Indicator 3 – grass dominant pasture
Meat & Livestock Australia April 3, 2020
What do you see and when?
- Grass dominant pasture with little or no legume and slow growth
- Best seen late winter to mid spring
What could this indicate?
- Possible phosphorus or molybdenum deficiency
- Low soil pH (soil acidity)
- Inappropriate sub-clover management, such as leaving too much dry material at the autumn break, long rotations encouraging grass dominance or cutting hay in later maturing clovers.
What test can I do to confirm?
- Soil test, with reference to phosphorus, pH and aluminium.
- Plant tissue test for molybdenum.
- The dry material litter test in late summer/early autumn.
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