Overdrilling as a means of improving the sward of meadows and pastures from the perspective of composing mixtures

The success of the overdrilling depends on the presence of valuable plant species which have adapted to the local habitat conditions, and on the limited presence of rampant grassland and pasture weeds in the sward. The components of mixtures should have a short seed germination period, fast seedling growth rate, and sufficient competitiveness in the community, particularly in relation to the plants of the old turf. Such characteristics are demonstrated by Dactylis glomerata, Lolium perenne, Festulolium braunii, Trifolium pratense and Trifolium repens. However, grasses exhibit a greater persistence in grass communities than legumes