Table 3 Treatment description and pasture species mixes at establishment in 1992.

From: Long-term liming changes pasture mineral profile

Treatmenta

Species

Variety

Sowing rate

Perennial pastures (PP+ vs PP−)

Phalaris (Phalaris aquatica L.)

Australian

0.5 kg/ha

Holdfast

1.0 kg/ha

Cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.)

Currie

1.0 kg/ha

Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)

Aurora

3.0 kg/ha

Subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.)

Junee

1.5 kg/ha

Goulburn

1.5 kg/ha

Trikkala

1.5 kg/ha

Annual pastures (AP+ vs AP−)

Annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaudin.)

Wimmera

2.0 kg/ha

Subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.)

Junee

2.5 kg/ha

Goulburn

2.5 kg/ha

Trikkala

2.5 kg/ha

  1. aPP+ versus PP−, Perennial pastures with or without lime application; AP+ versus AP−, Annual pastures with or without lime application.
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