Description of practice
The provision of herb-rich grasslands give livestock a better mixture of minerals and trace elements during grazing, while also improving soil structure and below and aboveground biodiversity. Less supplements need to be added to the roughage and less fertilizer applied.
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Productive herb-rich grasslandsProductive herb-rich grasslands are sown using seed-mixtures balancing functional agrobiodiversity and biodiversity by supplying nectar and pollen for flower-visiting insects. |
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Extensive herb-rich grasslandsA diversity of legumes is sown alongside grasses in a composition adjusted to the geobotanic conditions (landform, soil type and moisture regime) and cultural history. |
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Pharmacy meadowsSeed mixtures of 15-17 species are sown in pharmacy meadows to maintain and increase the productivity of grasslands while improving the health of the animals. |
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Note: Most of the Further information links are to a full description of the example in the WOCAT database. However sometimes the link may be to similar practices or a research paper. Occasionally the link is to a commercial product in which case it should be understood that this does not imply any endorsement of the product by iSQAPER.