Establishment of Brachiarias Intercropped with Maize Estabelecimento de Braquiárias em Consórcio com Milho

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Author	Tsumanumaa, Guy Mitsuyuki Detominib, Euro Roberto Hallc, Trevor Fancellid, Antonio Luiz
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Grasses intercropped with maize can be used both for pasture renewals and for quality and longevity of soil cover formation in no-tillage crop systems. The present study aimed to evaluate, under the intercropping with maize perspective, the performance of three different genotypes of Brachiaria during establishment stage, as well as the suitability of those in the mentioned production system. The experiment was carried out in Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil (Universidade de São Paulo, ESALQ), in a typical Rhodudalf soil, under the centre pivot irrigation area of Crop Science Department. The experimental design was in randomized blocks with seven trails and four replications. The trails consisted of a combination of three Brachiaria species (Brachiaria decumbens, Brachiaria brizantha Marandu and Brachiaria ruziziensis) sowed in two different dates (together with maize and when maize had four fully expanded leaves), as well as a control trail (single maize). All grasses sowed on the first date (concomitantly sowed with maize) have differed from those sowed when maize presented four completely expanded leaves, in terms of green and dry matter productivity. Genotype B. decumbens can be highlighted if the intention is both to control weed growing and to produce forage.
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