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Why doesn't OverseerFM include the bioactive effects of plantain on soils?

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The FRNL research did not include sufficient investigation of these effects to enable modelling in OverseerFM. Further research is planned to better understand these effects on nitrogen processes in the soil, such as nitrification3,4,5,6,7. Results from this research will inform the potential for updates in OverseerFM.

  1. Carlton AJ, Cameron KC, Di HJ, Edwards GR and Clough TJ (2019) Nitrate leaching losses are lower from ryegrass/white clover forages containing plantain than from ryegrass/white clover forages under different irrigation. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 62: 150-172.
  2. Carlton AJ, Cameron KC, Di HJ, Edwards GR and Clough TJ (2019) Nitrate leaching losses are lower from ryegrass/white clover forages containing plantain than from ryegrass/white clover forages under different irrigation. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 62: 150-172.
  3. Welten BG, Ledgard SF, Judge AA, Sprosen MS, McGowan AW, Dexter MM (2019) Efficacy of different temperate pasture species to reduce nitrogen leaching from cattle urine applied in different seasons: A soil lysimeter study. Soil Use and Management 35: 653-663.
  4. Judson HG, Fraser PM, Peterson ME, Edwards GE (2018) Specific genotypes of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) vary in their impact on sheep urine volume and nitrification in the urine patch. Journal of New Zealand Grasslands 80: 125-128.
  5. Judson HG, Fraser PM, Peterson ME (2019) Nitrification inhibition by urine from cattle consuming Plantago lanceolata. Journal of New Zealand Grasslands 81: 111-116.

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