SUPPLEMENTARY IRRIGATION EFFECT ON THE PRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF THE TIFTON 85, TANZÂNIA AND MARANDU GRASSES IN THE SOUTHWEST OF BAHIA STATE

Authors

  • Norivaldo Lima Santos UESB
  • Marcos Welber Ribeiro da Silva UESB
  • Modesto Antônio Chaves UESB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v9i4.1183

Keywords:

Produção de forragens

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the productive potential of three tropical forages growing in the summer, with and without irrigation. Two single experiments were realized in a completely randomized experimental design with the grasses: tifton 85 (Cynodon spp.); tanzânia (Panicum maximum Jacq. cv. tanzânia) and marandu (Brachiaria brizantha Stapf. cv. marandu) with five replications. Characteristics evaluated were: green mass production, dry mass production, cumulative forage production, total digestible nutrient production, crude protein production. Results were compared by analysis of varianle. The use of supplementary irrigation, even in the dry period of the summer, which is the rain season at Itapetinga-Ba, was not effective in the improvement of  both production and quality of the studied grasses.

KEY WORDS: Forage, occasional dry period, pastures, vegetal yield.

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Author Biographies

Norivaldo Lima Santos, UESB

Mestre em Zootecnia/UESB-4570000 Itapetinga-Ba-Brasil

Marcos Welber Ribeiro da Silva, UESB

Mestrando em Zootecnia na Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia-UESB, na área de concentração em Produção de Ruminantes.

Modesto Antônio Chaves, UESB

Professor Titular – DEBI/UESB- Praça Primavera, 40, Primavera 4570000 - Itapetinga- Ba - Brasil

Published

2008-12-21

How to Cite

LIMA SANTOS, N.; RIBEIRO DA SILVA, M. W.; CHAVES, M. A. SUPPLEMENTARY IRRIGATION EFFECT ON THE PRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF THE TIFTON 85, TANZÂNIA AND MARANDU GRASSES IN THE SOUTHWEST OF BAHIA STATE. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 9, n. 4, p. 911–922, 2008. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v9i4.1183. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/1183. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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Animal Production

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