AGRONOMIC AND NUTRITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN VARIETIES OF ELEPHANT GRASS

Authors

  • Erico da Silva Lima
  • José Fernando Coelho da Silva
  • Hernan Maldonado Vásquez
  • Ernani Nery de Andrade
  • Bruno Borges Deminicis
  • Jozivaldo Prudêncio Gomes de Morais
  • Dorival Pereira Borges da Costa
  • Saulo Alberto do Carmo Araújo

Keywords:

environment, forage bank, forage, management, nutritional value

Abstract

Most producers of dairy herd seek increasingly cut output to the problems related to animal productivity. One such problem is the choice of forage plant, once that farmers insist on the idea of the existence of "miracle plant", which would have the best productive and nutritious features. In this review it was discussed the main agronomic and nutritional characteristics of elephant grass connecting the same to the management of the plant during its cultivation (season-cut, stubble height, rest period, fertilization, among others).The results showed that the plants vary in their characteristics according to the site, management adopted and time of cultivation. Therefore, it should be given special attention to the physiology of the plant with the environment of cultivation.

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Published

2023-01-04

How to Cite

1.
Lima E da S, Coelho da Silva JF, Vásquez HM, Andrade EN de, Deminicis BB, Morais JPG de, Costa DPB da, Araújo SA do C. AGRONOMIC AND NUTRITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN VARIETIES OF ELEPHANT GRASS. RVZ [Internet]. 2023 Jan. 4 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];17(3):324-3. Available from: https://rvz.emnuvens.com.br/rvz/article/view/1177

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2010)

Section

Review Articles

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