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In the conditions of the Banat's Plain (Romania), chicory can be an important fodder crop well adapted to the climate conditions in the area. Research results show that this species is positively influenced by the use of chemical or organic fertilisers. Applying nitrogen fertilisers on a yearly basis at rates of N50-100 lead, in the second vegetation year, to productions higher with 22-34% than in the control variant (no fertilisation). The remnant effect of animal manure was obvious in the second year of application too, when we obtained, at a rate of 40 t/ha, an increase of 26% compared to the control variant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents the influence of bacterial inoculation of perennial legumes (alfalfa, bird's-foot trefoil) in pure culture and cultivated in association with perennial gramineae on fodder yield, fodder quality, and atmospheric nitrogen-fixing ability. Results point out an increase of 10-12% of the yield of dry matter in the variants inoculated. Bacterial inoculation with specific bacterial stems (Sinorhizobium meliloti and Mezorhizobium loti) has a positive influence on fodder quality too, materialised in the raw protein content and the amount of nitrogen fixed biologically. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents the combined impact of some mixtures of grasses and perennial legumes and of chemical and organic fertilisation on fodder floristic composition and quality in the conditions of temporary cultivated grassland in the hill area of the Caraş-Severin County. The floristic composition of the mixtures and the type of fertilisation had a strong impact on fodder quality due to their content in protein, cellulose, mineral nutrients and nutrient value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) has a series of important quality features due to both its human food value and to its animal feed value. As animal feed, the nutrient value of chicory is give mainly by its high content of organic substances which makes it a competitor of perennial fodder legumes. The paper presents the impact if fertilisation with chemical fertilisers (N50-100) and with manure (20-40 t/ha) on dry matter production in chicory in the first vegetation year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research carried out at the Mountain Grassland Research Basis of Blana (Bucegi Mountains) aimed at improving the grassland of Nardus stricta locate 1,800 m above sea level. Research started in the year 2000 with the establishment of a trial made up of five variants: T - natural grassland (control); A - natural grassland fertilised with NPK; B - natural grassland fertilised with NPK + animal folding; C - natural grassland, amended + fertilised with NPK + animal folding. The paper presents the effect of long-term treatments (applied every single year starting with the year 1995) on dry matter production and on the floristic composition in the year 2011. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Foliar fertilisation is part of the conventional fertilisation integrated system in crops. Foliar fertilisers, due to the large number of macro-elements and microelements that make up their chemical composition, play an important role in plant nutrition ensuring high quality yields. This paper presents the differentiated effect of applying foliar fertilisers on alfalfa depending on application time after mowing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Applying nitrogen fertilisers in legume species has been subjected to scientific research due to the efficacy of these fertilisers on yield (symbiotic atmospheric nitrogen fixation). In general, applying high rates of nitrogen fertilisers on legume species does not correlate directly with green matter production because these species take the necessary nitrogen from the atmosphere. This feature is specific also to bird's-foot-trefoil, which fixes important amounts of atmospheric nitrogen during vegetation. This paper presents the impact of the interaction between organic and mineral fertilisers on bird's-foot-trefoil within a bifactorial experiment. Differences in yield at both unilateral effect of the factors and at that of the interaction of the factors are statistically ensured. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]