The effect of management variables on the establishment of some small-seeded legumes and grasses

The general objectives of this investigation were as follows:

1. To study the effects on stand establishment of different amounts of banded and broadcast fertilizer applied with various rates of banded and broadcast seed.

2. To study competition effects between grasses and legumes seeded alone and in combination at different rates when both seed and fertilizer are banded.

3. To determine the separate effects on establishment of the placement of bands of nitrogen and potassium fertilizer and phosphorus fertilizer in relation to the placement of seed.

4. To determine the effect on seedling establishment of the distance of the fertilizer band from seed at different fertilization rates.