刈割和施氮对豆禾混播草地牧草生长特性及品质的影响

Effects of mowing and N application on growth characteristics and quality of forage grasses in legume-grass mixtures

  • 摘要: 为探究放牧与施肥对河西走廊豆科禾本科(简称“豆禾”)混播草地生产性能与群落结构稳定性的调控机制, 并确定该草地所适用的最佳放牧利用与施肥管理模式, 本研究以‘清水’紫花苜蓿(Medicago sativa ‘Qingshui’)、无芒雀麦(Bromus inermis)和长穗偃麦草(Elytrigia elongate)建植的混播草地为试验对象, 采用L16 (31×42)混合位级正交试验设计, 设20 cm (S1)、30 cm (S2)和40 cm (S3) 3个刈前高度, 2 cm (E1)、5 cm (E2)、8 cm (E3)和11 cm (E4) 4个刈割强度, 0 kg(N)∙hm−2 (N1)、75 kg(N)∙hm−2 (N2)、150 kg(N)∙hm−2 (N3)和225 kg(N)∙hm−2 (N4) 4个施氮量, 分析了不同处理下混播草地群落结构及生产性能。结果表明: 1)刈前高度及施氮量对草地生产性能影响较大, S3E2N4的生物量最大(17 707.80 kg∙hm−2), S1E1N4的混合草粗蛋白含量最高(15.46%), S3E1N3的混合草相对饲用价值最大(184.93)。2)降低刈割强度可增加利用次数, 并使禾本科牧草在群落中的占比增大, 其中S2E3N4、S1E3N3、S1E4N1、S2E4N3和S1E1N1可使豆禾盖度比接近1∶1, S2E3N4、S3E3N1和S3E4N2对草地分枝数的调控作用效果最好。3)与刈割收获干草(区内一年刈割3次)相比, 模拟放牧降低了产草量, 但提高了牧草营养价值, 抑制了群落中紫花苜蓿比例的过快增长, 能维持豆禾草种结构的稳定性。综上, S2E3N4能使混播草地群落结构的稳定性最好, 且具有良好的生产性能(草地生物量为15 173.41 kg∙hm−2, 粗蛋白含量为13.92%, 相对饲用价值为156.93), 是适宜此类混播草地放牧利用与施肥管理的参考指标, 可在河西走廊等类似地区推广应用。

     

    Abstract: Scientific and rational modes of grazing utilization and fertilization management are important agronomic measures to maintain the production performance and community structure stability of legume-grass mixtures. The study aimed to explore the regulation and control mechanisms of grazing and fertilization on the production performance and community structure stability of perennial legume-grass mixtures, and to preliminarily determine the optimal mode of grazing utilization and fertilization management for legume-grass mixtures. In the Hexi Corridor area, a 4-year-old mixed grassland with Medicago sativa ‘Qingshui’, Bromus inermis, and Elytrigia elongata (at 1∶1∶1) were used as the study objects. The L16 (31×42) mixed level orthogonal experimental design was used with three heights prior to mowing: 20 cm (S1), 30 cm (S2), and 40 cm (S3); four mowing intensities: 2 cm (E1), 5 cm (E2), 8 cm (E3), and 11 cm (E4); four nitrogen application rates: 0 kg(N)∙hm−2 (N1), 75 kg(N)∙hm−2 (N2), 150 kg(N)∙hm−2 (N3), and 225 kg(N)∙hm−2 (N4); and the impacts of artificial mowing to simulate grazing utilization combined with nitrogen application on the community structure and production performance of mixed grassland were monitored and analyzed. The study showed that the height prior to mowing and the amount of nitrogen added had a greater impact on the production performance of mixed grasslands. The total biomass of grassland under the S3E2N4 treatment was the highest (17 707.80 kg∙hm−2), the crude protein content of mixed forage under the S1E1N4 treatment was the highest (15.46%), and the relative feeding value of mixed forage under the S3E1N3 treatment was the highest (184.93). Additionally, reducing the mowing intensity could increase utilization times and the proportion of gramineous forages in the community. Among them, the coverage ratios of leguminous forages and Gramineae grasses under the treatments S2E3N4, S1E3N3, S1E4N1, S2E4N3, and S1E1N1 were close to 1∶1 after simulated grazing utilization, and the treatments S2E3N4, S3E3N1 and S3E4N2 had the best effect on the number of forage branches. Furthermore, compared with the hay harvested by conventional mowing (cutting three times a year in the area), simulated grazing reduced the forage yield but greatly improved the nutritional value of the forage and could effectively inhibit the excessive growth of M. sativa ‘Qingshui’ in the community. At the same time, it maintained the stability of the legume-grass mixture community structure. In conclusion, when the management measures were as follows: the height prior to mowing was 30 cm, mowing intensity was 8 cm, and nitrogen application rate was 225 kg(N)∙hm−2 (S2E3N4), the stability of community structure and composition balance of mixed grassland were the best. In addition, mixed grassland also had good production performance (total biomass of grassland reached 15 173.41 kg∙hm−2; crude protein content of mixed forage reached 13.92%; relative feed value of mixed forage reached 156.93) under the S2E3N4 treatments. This management measure is a suitable reference for grazing utilization and fertilization management of mixed grasslands composed of M. sativa, B. inermis, and E. elongata, and may be popularized and applied in the Hexi Corridor and other similar regions. It can provide a scientific basis and technical support for optimizing the production and utilization of local legume-grass mixtures.

     

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