Biological soil loosening by grasses from genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration
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Resumo: | Soil compaction associated with pastures degradation can decrease animal productivity, forage longevity and compromise environmental sustainability. To confront this serious issue, the loosening potential of forages should be recognized. We evaluated the least limiting water range as indicator of biological loosening potential in relation to cultivation of grasses the genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration. We also evaluated the water availability to soybean crop that succeeded these grasses. Our studies were performed in two stages. In the first stage, we divided 32 plots into four randomized blocks in which we cultivated corn combined with following treatments: 1 - Brachiaria brizantha cultivar Marandu; 2 - Xaraes; 3 - Piata; 4 - MG4; 5 - B. decumbens; 6 - B. ruziziensis; 7 - Invasive plants; and 8 - uncovered soil. We evaluated soil, to quantify the biological soil loosening, and also forages. In the second stage, we cultivated soybean and added: 9 - conventional tillage as a control treatment, increasing number of plots to 36. Our results suggest that it is possible to cultivate Brachiaria brizantha or Brachiaria decumbens as management strategy to aid edaphic recovery. Xaraes and Piata grasses provide greater soil loosening while increasing water availability to successive soybean crop. |
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Biological soil loosening by grasses from genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integrationpasture recoverysoil structural qualityleast limiting water rangeFísica do SoloSoil compaction associated with pastures degradation can decrease animal productivity, forage longevity and compromise environmental sustainability. To confront this serious issue, the loosening potential of forages should be recognized. We evaluated the least limiting water range as indicator of biological loosening potential in relation to cultivation of grasses the genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration. We also evaluated the water availability to soybean crop that succeeded these grasses. Our studies were performed in two stages. In the first stage, we divided 32 plots into four randomized blocks in which we cultivated corn combined with following treatments: 1 - Brachiaria brizantha cultivar Marandu; 2 - Xaraes; 3 - Piata; 4 - MG4; 5 - B. decumbens; 6 - B. ruziziensis; 7 - Invasive plants; and 8 - uncovered soil. We evaluated soil, to quantify the biological soil loosening, and also forages. In the second stage, we cultivated soybean and added: 9 - conventional tillage as a control treatment, increasing number of plots to 36. Our results suggest that it is possible to cultivate Brachiaria brizantha or Brachiaria decumbens as management strategy to aid edaphic recovery. Xaraes and Piata grasses provide greater soil loosening while increasing water availability to successive soybean crop. Universidade Estadual de Maringá2015-08-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPesquisa de Campoapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/1939210.4025/actasciagron.v37i3.19392Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy; Vol 37 No 3 (2015); 375-383Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy; v. 37 n. 3 (2015); 375-3831807-86211679-9275reponame:Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)instacron:UEMenghttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/19392/pdf_89http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/19392/751375142026Flávio Neto, JoséSeveriano, Eduardo da CostaCosta, Kátia Aparecida de PinhoGuimarães Junnyor, Wellingthon SilvaGonçalves, Wainer GomesAndrade, Renatainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2015-08-03T17:00:18Zoai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/19392Revistahttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgronPUBhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/oaiactaagron@uem.br||actaagron@uem.br|| edamasio@uem.br1807-86211679-9275opendoar:2015-08-03T17:00:18Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)false |
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Biological soil loosening by grasses from genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration |
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Biological soil loosening by grasses from genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration |
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Biological soil loosening by grasses from genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration Flávio Neto, José pasture recovery soil structural quality least limiting water range Física do Solo |
title_short |
Biological soil loosening by grasses from genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration |
title_full |
Biological soil loosening by grasses from genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration |
title_fullStr |
Biological soil loosening by grasses from genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration |
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Biological soil loosening by grasses from genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration |
title_sort |
Biological soil loosening by grasses from genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration |
author |
Flávio Neto, José |
author_facet |
Flávio Neto, José Severiano, Eduardo da Costa Costa, Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Guimarães Junnyor, Wellingthon Silva Gonçalves, Wainer Gomes Andrade, Renata |
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author |
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Severiano, Eduardo da Costa Costa, Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Guimarães Junnyor, Wellingthon Silva Gonçalves, Wainer Gomes Andrade, Renata |
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Flávio Neto, José Severiano, Eduardo da Costa Costa, Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Guimarães Junnyor, Wellingthon Silva Gonçalves, Wainer Gomes Andrade, Renata |
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pasture recovery soil structural quality least limiting water range Física do Solo |
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pasture recovery soil structural quality least limiting water range Física do Solo |
description |
Soil compaction associated with pastures degradation can decrease animal productivity, forage longevity and compromise environmental sustainability. To confront this serious issue, the loosening potential of forages should be recognized. We evaluated the least limiting water range as indicator of biological loosening potential in relation to cultivation of grasses the genus Brachiaria in crop-livestock integration. We also evaluated the water availability to soybean crop that succeeded these grasses. Our studies were performed in two stages. In the first stage, we divided 32 plots into four randomized blocks in which we cultivated corn combined with following treatments: 1 - Brachiaria brizantha cultivar Marandu; 2 - Xaraes; 3 - Piata; 4 - MG4; 5 - B. decumbens; 6 - B. ruziziensis; 7 - Invasive plants; and 8 - uncovered soil. We evaluated soil, to quantify the biological soil loosening, and also forages. In the second stage, we cultivated soybean and added: 9 - conventional tillage as a control treatment, increasing number of plots to 36. Our results suggest that it is possible to cultivate Brachiaria brizantha or Brachiaria decumbens as management strategy to aid edaphic recovery. Xaraes and Piata grasses provide greater soil loosening while increasing water availability to successive soybean crop. |
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2015 |
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2015-08-03 |
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Universidade Estadual de Maringá |
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Universidade Estadual de Maringá |
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Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy; Vol 37 No 3 (2015); 375-383 Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy; v. 37 n. 3 (2015); 375-383 1807-8621 1679-9275 reponame:Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy (Online) instname:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM) instacron:UEM |
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