<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Michalk, D. L.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Huang, Z. K.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">GRASSLAND IMPROVEMENT IN SUBTROPICAL GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA .2. EVALUATION OF PASTURE GRASSES</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tropical grasslands</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1994</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sep</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;Go to ISI&gt;://A1994PV52800002</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">28</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">139-145</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">0049-4763</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">During 1986-1989, 3 experiments evaluated the role of tropical and temperature grasses in improving subtropical grassland in China: (1) spring- and autumn-sown tropical and temperature grasses; (2) spring-sown tropical grasses on limed and unlimed Hapludult soils; and (3) response of 2 temperate grasses (perennial ryegrass and cocksfoot) to rates of lime in pots. The tropical grasses were more tolerant of acid soils than temperate species, but only low-quality grasses (e.g. molasses, plicatulum) grew well when fertilised only with superphosphate (300 kg/ha). Applying PK or NPK fertiliser at sowing increased the range of grass species which established successfully and doubled the yield of those grasses which established with P fertiliser only. Molasses grass, setaria, signal grass and guinea grass all produced more than 4800 kg/ha with moderate NPK inputs. Liming (4 t/ha) also increased yield of 9 tropical-subtropical grasses (including rhodes, buffel, signal, guinea and green panic) and perennial ryegrass, but significantly reduced yield of molasses and carpet grasses. Pioneer grasses may be of value for initial soil improvement, but spring- or autumn-sown setaria is recommended as the base grass for improved pastures with and without lime in subtropical Guangdong Province with moderate application of PK fertiliser. Lime application with high fertiliser inputs is essential for the production of temperature grasses and winter forage crops.</style></abstract><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ISI:A1994PV52800002</style></accession-num><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ISI Document Delivery No.: PV528Times Cited: 5Cited Reference Count: 15Cited References: 1924, LINGNAN AGR RES, V2, P61 ANDREW CS, 1971, AUSTR J AGR RES, V22, P693 HELYAR KR, 1971, AUST J AGR RES, V22, P707 HONG FZ, 1985, TROPICAL AGR RES, V18, P1 HWANG MY, 1986, AUSTR CTR INT AGR RE, V12, P76 LAI ZQ, 1989, 16 P INT GRASSL C NI, P1569 MICHALK DL, 1988, 3RD P INT RANG C NEW, P307 MICHALK DL, 1993, 17 P INT GRASSL C PA, P1562 MICHALK DL, 1993, PLANT NUTRITION GENE, P641 MICHALK DL, 1994, TROP GRASSLANDS, V28, P129 MICHALK DL, 1994, TROPICAL GRASSLANDS, V28, P146 MICHALK DL, 1994, TROPICAL GRASSLANDS, V28, P155 PARTRIDGE IJ, 1992, TROP GRASSLANDS, V26, P263 SPAIN JM, 1975, ASA SPEC PUBL, V24, P1 WU XE, 1986, FUJIAN AGR SCI TECHN, V2, P28Tropical grassland soc austSt lucia queensland</style></notes></record></records></xml>