Some soil factors constraining buffel grass (

Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) has passionate grazing industry advocates and biodiversity conservation detractors around the world due to its ability readily establish spread on certain soil types. A more detailed understanding of what factors influence success seedling establishment will offer guidance anyone wishing either encourage or discourage buffel in a particular area. Twenty soils from land types where had varied history successful persistence south western Queensland, Australia were assessed pot trial for their early growth rate grass. Some currently growing there. Aspects chemistry each compared against cv. Biloela that was sown with without phosphate coating seed. Available phosphorus major absence fertiliser coating, but levels other such as exchangeable aluminium calcium also critical. Several multiple regression equations differing parameters included proved equally good at predicting they did not greatly improve strong correlation available phosphorus. This seemed interchangeability amongst pH, cation exchange capacity degree clay controlling factors, over above Thus, is marginal rapid growth, total could have similar importance determining whether colonised failed gain foothold