Track 1-16: Production, Environment and Social Benefit of Agroforestry Systems
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Publication Date
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Description
The use of silvopastoral systems has been suggested to ensure sustainability in animal production systems because of their potential to increase soil fertility, improve forage quality, promote animal thermal comfort and provide income diversification for the producer (Paciullo et al. 2011). Nevertheless, the shade provided by trees may affect plant growth and nutritive value of forage (Sousa et al. 2010).
This study aimed to assess the impact of shading on the allocation pattern of dry matter and on herbage nutritive value, under various shading regimes, in a silvopastoral system, during both the dry and rainy seasons.
Citation
Paciullo, Domingos S. C.; Gomide, Carlos A. M.; Castro, Carlos R. T.; Carvalho, Carlos A. B.; Maurício, Rogério M.; and Morenz, Mirton J. F., "Herbage Mass, Forage Accumulation and Nutritive Value of Brachiaria decumbens in a Silvopastoral System" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 12.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/1-16/12)
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Herbage Mass, Forage Accumulation and Nutritive Value of Brachiaria decumbens in a Silvopastoral System
Sydney, Australia
The use of silvopastoral systems has been suggested to ensure sustainability in animal production systems because of their potential to increase soil fertility, improve forage quality, promote animal thermal comfort and provide income diversification for the producer (Paciullo et al. 2011). Nevertheless, the shade provided by trees may affect plant growth and nutritive value of forage (Sousa et al. 2010).
This study aimed to assess the impact of shading on the allocation pattern of dry matter and on herbage nutritive value, under various shading regimes, in a silvopastoral system, during both the dry and rainy seasons.
