AGRICULTURE NEWS - Veld damaged by drought needs to be assiduously managed after the arrival of rain in order to conserve grazing potential and to avoid serious damage to plant species.
This was according to Dr Louis du Pisani, national manager for production advice and development at the National Wool Growers’ Association (NWGA).
“Poor natural grazing usually suffers from low soil moisture levels before a drought compared with well-managed grazing, even with the same amount of rain. This impairs the development of roughage, and the roughage that is produced is usually of a poor [quality]. Meticulous veld management is vital before and after droughts,” he added.
Ongoing and intensive defoliation of grass species during drought conditions did not cause a marked reduction of root mass, but compromised growth reserves needed for re-growth.
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