Legume Competition Garden
Experiment Id
070
Introduction
This experiment was established on top of subplots 24, 25 and 26 of E055 (1.2m X 1.2m plots). Sheet metal was installed to divide the subplots into 4 equal parts (subplots are 1.2m x 1.2m, sub-subplots are .6m x .6m). The resulting 12 sub-subplots (4/subplot = 12/plot) were planted according to the following treatments:
- LC seed on top of established SS
- AC seed on top of established SS
- no seed added to established SS
- PP seed on top of established SS
- AC seed vs SS seed
- LC seed vs SS seed
- PP seed vs SS seed
- LC seed vs AC seed vs PP seed vs SS seed
- AC seed
- LC seed
- Bare ground (no seeds added)
- PP seed
Where LC=Lespedeza capitata, AC=Amorpha canescens, PP=Petalostemum purpureum, and SS=Schizachyrium scoparium. Equal amounts of MgSO4, CaCO3, P2O5 and K2O are added to the plots each year in early May and Late June. For further information, see fertilization details.