alaska's livestock industry. Smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis) is the dominant and most dependable perennial forage crop in the Matanuska Valley and other areas of Alaska. Four areas of Knik silt loam on the University of Alaska's Matanuska Research Farm near Palmer were seeded to bromegrass and were used over a period of 18 years to determine the need of high-yielding bromegrass for applications of potassium (K) and sulfur (S). A bromegrass field on the Woods estate two miles south of Palmer was selected in 1976 for a study comparing three rates of two nitrogen (N) sources with and without S. The soil type was Bodenburg silt loam.

Publication Date

9-17-1987

Keywords

Potassium, Sulfur, Nitrogen, Bromegrass

Recommended Citation

Laughlin, Winston M.; Smith, Glenn R.; and Peters, Mary Ann, "Effects of Potassium, Sulfur, Nitrogen Rate, And Nitrogen Source on Bromegrass Forage Yield and Composition" (1987). Bulletin. 86.
https://ualaska.researchcommons.org/uaf_afes_bulletin/86

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/2057