Except on the very richest swamp land, paspalum pastures soon become sod bound and unproductive unless the grass is associated with clover. The maintenance of a paspalum-ryegrass-white clover sward requires regulated stocking to control the heavy summer and autumn growth, and the application of fertilisers {and lime when necessary) to maintain white clover in association with the grasses.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 79, Issue 6, 15 December 1949, Page 561
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58Except on the very richest swamp land, paspalum pastures soon become sod bound and unproductive unless the grass is associated with clover. The maintenance of a paspalumryegrass-white clover sward requires regulated stocking to control the heavy summer and autumn growth, and the application of fertilisers {and lime when necessary) to maintain white clover in association with the grasses. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 79, Issue 6, 15 December 1949, Page 561
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