Nitrogen fertilization effects on forage production and nutritive value of 4 tropical grasses on alkaline soils in Argentina
This study evaluated effects of nitrogen (N) fertilization and gypsum application and their interactions on total pasture forage production and nutritive values of Chloris gayana cultivars ‘Santana’ and ‘Finecut’ and Panicum coloratum cultivars ‘Klein’ and ‘Bambatsi’ growing in a moderately sodic so...
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16800 https://www.tropicalgrasslands.info/index.php/tgft/article/view/1165 https://doi.org/10.17138/tgft(11)233-239 |
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| author | Mattera, Juan Romero, Luis Alberto Iacopini, Maria Lorena Gaggiotti, Monica Cuatrin, Alejandra Tomas, Maria Andrea |
| author_browse | Cuatrin, Alejandra Gaggiotti, Monica Iacopini, Maria Lorena Mattera, Juan Romero, Luis Alberto Tomas, Maria Andrea |
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| description | This study evaluated effects of nitrogen (N) fertilization and gypsum application and their interactions on total pasture forage production and nutritive values of Chloris gayana cultivars ‘Santana’ and ‘Finecut’ and Panicum coloratum cultivars ‘Klein’ and ‘Bambatsi’ growing in a moderately sodic soil (Typic Natracualf) in northcentral Santa Fe Province of Argentina over 3 years. Sown pasture forage production differed among cultivars. C. gayana cultivar ‘Finecut’ produced more forage biomass than the other 3 cultivars. P. coloratum cultivars were superior to C. gayana cultivars for nutritive value, showing lower NDF and ADF. N fertilization strongly increased forage production, total biomass and sown pasture biomass with improved crude protein content and improvement in plant N status. Addition of gypsum did not affect forage production and nutritive value. This research showed the feasibility to improve production and nutritive value of tropical pastures in subtropical areas by species/cultivar selection and N fertilization. |
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| spelling | INTA168002024-02-26T14:15:47Z Nitrogen fertilization effects on forage production and nutritive value of 4 tropical grasses on alkaline soils in Argentina Mattera, Juan Romero, Luis Alberto Iacopini, Maria Lorena Gaggiotti, Monica Cuatrin, Alejandra Tomas, Maria Andrea Forrajes Producción Vegetal Chloris gayana Panicum coloratum Forage Crop Production Fertilizer Application Alkaline Soils Nitrogen Fertilizers Aplicación de Abonos Suelo Alcalino Abonos Nitrogenados Fertilización Nitrogenada Chloris gayana ‘Santana’ Chloris gayana ‘Finecut’ Panicum coloratum ‘Klein’ Panicum coloratum ‘Bambatsi’ This study evaluated effects of nitrogen (N) fertilization and gypsum application and their interactions on total pasture forage production and nutritive values of Chloris gayana cultivars ‘Santana’ and ‘Finecut’ and Panicum coloratum cultivars ‘Klein’ and ‘Bambatsi’ growing in a moderately sodic soil (Typic Natracualf) in northcentral Santa Fe Province of Argentina over 3 years. Sown pasture forage production differed among cultivars. C. gayana cultivar ‘Finecut’ produced more forage biomass than the other 3 cultivars. P. coloratum cultivars were superior to C. gayana cultivars for nutritive value, showing lower NDF and ADF. N fertilization strongly increased forage production, total biomass and sown pasture biomass with improved crude protein content and improvement in plant N status. Addition of gypsum did not affect forage production and nutritive value. This research showed the feasibility to improve production and nutritive value of tropical pastures in subtropical areas by species/cultivar selection and N fertilization. Los objetivos de este trabajo fueron evaluar los efectos de la fertilización nitrogenada, el encalado y su interacción sobre la producción total de forraje y el valor nutritivo de cultivares de Chloris gayana ‘Santana’ y ‘Finecut’ y de cultivares de Panicum coloratum ‘Klein’ y ‘Bambatsi’ creciendo en un suelo sódico moderado (Natracualf típico) de la región centro-norte de la provincia de Santa Fe de Argentina durante tres años. Los cultivares difirieron en producción de forraje, siendo esta mayor en C. gayana ‘Finecut’ que en los otros tres cultivares. Los cultivares de P. coloratum fueron superiores en valor nutritivo a los de C. gayana por menores contenidos de FDN y de FDA. La fertilización nitrogenada aumentó fuertemente la producción total y de la pastura sembrada y mejoró el contenido de proteína y el estatus de nitrógeno en la planta. El encalado no afectó la producción forrajera ni el valor nutritivo. Esta investigación demostró la posibilidad de mejorar la producción y el valor nutritivo del forraje en áreas subtropicales mediante la selección de la especie/cultivar y la fertilización nitrogenada. EEA Pergamino Fil: Mattera, Juan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Forrajeras; Argentina Fil: Romero, Luis Alberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Iacopini, María Lorena. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Gaggiotti, Monica Del Carmen. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela. Laboratorio de Forrajes; Argentina Fil: Cuatrín, Alejandra. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina Fil: Tomas, María Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina 2024-02-26T13:55:38Z 2024-02-26T13:55:38Z 2023-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16800 https://www.tropicalgrasslands.info/index.php/tgft/article/view/1165 2346-3775 https://doi.org/10.17138/tgft(11)233-239 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Tropical Grasslands - Forrajes Tropicales 11 (3) : 233-239. (September 2023) |
| spellingShingle | Forrajes Producción Vegetal Chloris gayana Panicum coloratum Forage Crop Production Fertilizer Application Alkaline Soils Nitrogen Fertilizers Aplicación de Abonos Suelo Alcalino Abonos Nitrogenados Fertilización Nitrogenada Chloris gayana ‘Santana’ Chloris gayana ‘Finecut’ Panicum coloratum ‘Klein’ Panicum coloratum ‘Bambatsi’ Mattera, Juan Romero, Luis Alberto Iacopini, Maria Lorena Gaggiotti, Monica Cuatrin, Alejandra Tomas, Maria Andrea Nitrogen fertilization effects on forage production and nutritive value of 4 tropical grasses on alkaline soils in Argentina |
| title | Nitrogen fertilization effects on forage production and nutritive value of 4 tropical grasses on alkaline soils in Argentina |
| title_full | Nitrogen fertilization effects on forage production and nutritive value of 4 tropical grasses on alkaline soils in Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Nitrogen fertilization effects on forage production and nutritive value of 4 tropical grasses on alkaline soils in Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nitrogen fertilization effects on forage production and nutritive value of 4 tropical grasses on alkaline soils in Argentina |
| title_short | Nitrogen fertilization effects on forage production and nutritive value of 4 tropical grasses on alkaline soils in Argentina |
| title_sort | nitrogen fertilization effects on forage production and nutritive value of 4 tropical grasses on alkaline soils in argentina |
| topic | Forrajes Producción Vegetal Chloris gayana Panicum coloratum Forage Crop Production Fertilizer Application Alkaline Soils Nitrogen Fertilizers Aplicación de Abonos Suelo Alcalino Abonos Nitrogenados Fertilización Nitrogenada Chloris gayana ‘Santana’ Chloris gayana ‘Finecut’ Panicum coloratum ‘Klein’ Panicum coloratum ‘Bambatsi’ |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16800 https://www.tropicalgrasslands.info/index.php/tgft/article/view/1165 https://doi.org/10.17138/tgft(11)233-239 |
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