Forage mass production and grazing loss of sorghum hybrid in response to the density of the sowing and the spacing between planting lines
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2011-07-01
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Simili, Flávia Fernanda
Lima, Maria Lúcia Pereira
Moreira, Andréia Luciane
Soares, Paulo Victória
Júnior, Luiz Carlos Roma
Reis, Ricardo Andrade [UNESP]
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The objective of this experiment was to evaluate dry matter yield and loss of grazing due to animal trampling in response to sowing density and spacing between lines in the planting. Sorghum hybrid 1P400 was submitted to six treatments, composed of three sowing density combinations (12; 16 and 20 kg/ha of seeds) and two spacing between lines (0.40 and 0.80 m). Sorghum hybrid 1P400 was sowed in two seasons, at the end of spring (December 3rd, 2005) and the other at the end of summer (March 20th, 2006). Cultivation strategies influenced plant population in the two experimental seasons. Diameter of the stem in season 1 decreased with density increase, whereas in the second season, interaction between sowing density and spacing was significant. In the first season, 0.40-m spacing promoted greater losses due to grazing stepping, that is, 891 kg/ha of DM, whereas in the second season there was no statistical difference. There was no significant difference in forage dry matter yield in sowing densities among the two studied seasons. Dry mater production of sorghum hybrids 1P400 did not increase with the increase of the sowing density in the two sowing seasons, therefore it is recommended 12 kg/ha of seeds for the sowing. Sorghum IP400 cultivated in 0.80-m spacing resulted in lower forage loss caused by grazing bovine trampling. © 2011 Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia.
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Cattle trampling, Sorghum bicolor × Sorghum sudanense, Summer annual grass, Tropical grass, Animalia, Bos, Bovinae, Sorghum bicolor, Sorghum x drummondii
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Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, v. 40, n. 7, p. 1474-1479, 2011.