Regional experience with Brachiaria: Tropical America-humid lowlands
Brachiaria species have become important components of sown pastures in the humid lowlands of tropical America. This ecosystem occupies about 50 of Brazil; 60 of the area encompassed by Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador; 14 of Mexico; and significant areas in other countries of the region. The cultivars mo...
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1996
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| author | Argel M., Pedro J. Keller-Grein, Gerhard |
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| description | Brachiaria species have become important components of sown pastures in the humid lowlands of tropical America. This ecosystem occupies about 50 of Brazil; 60 of the area encompassed by Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador; 14 of Mexico; and significant areas in other countries of the region. The cultivars most Comment* evaluated across sites are R decumbens cv. Basilisk, R brizantha cv. Marandu, R humidicola cv. Humidícola, and R dictyoneura cv. Llanero. Cultivar Basilisk is the most widely used in the region, because it adapts to a wide range of soils and is easy to manage and to establish from seed. However, it is highly susceptible to spittlebugs and is associated with photosensitization in cattle. Cultivar Marandu is resistant to spittlebugs, but requires soils of medium to high fertility and does not tolerate waterlogged sites. cultivars Llanero and Humidicola are better adapted to poorly drained soils, but have only medium to low nutritional quality. Soil compaction, spittlebug infestation, and runoff of soil nutrients are factors associated with Brachiaria pasture degradation in the humid tropics; however, few studies report on pasture reclamation. During the last 15 years, part of the large germplasm collection maintained at CIAT has been evaluated in the American humid tropics. Promising new accessions of Brachiaria have been identified as potentially productive, but more research is needed on their seed production, pest and disease tolerance, compatibility with legumes, persistence, and animal productivity. |
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| spelling | CGSpace820362025-11-05T17:01:13Z Regional experience with Brachiaria: Tropical America-humid lowlands Argel M., Pedro J. Keller-Grein, Gerhard brachiaria lowland germplasm site factors legumes seed production degradation tierras bajas germoplasma características del sitio leguminosas producción de semillas degradación Brachiaria species have become important components of sown pastures in the humid lowlands of tropical America. This ecosystem occupies about 50 of Brazil; 60 of the area encompassed by Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador; 14 of Mexico; and significant areas in other countries of the region. The cultivars most Comment* evaluated across sites are R decumbens cv. Basilisk, R brizantha cv. Marandu, R humidicola cv. Humidícola, and R dictyoneura cv. Llanero. Cultivar Basilisk is the most widely used in the region, because it adapts to a wide range of soils and is easy to manage and to establish from seed. However, it is highly susceptible to spittlebugs and is associated with photosensitization in cattle. Cultivar Marandu is resistant to spittlebugs, but requires soils of medium to high fertility and does not tolerate waterlogged sites. cultivars Llanero and Humidicola are better adapted to poorly drained soils, but have only medium to low nutritional quality. Soil compaction, spittlebug infestation, and runoff of soil nutrients are factors associated with Brachiaria pasture degradation in the humid tropics; however, few studies report on pasture reclamation. During the last 15 years, part of the large germplasm collection maintained at CIAT has been evaluated in the American humid tropics. Promising new accessions of Brachiaria have been identified as potentially productive, but more research is needed on their seed production, pest and disease tolerance, compatibility with legumes, persistence, and animal productivity. 1996 2017-06-20T09:00:38Z 2017-06-20T09:00:38Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82036 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Corte (CNPGC) Argel M., Pedro J.; Keller-Grein, Gerhard. 1996. Regional experience with Brachiaria: Tropical America-humid lowlands . In: Miles, John W; Maass, Brigitte L; Valle, Cacilda Borges do; Kumble, Vrinda (eds.). Brachiaria: Biology, agronomy, and improvement . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT); Campo Grande, BR : Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (EMBRAPA), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Corte (CNPGC), Cali, CO. p. 205-224. (CIAT publication no. 259) |
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| title | Regional experience with Brachiaria: Tropical America-humid lowlands |
| title_full | Regional experience with Brachiaria: Tropical America-humid lowlands |
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| title_short | Regional experience with Brachiaria: Tropical America-humid lowlands |
| title_sort | regional experience with brachiaria tropical america humid lowlands |
| topic | brachiaria lowland germplasm site factors legumes seed production degradation tierras bajas germoplasma características del sitio leguminosas producción de semillas degradación |
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