Fertilization, irrigation and pasture sown to improve herbage production and quality in Nothofagus antarctica silvopastoral systems in southern Patagonia.

• Published in: Agroforestry Systems
• Main Authors: Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz, Peri, Pablo Luis, Casas, Cecilia, Mayo, Juan Pablo, Christiansen, Rodolfo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2024
• Subjects: Silvopastoral Systems; Agroforestry; Primary Forests; Pastures; Sowing; Irrigation; Fertilizer Application; Sistemas Silvopastoriles; Agroforesteria; Dactylis glomerata; Bosques Primarios; Nothofagus; Pastizales; Siembra; Riego; Aplicación de Abonos; Santa Cruz (Argentina); Nothofagus antarctica; Ñire; Región Patagónica; Austral; Patagonia; Argentina; Pablo; Gallegos; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/20621; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-024-01045-z; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-01045-z

Nothofagus antarctica forest extends from 46 to 56° south latitude and its main use has been as silvopastoral systems (SPS). Several studies have characterized understory of N. antarctica SPS. However, other practices like pasture sowing, irrigation and fertilization, to improve understory yield, re...