Responses of Megathyrsus maximus accessions under shaded conditions

Megathyrsus maximus is a species widely used as forage in livestock systems due to its high yield, good nutritional quality, and easy propagation. Knowing the response of the genetic diversity of the species to growth under shade is important to determine its potential use in silvopastoral systems,...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mayorga, Mildred, Cardoso, Juan Andrés
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2023
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135706
_version_ 1855527884431556608
author Mayorga, Mildred
Cardoso, Juan Andrés
author_browse Cardoso, Juan Andrés
Mayorga, Mildred
author_facet Mayorga, Mildred
Cardoso, Juan Andrés
author_sort Mayorga, Mildred
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Megathyrsus maximus is a species widely used as forage in livestock systems due to its high yield, good nutritional quality, and easy propagation. Knowing the response of the genetic diversity of the species to growth under shade is important to determine its potential use in silvopastoral systems, which are a sustainable alternative to mitigate the negative impacts of forage production in monoculture systems on soil health, animal welfare and the environment. To evaluate the response of M. maximus genotypes to shade conditions, 33 genotypes were planted in two conditions, without shade and with 75% shade. The response was evaluated in gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, SPAD index, stem length, biomass partitioning, leaf area, number of leaves and specific leaf area. Under shade conditions, plants showed lower stomatal conductance, lower transpiration, higher photochemical efficiency of PSII operation, higher leaf area, lower number of leaves, lower root: shoot ratio, higher specific leaf area, higher SPAD index and higher stem length. The genotypes that showed the greatest phenotypic plasticity to adapt to the shade condition were CIAT16021, CIAT6299, CIAT6868 and CIAT16060.
format Informe técnico
id CGSpace135706
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2023
publishDateRange 2023
publishDateSort 2023
publisher International Center for Tropical Agriculture
publisherStr International Center for Tropical Agriculture
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace1357062025-11-05T11:53:53Z Responses of Megathyrsus maximus accessions under shaded conditions Mayorga, Mildred Cardoso, Juan Andrés biomass forage phenotypes plant genetic resources panicum maximum shade Megathyrsus maximus is a species widely used as forage in livestock systems due to its high yield, good nutritional quality, and easy propagation. Knowing the response of the genetic diversity of the species to growth under shade is important to determine its potential use in silvopastoral systems, which are a sustainable alternative to mitigate the negative impacts of forage production in monoculture systems on soil health, animal welfare and the environment. To evaluate the response of M. maximus genotypes to shade conditions, 33 genotypes were planted in two conditions, without shade and with 75% shade. The response was evaluated in gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, SPAD index, stem length, biomass partitioning, leaf area, number of leaves and specific leaf area. Under shade conditions, plants showed lower stomatal conductance, lower transpiration, higher photochemical efficiency of PSII operation, higher leaf area, lower number of leaves, lower root: shoot ratio, higher specific leaf area, higher SPAD index and higher stem length. The genotypes that showed the greatest phenotypic plasticity to adapt to the shade condition were CIAT16021, CIAT6299, CIAT6868 and CIAT16060. 2023-12 2023-12-21T08:57:28Z 2023-12-21T08:57:28Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135706 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Mayorga, M.; Cardoso, J.A. (2023) Responses of Megathyrsus maximus accessions under shaded conditions. Cali (Colombia): International Center for Tropical Agriculture. 15 p.
spellingShingle biomass
forage
phenotypes
plant genetic resources
panicum maximum
shade
Mayorga, Mildred
Cardoso, Juan Andrés
Responses of Megathyrsus maximus accessions under shaded conditions
title Responses of Megathyrsus maximus accessions under shaded conditions
title_full Responses of Megathyrsus maximus accessions under shaded conditions
title_fullStr Responses of Megathyrsus maximus accessions under shaded conditions
title_full_unstemmed Responses of Megathyrsus maximus accessions under shaded conditions
title_short Responses of Megathyrsus maximus accessions under shaded conditions
title_sort responses of megathyrsus maximus accessions under shaded conditions
topic biomass
forage
phenotypes
plant genetic resources
panicum maximum
shade
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135706
work_keys_str_mv AT mayorgamildred responsesofmegathyrsusmaximusaccessionsundershadedconditions
AT cardosojuanandres responsesofmegathyrsusmaximusaccessionsundershadedconditions