Can multispecies swards effect the emissions of greenhouse gases?
Use of a small plot experiment at SRUC Barony campus to assess the capability of multispecies forage swards to mitigate the effects of GHG emissions, especially of nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4). Investigating increasing complexities of multispecies swards containing red clover and plantain, perennial ryegrass, red clover and plantain, perennial ryegrass, red clover, plantain and birdsfoot trefoil and finally perennial ryegrass, red clover, plantain, birdsfoot trefoil and burnet compared to a fertilised control of perennial ryegrass to reduce N2O and CH4 emissions as well as maintain or improve dry matter yield.
