Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths
In arid conditions, the low quality of the forage and water shortage could be attenuated by the introduction of Opuntia species. Several plant species grows well under Prosopis canopy, responding to a higher nutrient content in the soil, It was hypothesized that productivity and nutrient content, m...
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In arid conditions, the low quality of the forage and water shortage could be attenuated by the introduction of Opuntia species. Several plant species grows well under Prosopis canopy, responding to a higher nutrient content in the soil, It was hypothesized that productivity and nutrient content, mainly crude protein (CP), of Opuntia ellisiana planted under Prosopis would be higher than of those planted outside the canopy, and that these parameters would be influenced by the cactus position: north or south from the centre of the tree. Sampling was done in 18 plants under the canopy of Prosopis and 23 outside of it. After one year of the plantation, the totality of cladodes was harvested. The productivity per plant was 3.1 and 5.7 cladodes and 34.9 and 48.1 g of dry matter (DM), outside and under the canopy, respectively. The bromatological values (%) were moisture: 89.1 and 91.9, organic matter (OM): 76.7 and 79.8, CP: 4.4 and 8.1, acid detergent fiber (ADF): 13.7 and 18.2, neutral detergent fiber (NDF): 29.0 and 31.5, K: 3.1 and 3.6, P: 0.07 and 0.11, Ca: 5.5 and 4.4, Na: 0.04 and 0.02, outside and under the canopy, respectively. Crude protein, moisture, OM, ADF, NDF, K, P and productivity per plant were higher under the canopy, whereas Ca and Na values were higher outside the canopy (p<0.05). Magnesium (1.9 and 1.9%) was not affected by the position outside or under the canopy. The north or south orientation did not influence any of the analysed parameters.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f04af1203f24c31bac18b9739eaee452023-08-02T18:53:01ZengFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de CuyoRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias0370-46611853-86652018-12-01502Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana GriffithsJosefina María Grünwaldt0Juan Carlos Guevara1Eduardo Martínez Carretero2Eduardo Guillermo Grünwaldt3Argentine Institute for Arid Land Research (IADIZA-CCT-CONICET Mendoza) Av. Adrián Ruiz Leal s/n. Parque Gral. San Martín. 5500 Mendoza. Argentina. Argentine Institute for Arid Land Research (IADIZA-CCT-CONICET Mendoza) Av. Adrián Ruiz Leal s/n. Parque Gral. San Martín. 5500 Mendoza. Argentina. Argentine Institute for Arid Land Research (IADIZA-CCT-CONICET Mendoza) Av. Adrián Ruiz Leal s/n. Parque Gral. San Martín. 5500 Mendoza. Argentina. Argentine Institute for Arid Land Research (IADIZA-CCT-CONICET Mendoza) Av. Adrián Ruiz Leal s/n. Parque Gral. San Martín. 5500 Mendoza. Argentina. In arid conditions, the low quality of the forage and water shortage could be attenuated by the introduction of Opuntia species. Several plant species grows well under Prosopis canopy, responding to a higher nutrient content in the soil, It was hypothesized that productivity and nutrient content, mainly crude protein (CP), of Opuntia ellisiana planted under Prosopis would be higher than of those planted outside the canopy, and that these parameters would be influenced by the cactus position: north or south from the centre of the tree. Sampling was done in 18 plants under the canopy of Prosopis and 23 outside of it. After one year of the plantation, the totality of cladodes was harvested. The productivity per plant was 3.1 and 5.7 cladodes and 34.9 and 48.1 g of dry matter (DM), outside and under the canopy, respectively. The bromatological values (%) were moisture: 89.1 and 91.9, organic matter (OM): 76.7 and 79.8, CP: 4.4 and 8.1, acid detergent fiber (ADF): 13.7 and 18.2, neutral detergent fiber (NDF): 29.0 and 31.5, K: 3.1 and 3.6, P: 0.07 and 0.11, Ca: 5.5 and 4.4, Na: 0.04 and 0.02, outside and under the canopy, respectively. Crude protein, moisture, OM, ADF, NDF, K, P and productivity per plant were higher under the canopy, whereas Ca and Na values were higher outside the canopy (p<0.05). Magnesium (1.9 and 1.9%) was not affected by the position outside or under the canopy. The north or south orientation did not influence any of the analysed parameters. https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/RFCA/article/view/3462bromatological compositioncrude proteinfood reserveagrosystem enrichmentarid lands |
| spellingShingle | Josefina María Grünwaldt Juan Carlos Guevara Eduardo Martínez Carretero Eduardo Guillermo Grünwaldt Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias bromatological composition crude protein food reserve agrosystem enrichment arid lands |
| title | Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths |
| title_full | Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths |
| title_short | Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths |
| title_sort | effect of prosopis spp as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of opuntia ellisiana griffiths |
| topic | bromatological composition crude protein food reserve agrosystem enrichment arid lands |
| url | https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/RFCA/article/view/3462 |
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