Response of three forage grasses to levels of lime applied to an ultisol

Authors

  • José Monteiro Carriel Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Nutrição Animal e Pastagens, Setor de Ecologia das Pastagens, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Francisco Antonio Monteiro Universidade de São Paulo, ESALQ, Departamento de Química, Piracicaba, SP
  • Maria Tereza Colozza Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Nutrição Animal e Pastagens, Seção de Nutrição de Plantas Forrageiras, Nova Odessa, SP

Keywords:

liming, guineagrass, braquiariagrass, molassesgrass, ultisol

Abstract

A green house experiment was carried out at Instituto de Zootecnia - Nova Odessa, State of São Paulo, in order to study the effects of lime levels (0; 1.2; 2.4 and 3.6 t/ha) upon dry matter yields and concentrations of nitrogen, calcium, magnesium and potassium of guineagrass (Panicum maximum Jacq.),braquiariagrass (Brachiaria decumbens Stapf. Prain) and molassesgrass (Melinis minutiflora P. de Beauv.) grown in an Ultisol. The treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design, with four replications. Liming increased the dry matter yield in these grasses, particularly at the second harvest. Calcium concentrations in guineagrass increased in lhe two cuttings, in braquiaria at the second harvest, while the concentrations of magnesium in the three grasses increased as lime levels increased.

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Published

2014-01-14

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FORAGE CROPS AND PASTURES

How to Cite

Response of three forage grasses to levels of lime applied to an ultisol. (2014). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 52(1), 1-8. http://bia.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/792

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