Rough-stalked Meadow Grass ✔
Development of an online tool to prevent the immigration of unwanted species such as the rough-stalked meadow grass
Project description
Common bentgrass - High-yielding grassland through stable stands: Development of an online tool to prevent the immigration of undesirable species
A dense, high-yielding sward with high-quality forage grasses forms the basis for a high protein and energy supply from grassland. If the performance potential of the farm's own land is optimally utilised, external feed purchases and the use of additional land for arable forage production can be reduced - contributing to the ecological and economic sustainability of milk production.
Against this background, the operational group set itself the goal of developing site-adapted strategies for the prevention and control of common bunt. This is an undesirable, low-yielding grass that has spread rapidly in many grassland stands.
Firstly, data was collected on the degree of spread of common bentgrass in order to derive the status quo for Schleswig-Holstein. Furthermore, a forecasting model was to be developed to estimate the spread.
For the first time, the project provided data on the status of the spread of the common bentgrass. Optimised grassland management can make an important contribution to containing the grass.
All important results have also been incorporated into the ‘Schleswig-Holstein Grassland Portal’ advisory tool. They are also summarised in the attached final report and in the practice sheet.
