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How do I optimise seedling recruitment to avoid resowing?
The issue: Sown perennial pastures thin out over time, reducing productivity and providing an opportunity for weeds to increase. Resowing pastures is expensive and risky.
The impact: Reduced desirable grass content increases the opportunity for weed invasion that can add further stress to an already declining pasture. Eventually the sown
pasture loses both productivity and persistence.
The opportunity: There are strategies that can be used every few years to encourage seedling recruitment in perennial ryegrass and cocksfoot, resulting in new plants without
having to resow.
