Renewal of degraded pastures with Hyperrhenia rufa, Stylosanthes guianensis and nitrogen fertilizer

Authors

  • Cláudio Manoel Teixeira Vitor Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais, Centro Tecnológico do Norte de Minas, Nova Porteirinha, MG
  • Dilermando Miranda da Fonseca Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Zootecnia, Viçosa, MG
  • Jailson Lara Fagundes Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Polo Regional de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico dos Agronegócios da Alta Paulista, Adamantina, SP
  • Luciano de Melo Moreira Faculdade de Estudos Administrativos de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG
  • Domício do Nascimento Júnior Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Zootecnia, Viçosa, MG
  • José Ivo Ribeiro Júnior Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Informática, Viçosa, MG

Keywords:

fiber, minerals, protein, Zona da Mata Mineira

Abstract

The experiment was carried out in March/2000 to May/2001, to evaluate the renewal of a degraded pasture of molassesgrass (Melinis minutiflora Beauv.), introducting jaraguagrass (Hyparrhenia rufa), utilizing four N doses (0, 50, 100 and 150kg ha-1) and a consortium with S. guianensis cv. mineirão, in a complete randomized blocks, with three repetitions. The evaluations were realized in dry season with one sampling, and wet season with three samplings. It was observed that nitrogen fertilizer promoted no effect in the dry matter production (DM) neither in crude protein (CP) of jaraguagrass, in both seasons. The neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content was incremented by N doses only in dry season. However, acid detergent fiber (ADF) content of jaraguagrass was not influenced by N doses in both seasons. In relationship minerals analyses, it was observed that increasing N doses, P, Ca and Mg contents decreased in dry season, same result of P content in wet season. It was also observed that K contents were not affected with N doses in both seasons, as well as Mg content in wet season. There was not significant difference between DM production in jaraguagrass and Stylosanthes consortium and DM production of treatments with N doses in both seasons. The consortia presented larger CP content in relation to the jaraguagrass with N doses.

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Published

2007-03-22

Issue

Section

FORAGE CROPS AND PASTURES

How to Cite

Renewal of degraded pastures with Hyperrhenia rufa, Stylosanthes guianensis and nitrogen fertilizer. (2007). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 64(3), 249-260. http://bia.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/1229

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