Agronomic features of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) cv. Roxo under irrigation
This study aimed to evaluate how different irrigation water depths influence the agronomical features of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) cv. Roxo. Grass was cultivated in a pasture belonging to the Bovine Sector of the National Agrotechnical School of Caceres – MT. The experiment was a b...
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| author | Ana Paula da Silva Carvalho Roney Mendes de Arruda Joadil Gonçalves de Abreu Alexandre Lima de Souza Rosane Cláudia Rodrigues Leni Rodrigues Lima Luciano da Silva Cabral Arthur Behling Neto |
| author_facet | Ana Paula da Silva Carvalho Roney Mendes de Arruda Joadil Gonçalves de Abreu Alexandre Lima de Souza Rosane Cláudia Rodrigues Leni Rodrigues Lima Luciano da Silva Cabral Arthur Behling Neto |
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| description | This study aimed to evaluate how different irrigation water depths influence the agronomical features of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) cv. Roxo. Grass was cultivated in a pasture belonging to the Bovine Sector of the National Agrotechnical School of Caceres – MT. The experiment was a block design with five treatments and four repetitions. Treatments consisted of five water depths: 0 = 0% of available water (AW), 1 = 21% of AW, 2 = 34% of AW, 3 = 74% of AW, and 5 = 100% of AW. Evaluated features were production (dry matter ha-1), plant height, leaf/steam ratio, and stem diameter. Dry matter production of cuts from May and July increased linearly with increasing water depth (P < 0.05). Plant height increased linearly as water depth increased in the cuts of May and September, while the height of July cuts was 71.76 cm under an irrigation depth of 390.77 mm. In May, July, and September cuts, leaf percentage decreased linearly as water depth increased (P < 0.05). An increase of 1 mm in water depth reduced leaf percentage by 0.0936% (May), 0.0295% (July), and 0.0122% (September). Our results indicate that to improve dry matter production, May, July, and September cuts should be irrigated with water depths of 56.03 mm, 601.78 mm, and 577.65 mm, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9f091cd112d4f8c828a70e3978e94f32022-12-21T18:50:59ZengUniversidade Estadual de LondrinaSemina: Ciências Agrárias1676-546X1679-03592018-02-0139127528610.5433/1679-0359.2018v39n1p27516880Agronomic features of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) cv. Roxo under irrigationAna Paula da Silva Carvalho0Roney Mendes de Arruda1Joadil Gonçalves de Abreu2Alexandre Lima de Souza3Rosane Cláudia Rodrigues4Leni Rodrigues Lima5Luciano da Silva Cabral6Arthur Behling Neto7Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoInstituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Mato GrossoUniversidade Federal de Mato GrossoUniversidade Federal de Mato GrossoUniversidade Federal do MaranhãoUniversidade Federal de Mato GrossoUniversidade Federal de Mato GrossoUniversidade Federal de Mato GrossoThis study aimed to evaluate how different irrigation water depths influence the agronomical features of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) cv. Roxo. Grass was cultivated in a pasture belonging to the Bovine Sector of the National Agrotechnical School of Caceres – MT. The experiment was a block design with five treatments and four repetitions. Treatments consisted of five water depths: 0 = 0% of available water (AW), 1 = 21% of AW, 2 = 34% of AW, 3 = 74% of AW, and 5 = 100% of AW. Evaluated features were production (dry matter ha-1), plant height, leaf/steam ratio, and stem diameter. Dry matter production of cuts from May and July increased linearly with increasing water depth (P < 0.05). Plant height increased linearly as water depth increased in the cuts of May and September, while the height of July cuts was 71.76 cm under an irrigation depth of 390.77 mm. In May, July, and September cuts, leaf percentage decreased linearly as water depth increased (P < 0.05). An increase of 1 mm in water depth reduced leaf percentage by 0.0936% (May), 0.0295% (July), and 0.0122% (September). Our results indicate that to improve dry matter production, May, July, and September cuts should be irrigated with water depths of 56.03 mm, 601.78 mm, and 577.65 mm, respectively.http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/27565AlturaCapineiraForragemProdutividade. |
| spellingShingle | Ana Paula da Silva Carvalho Roney Mendes de Arruda Joadil Gonçalves de Abreu Alexandre Lima de Souza Rosane Cláudia Rodrigues Leni Rodrigues Lima Luciano da Silva Cabral Arthur Behling Neto Agronomic features of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) cv. Roxo under irrigation Semina: Ciências Agrárias Altura Capineira Forragem Produtividade. |
| title | Agronomic features of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) cv. Roxo under irrigation |
| title_full | Agronomic features of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) cv. Roxo under irrigation |
| title_fullStr | Agronomic features of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) cv. Roxo under irrigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agronomic features of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) cv. Roxo under irrigation |
| title_short | Agronomic features of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) cv. Roxo under irrigation |
| title_sort | agronomic features of elephant grass pennisetum purpureum schum cv roxo under irrigation |
| topic | Altura Capineira Forragem Produtividade. |
| url | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/27565 |
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