Yield and quality responses of Megathyrsus maximus and Cynodon spp. forage grasses to irrigation

Authors

  • Sergio André Tapparo Federal Institute of Mato Grosso do Sul/IFMS, Ponta Porã Campus, highway BR-463, km 14, 79909-000, Ponta Porã, MS https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8538-4060
  • Rubens Duarte Coelho University of São Paulo/USP-ESALQ, Biosystems Engineering Department, C.P. 09, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0472-8301
  • Jéfferson de Oliveira Costa Minas Gerais Agricultural Research Agency/EPAMIG, Experimental Field of Gorutuba, 39525-000 Nova Porteirinha, MG https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5387-7880
  • Sérgio Weine Paulino Chaves Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid/UFERSA, Agronomic and Forestry Sciences Department, Francisco Mota, 572, 59625-900, Mossoró, RN
  • Guilherme Augusto Biscaro Federal University of Grande Dourados/UFGD, College of Agrarian Sciences, highway Dourados/Itaum, km 12, CP 364, 79804-970, Dourados, MS https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6907-2756

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36253/ijam-2130

Keywords:

Cynodon spp. cv. Tifton 85, irrigation water productivity, Megathyrsus maximus cv. Tanzania, soil depth

Abstract

Periodic variations in rainfall have resulted in longer periods of drought in traditional rainfed livestock systems on savanna areas in Brazil. However, irrigation management techniques and rotational grazing have improved the productivity of these systems by mitigating soil water stress on forage grasses. The objectives of this research were to evaluate the response of Megathyrsus maximus cv. Tanzania and Cynodon spp. cv. Tifton 85 (Cynodon nlemfuensis × Cynodon dactylon) forage grasses to irrigation, and to determine their irrigation water productivity (IWP). The experiment was conducted at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. Plant height (PH), dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) were measured, and IWP was calculated. Tifton 85 had a higher CP content than Tanzania but a lower average DM yield. The irrigation management (IM) treatments did not influence CP levels of both forage grasses, but in most situations, did affect their average DM yield. The IWP of Tanzania and Tifton 85 forage grasses did not differ among irrigation management treatments.

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2024-01-20

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André Tapparo, S., Duarte Coelho, R., de Oliveira Costa, J., Weine Paulino Chaves, S., & Augusto Biscaro, G. (2024). Yield and quality responses of Megathyrsus maximus and Cynodon spp. forage grasses to irrigation. Italian Journal of Agrometeorology, (2), 69–77. https://doi.org/10.36253/ijam-2130

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