AgResearch, Lincoln Science Centre, Private Bag 4749, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand.
Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, P O Box 84, Lincoln, 7647, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Sci Data. 2021 Feb 10;8(1):53. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00841-x.
Pastures are the most widespread land use, globally. The Winchmore trials were established in 1948-1949 in Canterbury, New Zealand and examined either different rates of phosphorus (P) fertiliser on the same irrigation schedule (Fertiliser trial), or different irrigation scheduling at the same rate of P application (Irrigation trial). About 96,000 records of soil chemistry and physical data and pasture yield and botanical composition are available along with nearly 7000 soil samples. These data have been used in 475 publications that have explored topics as diverse as: improvements in sheep, dairy and deer production; the efficacy and scheduling of irrigation; improvements in pasture and crop production; agronomic and environmental soil and water research; and entomology. In addition to above topics, these data are invaluable for calibrating models to predict long-term issues like the accumulation of soil carbon or contaminants like cadmium and informing policy on climate change and agricultural practices. The data and soil samples are available for use and may yet yield discoveries, unforeseen 70 years ago.
牧场是全球分布最广泛的土地利用类型。温彻莫尔试验始于 1948-1949 年，在新西兰坎特伯雷进行，研究了在相同灌溉计划下不同的磷（P）肥料施用量（施肥试验），或在相同 P 应用率下不同的灌溉计划（灌溉试验）。大约有 96000 份土壤化学和物理数据以及牧草产量和植物组成记录，以及近 7000 个土壤样本。这些数据已被用于 475 项出版物，涉及的主题多种多样，如：提高绵羊、奶牛和鹿的产量；灌溉的功效和计划；改善牧草和作物生产；农业和环境土壤和水研究；以及昆虫学。除了以上主题外，这些数据对于校准模型以预测土壤碳积累或镉等污染物等长期问题以及为气候变化和农业实践政策提供信息非常有价值。这些数据和土壤样本可供使用，并且可能会有 70 年前无法预见的发现。
