Abstract
Abstract The effects of five levels of nitrogen, viz. 0, 125, 250, 375 and 500 kg N/ha, were compared on a tall Hyparrhenia community that had been reinforced with either star grass (Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst var. nlemfuensis) or couch grass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.). The experiment was conducted on a highly erodible duplex soil. Star grass was more successful for reinforcing the veld than couch grass, becoming strongly dominant at the 500 N level and responding significantly to N over the whole range tested. The results indicate that techniques of radical veld improvement can be used to convert Hyparrhenia veld on duplex soils into productive pasture with no risk of erosion.
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