Efectos de la aplicación de fertilizantes de nueva generación en la dehesa toledana: producción, diversidad y composición florística de pastos herbáceos

Fertilization can be an interesting treatment to improve the different productions of the dehesa and to improve tree vigor. In order to evaluate the effect of different fertilizers of new generation on herbaceous pasture diversity and species composition, in this work we analyzed the effect of three treatments: control (natural pastures), fertization with 36 UF of P2O5 of a complex NPK and low content of N, and natural phosphates. Fertilization was applied in autumn of 2009, 2010 and 2011 and we analized herbaceous pastures composition and yield in springs of 2010, 2011 and 2012 (one control per year). The best results of production were obtained with the NPK application; also, pasture specific richness and diversity improved with the fertilization in years of average regime of precipitation.