Morphogenic characteristics of Brachiaria in response to different fertilization - DOI: 10.4025/actasciagron.v31i2.7032

The morphogenic characteristics of Brachiaria brizantha and Brachiaria decumbens were studied in function of different fertilization. The study was conducted in a green house evaluating two Brachiaria cultivars (B. brizantha cv. Marandu and B. decumbens cv. Basilisk) and five different fertilization...

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Autores: Santos, Luciana Carvalho, Bonomo, Paulo, Silva, Verusca Bulhões, Patês, Neusete Maria da Silva, Silva, Cristina Cavalcante Félix da, Pires, Aureliano José Vieira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
Repositorio:Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/7032
Acceso en línea:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/7032
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:fertilizer
Brachiaria brizantha
Brachiaria decumbens
leaves
tiller
adubo
folhas
perfilho
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Sumario:The morphogenic characteristics of Brachiaria brizantha and Brachiaria decumbens were studied in function of different fertilization. The study was conducted in a green house evaluating two Brachiaria cultivars (B. brizantha cv. Marandu and B. decumbens cv. Basilisk) and five different fertilizations (no fertilizer, P, N, NP and NK). The assay was conducted in a 2 x 5 factorial scheme in a completely randomized design, with four repetitions. The morphogenic evaluations included leaf emergence, leaf elongation rates and filocron. The answer of the cultivars was quite expressive to the studied variables relative to nitrogen supply and its combination with phosphorus and potassium. The Basilisk grass was more productive than Marandu grass. The nitrogen importance as a tool to manipulate plant structure was evidenced.