Efeito de Intensidades de Pastejo Sobre o Índice de Área Foliar, Interceptação Luminosa e Acúmulo de Forragem em Pastagens de Cynodon spp. / Grazing intensity effect on leaf area index, light interception and herbage accumulation of Cynodon spp swards.

AUTOR(ES)

Jailson Lara Fagundes

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

1999

RESUMO

The present trial was carried out at the Pasture and Grazing Studies Unit, Animal Production Department, ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, from July 1 until December 31, 1998. Treatments comprised the possible combinations between three Cynodon spp. cultivars (Tifton-85, Florakirk and Coastcross) and four grazing intensities (5, 10, 15 and 20 cm) imposed by sheep under a continuous stocking management. Treatments allocation to experimental units followed a completely randomised block design with four replications and a split-plot arrangement. Grass cultivars were allocated to plots and grazing intensities to sub-plots. The responses studied were leaf area index (LAI), light interception, herbage dry matter accumulation and swards botanical composition. Tifton-85 showed the highest LAI for any of the grazing intensities used. Herbage dry matter accumulation rates were similar for all treatments. Tifton-85 presented a narrower range of sward conditions for grazing management (5 to 15 cm) when compared to Florakirk (5 to 20 cm) and Coastcross (5 to >20 cm). Overall, different grass cultivars presented different grazing management requirements in situations where efficient use of light and high levels of herbage utilisation are targeted.

ASSUNTO(S)

pastagem herbage pastejo forragem leaf light effect efeito da luz pasture variedade folha cultivar

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