Dinámica de crecimiento y criterios de pastoreo para optimizar el uso de praderas Brachiaria brizantha cv toledo

Bogotá (Colombia): Universidad de La Salle. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Maestría en Ciencia Animal

Efecto de la intensidad lumínica y precipitación sobre el crecimiento del pasto Brachiaria brizantha cv Toledo en piedemonte llanero

Bogotá (Colombia): Universidad de La Salle. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Programa de Zootecnia

Avaliação histopatológica do fígado de bovinos mantidos em pastagens de Brachiaria spp. provenientes de abatedouros no Brasil

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Animal, 2016.

Potential mitigation of midwest grass-finished beef production emissions with soil carbon sequestration in the United States of America

Beef production can be environmentally detrimental due in large part to associated enteric methane (CH4) production, which contributes to climate change. However, beef production in well-managed grazing systems can aid in soil carbon sequestration (SCS), which is often ignored when assessing beef production impacts on climate change. To estimate the carbon footprint and climate change mitigation potential of upper Midwest grass-finished beef production systems, we conducted a partial life cycle assessment (LCA) comparing two grazing management strategies: 1) a non-irrigated, lightly-stocked (1.0 AU/ha), high-density (100,000 kg LW/ha) system (MOB) and 2) an irrigated, heavily-stocked (2.5 AU/ha), low-density (30,000 kg LW/ha) system (IRG). In each system, April-born steers were weaned in November, winter-backgrounded for 6 months and grazed until their endpoint the following November, with average slaughter age of 19 months and a 295 kg hot carcass weight. As the basis for the LCA, we used two years of data from Lake City Research Center, Lake City, MI. We included greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with enteric CH4, soil N2O and CH4 fluxes, alfalfa and mineral supplementation, and farm energy use. We also generated results from the LCA using the enteric emissions equations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). We evaluated a range of potential rates of soil carbon (C) loss or gain of up to 3 Mg C ha-1 yr-1. Enteric CH4 had the largest impact on total emissions, but this varied by grazing system. Enteric CH4 composed 62 and 66% of emissions for IRG and MOB, respectively, on a land basis. Both MOB and IRG were net GHG sources when SCS was not considered. Our partial LCA indicated that when SCS potential was included, each grazing strategy could be an overall sink. Sensitivity analyses indicated that soil in the MOB and IRG systems would need to sequester 1 and 2 Mg C ha-1 yr-1 for a net zero GHG footprint, respectively. IPCC model estimates for enteric CH4 were similar to field estimates for the MOB system, but were higher for the IRG system, suggesting that 0.62 Mg C ha-1 yr-1 greater SCS would be needed to offset the animal emissions in this case.

Parametrage du modèle de culture STICS pour simuler la croissance des prairies de Brachiaria brizantha cv. BRS Piatã en conditions du Cerrado brésilien.

2015

Methodology for climate risk assessment of maize intercropped with Brachiaria in the Cerrado of Brazil.

2015

Organic management of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu pasture mixed with Stylosanthes spp. in the Cerrado.

2016

Effect of castor cake and elephant grass composting on edaphic fauna

Elephant grass and castor cake when combined can make a promising organic fertilizer. However, castor cake contains potentially toxic chemicals, such as ricin and ricinine. To test potential effects of these chemicals, compost piles of elephant grass ( Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) with castor cake were prepared with different C:N ratios (T1 = 40, T2 = 30, T3 = 20; T4 = 30 [control, elephant grass + crotalaria]) to evaluate colonization by edaphic fauna and any suppressive effects of castor cake. Soil organisms were collected with Berlese-Tullgren funnels. There were temporal differences between the treatments, and the epigeous fauna was mainly represented by members of the Acari and Entomobryomorpha. Elapsed time is the major factor in determining the composition of the epigeous fauna community associated with composting, indicating that castor cake has no suppressive effect.

Identification of a putative gene responsive to the fungus bipolaris maydis in guinea grass

2015

Avaliação do potencial produção de sementes de híbridos de Brachiaria decumbens

2015

Brachiaria brizantha cv. BRS Paiaguás e brachiaria híbrida BRS RB331 Ipyporã: seletividade de herbicidas pós-emergentes em campos de produção de sementes

2015

Efeito de populações crescentes de Pratylenchus brachyurus no desempenho agronômico de Brachiaria brizantha cv. piatã

2015

Causas e superação de dormência em Brachiaria humidicola cv. BRS Tupi

2015

Produção de sementes de Brachiaria brizantha B4 sob diferentes densidades de plantio

2015

Efeito da Brachiaria ruziziensis sobre a ciclagem do P, K e produtividade da soja.

O uso de Brachiaria ruzizienses para a formação de palhada em sistema de plantio direto tem se expandido no Cerrado. Essa cobertura além de proteger o solo contra a erosão, representa uma importante fonte de nutrientes. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o potencial da Brachiaria ruzizienses como cicladora de fósforo e potássio e seu efeito sobre a produtividade de soja (Glycine Max). O experimento foi inteiramente casualizado com três tratamentos: Solo sem palhada e sem adubação; com palhada de braquiária e sem adubação mineral; e com palhada de braquiária e adubação mineral (500kg 02-23-10). A brachiária foi semeada em dezembro/2006 e dessecada no inicio de outubro/2007, quando foi plantada a soja. A palhada foi pesada e retirada amostra para análise de fósforo e potássio. A braquiária produziu em média 12,3 t ha-1 de matéria seca, atingindo 19,8 t ha-1. Na palhada foram encontrados em média 25,1 e 33,1 Kg ha-1, de P2O5 e K2O, respectivamente, sendo que em alguns casos, foram encontradas quantidades superiores à extraída pela soja. Mesmo com os altos teores de nutrientes contidos na palhada, observou-se resposta positiva da soja ao uso de fertilizante. Contudo o acréscimo de produtividade é superior ao custo do tratamento.