Intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and leguminous plants: productivity, quality and composition of silages
The present study was carried out with the objective to evaluate the productive and qualitative characteristics of forages produced in systems of intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and different leguminous plants. Productivity, bromatological composition and the fermentative profile of the sila...
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| author | Patrícia Monteiro Costa Severino Delmar Junqueira Villela Fernando de Paula Leonel Saulo Alberto do Carmo Araújo Karoline Guedes Araújo José Reinaldo Mendes Ruas Felipe Soares Coelho Vinícius Raimundi Andrade |
| author_facet | Patrícia Monteiro Costa Severino Delmar Junqueira Villela Fernando de Paula Leonel Saulo Alberto do Carmo Araújo Karoline Guedes Araújo José Reinaldo Mendes Ruas Felipe Soares Coelho Vinícius Raimundi Andrade |
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| description | The present study was carried out with the objective to evaluate the productive and qualitative characteristics of forages produced in systems of intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and different leguminous plants. Productivity, bromatological composition and the fermentative profile of the silages from the following treatments were evaluated: corn in exclusive cultivation (CEC); intercropping of corn with brachiaria grass (CB); intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and Calopogonium mucunoides (CBCal); intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and Macrotyloma axillare (CBMac); and intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and Stylozanthes capitata (CBSty). The experimental design utilized was completely randomized. For each type of cultivation, five plots or replications of three linear meters were harvested, and the material was separated. The variables assessed were: dry matter productivity per area; dry matter productivity of corn per area; crude protein production per area and productivity of total digestible nutrients per area. The material originated from the cultures was ensiled, with dry matter between 28 and 32%. After, the material was placed and compacted appropriately in bucket silos. A sample was collected from each replication for determination of the contents of DM, crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), lignin, neutral and acid detergent fibers (NDF and ADF) and TDN. A fraction of the sample of silages from each treatment was compressed for extraction of the juice and determination of the silage quality. There was difference between the forms of cultivation for the dry matter production per hectare. The CEC with production of 11920.1 kg DM/ha did not differ from CB (8997.41 kg DM/ha) or CBCal (10452.10 kg DM/ha); however, it was superior to CBMac (8429.75 kg DM/ha) and to CBSty (8164.83 kg DM/ha). The contents of DM, CP, NDF, ADF, lignin and TDN did not differ between the silages from the different treatments. All the silages presented good quality with good fermentation patterns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8dbba4359584fbe8da7a6f7c879069a2022-12-21T22:31:08ZengSociedade Brasileira de ZootecniaRevista Brasileira de Zootecnia1516-35981806-92902012-10-0141102144214910.1590/S1516-35982012001000002Intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and leguminous plants: productivity, quality and composition of silagesPatrícia Monteiro CostaSeverino Delmar Junqueira VillelaFernando de Paula LeonelSaulo Alberto do Carmo AraújoKaroline Guedes AraújoJosé Reinaldo Mendes RuasFelipe Soares CoelhoVinícius Raimundi AndradeThe present study was carried out with the objective to evaluate the productive and qualitative characteristics of forages produced in systems of intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and different leguminous plants. Productivity, bromatological composition and the fermentative profile of the silages from the following treatments were evaluated: corn in exclusive cultivation (CEC); intercropping of corn with brachiaria grass (CB); intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and Calopogonium mucunoides (CBCal); intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and Macrotyloma axillare (CBMac); and intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and Stylozanthes capitata (CBSty). The experimental design utilized was completely randomized. For each type of cultivation, five plots or replications of three linear meters were harvested, and the material was separated. The variables assessed were: dry matter productivity per area; dry matter productivity of corn per area; crude protein production per area and productivity of total digestible nutrients per area. The material originated from the cultures was ensiled, with dry matter between 28 and 32%. After, the material was placed and compacted appropriately in bucket silos. A sample was collected from each replication for determination of the contents of DM, crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), lignin, neutral and acid detergent fibers (NDF and ADF) and TDN. A fraction of the sample of silages from each treatment was compressed for extraction of the juice and determination of the silage quality. There was difference between the forms of cultivation for the dry matter production per hectare. The CEC with production of 11920.1 kg DM/ha did not differ from CB (8997.41 kg DM/ha) or CBCal (10452.10 kg DM/ha); however, it was superior to CBMac (8429.75 kg DM/ha) and to CBSty (8164.83 kg DM/ha). The contents of DM, CP, NDF, ADF, lignin and TDN did not differ between the silages from the different treatments. All the silages presented good quality with good fermentation patterns.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012001000002agriculturecultivation systemrecovery of degraded pastures |
| spellingShingle | Patrícia Monteiro Costa Severino Delmar Junqueira Villela Fernando de Paula Leonel Saulo Alberto do Carmo Araújo Karoline Guedes Araújo José Reinaldo Mendes Ruas Felipe Soares Coelho Vinícius Raimundi Andrade Intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and leguminous plants: productivity, quality and composition of silages Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia agriculture cultivation system recovery of degraded pastures |
| title | Intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and leguminous plants: productivity, quality and composition of silages |
| title_full | Intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and leguminous plants: productivity, quality and composition of silages |
| title_fullStr | Intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and leguminous plants: productivity, quality and composition of silages |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and leguminous plants: productivity, quality and composition of silages |
| title_short | Intercropping of corn, brachiaria grass and leguminous plants: productivity, quality and composition of silages |
| title_sort | intercropping of corn brachiaria grass and leguminous plants productivity quality and composition of silages |
| topic | agriculture cultivation system recovery of degraded pastures |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012001000002 |
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