IMPACT OF PIIIMING PATTENNS AND NUTRIENT MANAGf,,MENT ...

ud rhEity, lnc g.at6 th. pl.ltt populdi@ Ilostg, ihcy pE&rcd lo r!d@
the irtq-roe sp&ing d'rn to incr.r!. hnd daity for iEla!€d .ldb.f of c.l!!c
El-Fatrrl er at(19E6) .@ned th4 im|!e ir 0!c irtd-@ sp6.ing in rlte tu8.
of 90-150 d @s.d .dgniior incr.rr in drlk di.!r.id. L (1983) in hdi!
&d Gill (1995) in Pali$ai rcponcd ilEi in pit pl&trlio!\ ce dieeler gndualt
ddqtr! *ith an ilcrcls. in nunbs of pit3 u.if' @. Pits Aa.€d rt l0o co
e].ve rhe l&gen @c dim.t€r of 2 55 cn. By @rt6! 60 cm rp.ed silgj. rM
eave rh. sn llesr ce dh,*t.. ol2.l4 @ but rhe dif.r€ne b6Gn 60$
spled srC. rowr &d 9Gd rp..cd dolblc@ r.iF pldnine tsrer'! E mF
dgrifqtn Tt wi.bility ir ce difirad E .nnbud to bd€ gF$rn of
$gace in pn r.l!nd! tlD rhrr in !.t pldi.8 lrahals
2.r.r.7 NrEbaoailt Eo.l6
Ptdling pat G h.d t !i8ltif@1 cf4r on runb6 of insnodB @dr . Crcp
sroM in 100 m 3p..d pi1! i. . di.gotd fshid gve MinM n@bs of
intermdg 6d' bu1 *s lrdirricdly on I pr with dDl in 5G d l00d spac.d
piri. By @nrst, nininun runbrofi mod6 cMdr M foord in co? Ejs€d
lr 6Gm spu€d singlc rcs hll n M s.tist'cdly.{ud lo tlEt rl 90d sDred
doubleN sriip pllmin8 iynen. (IiEar! 1986. &d Gll 19s)
2.1.ll Int Eorltl L!$h
SIg!.@ grom in pit rp..ql .t 75 d lad.d to !'od@
loog€.. itcqrods
(tl @) hn d!.t qft mt *.lidic.lly longd rh'l in 504 sp.cd tft!. at