| Rothamsted Park Grass ROTH: Pete Smith; res.era@bbsrc.ac.uk (data holder) |
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01.01.56 |
meadow |
The experiment was intended to complement experiments started a few years earlier which looked at the nutritional requirements of different crops. |
The Park Grass experiment at Rothamsted, UK, was started in 1856. Treatments have dramatic effect on plant species composition and divrsity. It is regarded as the foremost long-term ecological study in the world. |
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| trtmt_fact added org. matter, min. fertilizer |
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Rothamststed Park Grass
The climate is cool , temperate with long-term average rainfall of 728 mm per year. Meteorological data is available from the start of the experiment. |
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Plot 13: organic/mineral treatment / Plot 13: N2PKNaMg annually 1856-1904 plus cereal straw till 1897; farmyaed manure, fishmeal since 1905 ( 4-yr cycle : farmyard manure in yr 1, fishmeal in yr 3)
Pot 3: no treatment / Plot 3: No treatment since 1856 Plot 14: mineral fertilizer / N2*PKNaMg annually since 1856 |
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