Management practices for Swiss grasslands

Expected yields, uncertainties and average number of cuts as function of altitude and management intensity.

Usage

management_parameters

Format

A data.frame with 15 rows and 5 variables:

intensity

Management intensity

altitude

Altitude in m.a.s.l.

n_cuts

Average number of cuts

yield

Expected gross dry matter yield in t / ha

sigma_yield

Uncertainty on yield in t / ha

Details

Data after table 1b in

Olivier Huguenin et al.

References

Huguenin-Elie I, Mosimann E, Schlegel P, Lüscher A, Kessler W, Jeangros B (2017). “Grundlagen für die Düngung landwirtschaftlicher Kulturen in der Schweiz (GRUD), Kapitel 9: Düngung von Grasland.” Agrarforschung Schweiz. https://www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/2017/06/9-duengung-von-grasland-grud-2017/.