Publication Date
1993
Description
Legume-based pastures developed by the Tropical Pastures Program (TPP) of CIAT give spectacular increases in both stocking rates and animal live-weight gains on the savannas of Latin America, A team within the TPP is addressing the problems of their management for legume persistence and soil-plant-animal interactions, using as Its focus a grazing experiment on 2 oxisols of contrasting texture on the Colombian Llanos. The objective is to model the pastures to forecast the effect of management options on long-term persistence and nutrient cycling in grazed legume•grass associations in the Latin American savannas.
Citation
Fisher, M J.; Lascano, C E.; Thomas, R J.; Ayarza, M A.; Rao, I M.; Rippstein, G; and Thornley, J.H M., "An Integrated Approach to Soil-Plat-Animal Interactions on Grazed Legume-Based Pastures on Tropical Acid Soils" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 7.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session52/7
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An Integrated Approach to Soil-Plat-Animal Interactions on Grazed Legume-Based Pastures on Tropical Acid Soils
Legume-based pastures developed by the Tropical Pastures Program (TPP) of CIAT give spectacular increases in both stocking rates and animal live-weight gains on the savannas of Latin America, A team within the TPP is addressing the problems of their management for legume persistence and soil-plant-animal interactions, using as Its focus a grazing experiment on 2 oxisols of contrasting texture on the Colombian Llanos. The objective is to model the pastures to forecast the effect of management options on long-term persistence and nutrient cycling in grazed legume•grass associations in the Latin American savannas.