Forage plants competition in the Ribeira Valley Region in São Paulo State. II. Pariqüera €“ Açu

Authors

  • Gilberto Bufarah Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Nutrição Animal e Pastagens, Nova Odessa, SP
  • José Vicente Silveira Pedreira Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Nutrição Animal e Pastagens, Setor de Ecologia das Pastagens, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Herbert Barbosa de Mattos Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Nutrição Animal e Pastagens, Seção de Nutrição de Plantas Forrageiras, Nova Odessa, SP

Abstract

A competition trial for dry matter and crude protein production with 10 tropical legumes e 15 tropical grasses was conducted at the Ribeira Valey (Pariqüera-Açu), São Paulo State, Brazil. The forage plants were submited to two situations: fertilized and not fertilized. It was determined also the crude protein, crude fiber, potassium. calcium and phosphorus contents in the dry matter. Pennisetum purpureum Schum cv. Napier and Taiwan A €” 144, Panicum maximum Jacq. €” colonião, Panicum maxímum Jacq. var. gongyloides-sempre verde, Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth-cudzu tropical, Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb-galáxia and Stylosanthes guyanensis (Aubl.) Swartz cv. IRI 1022 gave the higher dry matter yields. The crude protein production were higher for the forage plants: Pennisetum purpureum Schum cv. Napier and Taiwan A €” 144, Panicum maximum Jacq., Digitaria decumbens Stent €” pangola,Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth., Galactiastriata (Jacq.) Urb., and Centrosemapubescens Benth €” centro. Diseases and insects attack occurred in several plants.

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Published

2014-01-29

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FORAGE CROPS AND PASTURES

How to Cite

Forage plants competition in the Ribeira Valley Region in São Paulo State. II. Pariqüera €“ Açu. (2014). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 43(1), 87-107. http://35.198.24.243/index.php/bia/article/view/595

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