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What are the advantages of a mixed grass-legume over a pure grass pasture?

      

What are the advantages of a mixed grass-legume over a pure grass pasture?

  

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gideon
i. It is more palatable.
ii. Has the advantage of security against total loss due to pests, diseases or bad weather.
iii. It has higher yields per unit area.
iv. It is m ore nutritious.
v. It maximizes use of soil nutrients.
vi. Has a better weed control effect.
vii. It reduces soil erosion/good ground cover.
viii. It increases soil fertility due to nitrogen fixation.
ix. It is economical in fertilizer use.
x. It has a better distribution of growth since early and late maturing varieties are included in the
mixture
gideon1 answered the question on October 18, 2017 at 07:07


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