Publication Date
1993
Description
The present work summarises the results of the agronomic evaluation of 42 accessions of Paspalum sp. aff. P. plicatulum, with 2 levels of fertiliser (low=pasture establishment and high=crop production) on a red-yellow latosol. Dry matter DM yield in the first 10 months from establishment ranged from 350 to 4400 kg/ha. 47 days from the start of the rainy season, estimated DMY ranged from 400 to 3700 kg/ha. DM yield accumulated during the whole wet season (October-May) ranged from 1 to 18 t/ha. The proportions of dead and green material were variable, with big differences (P<0.001) between accessions. At the end of the rainy period (122 days regrowth), the ratio ranged from 0.3:1 to 25:1 (BRA009652 and 009687 respectively). The mean Crude protein content was 10.3%:tl.21 and the mean intro DM digestibility was 49%±3.7 with a range of 16 units between accessions (40% • 56%). The germplasm tested was free of foliar diseases and insect pests, including spittlebug. Seed yield was variable, ranging from very little to 1200 kg/ha pure seed yield for the most promising accessions.
Citation
Vallis, J.F M.; Pizarro, E A.; and Carvalho, M A., "Evaluation of a Collection of Paspalum sp. aff P. plicatulum for the Cerrado Ecosystem, Brazil" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 8.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session13/8
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Evaluation of a Collection of Paspalum sp. aff P. plicatulum for the Cerrado Ecosystem, Brazil
The present work summarises the results of the agronomic evaluation of 42 accessions of Paspalum sp. aff. P. plicatulum, with 2 levels of fertiliser (low=pasture establishment and high=crop production) on a red-yellow latosol. Dry matter DM yield in the first 10 months from establishment ranged from 350 to 4400 kg/ha. 47 days from the start of the rainy season, estimated DMY ranged from 400 to 3700 kg/ha. DM yield accumulated during the whole wet season (October-May) ranged from 1 to 18 t/ha. The proportions of dead and green material were variable, with big differences (P<0.001) between accessions. At the end of the rainy period (122 days regrowth), the ratio ranged from 0.3:1 to 25:1 (BRA009652 and 009687 respectively). The mean Crude protein content was 10.3%:tl.21 and the mean intro DM digestibility was 49%±3.7 with a range of 16 units between accessions (40% • 56%). The germplasm tested was free of foliar diseases and insect pests, including spittlebug. Seed yield was variable, ranging from very little to 1200 kg/ha pure seed yield for the most promising accessions.
