The aim of this study was to evaluate during the dry and rainy seasons the morphogenesis traits of two clones of dwarf elephant grass under different management strategies. The study was conducted in a factorial 2 × 2 × 3 design, using two clones, one green and one purple, two residual heights, 25 and 45 cm, and three frequencies of defoliation according to the light interception of 90, 95 and 100%. The design was a randomized block with three replications. […]

It was evaluated morphogenetic and structural characteristics of the canopy of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu under continuous grazing during the wet season, in different forage supplies and grazing cycles. A random block experimental design was used in a split-plot scheme with three replicates. It was evaluated in the plots the plots, the effects of forage supplies (4,7, 10 and 13% BW/day) and in the subplots, the effects of grazing cycles were evaluated. All the variables differed among grazing cycles, proving […]

This experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of nitrogen fertilization upon the morphogenetical and structural characteristics of Brachiaria decumbens under grazing. Four nitrogen rates (75, 150, 225 and 300 kg/ha.yr) were applied before the beginning of the experimental evaluations, which were performed during the Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring seasons. The randomized complete block design was used with two replications. Linear increases were observed for the leaf elongation rate, final leaf length, leaf area index, stem and leaf […]