Morphogenetic and structural characteristics of the native grasses of the Pampa Biome Andropogon lateralis, Aristida laevis, Axonopus affinis, Erianthus angustifolius, Paspalum notatum, Paspalum plicatulum, Piptochaetium montevidense and Sorghastrum pellitum were evaluated as to the effect of nitrogen (N) fertilization (zero and 100 kg N/ha). The experimental design was of randomized blocks with three replicates in a 8 × 2 (native grasses × N) factorial arrangement. Accumulated thermal sums of 350 and 700 degree days determined the interval between cuts for […]

The objectives of this study were to evaluate morphogenetic characteristics and tillering dynamics in Tanzania grass fertilized and non-fertilized with nitrogen, under intermittent grazing, in the spring and the summer. The main plots were composed of four nitrogen rates (0, 100, 200 and 300 kg/ha) and the subplots were growth seasons: spring (October, November and December) and summer (January, February and March). The experimental design was of randomized block with plots subdivided by time (seasons of the year) and four […]

O objetivo neste trabalho foi avaliar o comportamento ingestivo, o consumo e a eficiência de pastejo de novilhos em pastos de Panicum maximum Jacq. cv. Tanzânia submetidos a diversas intensidades de pastejo rotativo. Os tratamentos corresponderam a duas condições de pós-pastejo (25 e 50 cm) associadas a uma condição de pré-pastejo (95% de interceptação da luz incidente dossel forrageiro). O tempo de pastejo aumentou linearmente com o período de ocupação (475 a 630 minutos/dia). Em piquetes manejados com resíduo de […]