Northland Kikuyu Action Group Booklets
Formed in 1999 the Northalnd Kikuyu Action Group (KAG) comprises farmers, advisers and researchers who have conducted trials and commissioned research on the management of kikuyu-dominant pasture. This ‘tool box’ of options will help improve the productivity from kikuyu pasture according to individual circumstances and farm policies. A series of booklets have been produced as a baseline of information on trials and knowledge of kikuyu to date: please see the chapters below for each booklet:
- Chapter 1: History and agronomy [715K PDF]
- Chapter 2: Animal performance, production, nutrition [676K PDF]
- Chapter 3: Fertiliser requirement and responses [262K PDF]
- Chapter 4: Animal health [339K PDF]
- Chapter 5: Management (mowing and mulching) [871K PDF]
- Chapter 6: Management (chemical control and oversowing) [1.3M PDF]
- Chapter 7: Kikuyu Eradication – the Paton project [644K PDF]
