Pasture management thecniques, use of fertilizers, limestore and irrigation done by a group of farmers

Authors

  • Alberto Carlos de Campos Bernardi Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Centro de Pesquisa de Pecuária do Sudeste, São Carlos, SP
  • Adônis Moreira Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Centro de Pesquisa de Pecuária do Sudeste, São Carlos, SP
  • Patrícia Perondi Anchão de Oliveira Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Centro de Pesquisa de Pecuária do Sudeste, São Carlos, SP
  • Patrícia Menezes dos Santos Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Centro de Pesquisa de Pecuária do Sudeste, São Carlos, SP
  • Odo Primavesi Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Centro de Pesquisa de Pecuária do Sudeste, São Carlos, SP

Keywords:

soil fertility, soil analysis, leaf analysis, soil conservation, fertilizer use, irrigation

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess quantitatively and qualitatively the degree of use fertilizers, limestone and irrigation, as well as the management practices of pasture. A survey was carried out with 232 farmers and technicians of rural extension about the adoption of technical conservation and soil fertility, leaf and soil analysis, irrigation, fertilizers use and limestone, as well as costs of these techniques on production. The results pointed to an usual use of soil analysis, lime, micronutrients and soil conservation practices by 96%, 97%, 78% and 99% of interviewees. Regardless of the soil analysis, most of them used N, P2O5 and K2O formula (NPK) in pasture fertilizatiat are: 400kg ha-1 of 8-28-16 at planting, and 700 kg ha-1 of 20-5-20 at topdressing rates. However, 93.8% of the producers did not realize leaf analysis. For the interviewed an adequate price relationship for fertilizer use is 1t per 1000 milk liters and 1t per 195 meat kg (13@).

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Published

2008-03-14

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FORAGE CROPS AND PASTURES

How to Cite

Pasture management thecniques, use of fertilizers, limestore and irrigation done by a group of farmers. (2008). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 65(3), 209-216. http://bia.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/1124

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