Effect of different management on the production characteristics of mountain permanent meadows

Abstract

Many studies were carried out to define the effects of different management, and particularly of the fertilisation, on the botanical composition and the quantitative characteristics of the production of the forage crops. Differing from the Northern versant of the Alps (Scehovic, 1995), in Italy the studies underlining the effects of the management on the qualitative characteristics of the forage production were partial or absent, particularly those regarding the meadows (Bassignana, 1998). In order to contribute to identify suitable forms of management according to the productive priorities of the Italian mountain areas,..........