Table 1.
Inventory of material inputs for each system.
| Variable | Unit | PPd | WCe | HSf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | ha | 21.61 | 20.85 | 21.45 |
| Fertiliser area | ha | 21.24 | 20.52 | 21.03 |
| FYMa area | ha | 18.90 | 17.97 | 18.34 |
| Yield | kg DM/ha | 11474 | 10780 | 10417 |
| Fertiliser applied | ||||
| N | kg | 4951 | 681 | 4346 |
| P | kg | 206 | 1125 | 208 |
| K | kg | 554 | 454 | 312 |
| Lime | kg | 0 | 3002 | 4361 |
| FYMa | t | 118 | 118 | 98 |
| Pesticides | ||||
| Glyphosate | kg | 0 | 7.51 | 15.25 |
| Fluroxypyr | kg | 0 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Seeds | ||||
| Grass | kg | 0 | 734 | 650 |
| Clover | kg | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Diesel for machinery | l | 342 | 1181 | 1295 |
| Soybean | kg | 651 | 651 | 672 |
| Straw | kg | 38920 | 39894 | 39685 |
| Transport | ||||
| Soybean (sea) | tkm | 6267 | 6267 | 6469 |
| Soybean (road) | tkm | 155 | 155 | 160 |
| Straw (road) | tkm | 2436 | 2497 | 2484 |
| Fertiliser (road) | tkm | 2444 | 2252 | 3949 |
| Pasture quality | ||||
| DEb | % | 77.55 | 77.7 | 76.78 |
| CPc | % | 20.72 | 20.12 | 17.41 |
| Silage quality | ||||
| DEb | % | 65.76 | 64.05 | 64.66 |
| CPc | % | 11.44 | 9.24 | 11.92 |
a
FYM: farmyard manure.
b
DE: digestible energy.
c
CP: crude protein.
d
PP: permanent pasture.
e
WC: white clover/high sugar grass mix.
f
HS: high sugar grass monoculture.