Management of Grassland-like Wildflower Strips Sown on Nutrient-rich Arable Soils: The Role of Grass Density and Mowing Regime

By rest-user, 18 October, 2023
Authors
Piqueray J., Gilliaux V., Decruyenaere V., Cornelis J.-T., Uyttenbroeck R., Mahy G.
Year
2019
IWM Tactic
DOI
10.1007/s00267-019-01153-y
URL
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062914437&doi=10.1007%2fs00267-019-01153-y&partnerID=40&md5=831876f3c014b9f8cdfdb3787a08d660
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Description of Tested Tactic
Mowing regime application began in 2011. Mowing was accomplished by a plot harvester (Haldrup© with Busatis © cutting blade) and forage was removed. The experiment was therefore made of six treatments (2 sown grass densities*3 mowing regimes).
Description of Reference System
The three mowing regimes applied were: (1) once a year in August–September (MOW1); (2) once every two years in August–September (MOW0.5); (3) twice a year in late June and in August–September (MOW2). MOW1 corresponds to the prescription that was applied in the Walloon wildflower strips AES at the beginning of the experiment. MOW0.5 and MOW2 were introduced as alternative management options
Reference System Type
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IWM Pillar
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