The objectives of this study were to evaluate morphogenetic characteristics and tillering dynamics in Tanzania grass fertilized and non-fertilized with nitrogen, under intermittent grazing, in the spring and the summer. The main plots were composed of four nitrogen rates (0, 100, 200 and 300 kg/ha) and the subplots were growth seasons: spring (October, November and December) and summer (January, February and March). The experimental design was of randomized block with plots subdivided by time (seasons of the year) and four replications. Urea was used as nitrogen supply and was divided into two applications: one in the spring and another in the summer. The experimental units fertilized with N rates of 200 and 300 kg/ha showed six cycles of pasture, with an average of 27 days of pasture interval, while the treatments with no fertilization and 100 kg/ha of N showed only four and five cycles of pasture, respectively. Leaf elongation rate (LER) and the leaf appearance rate (LAR) increased linearly with increasing of N rates. The greatest population density occurred in summer with the higher nitrogen rates. The treatment without N fertilization showed the lowest growth of tiller population, while the other treatments exhibited growth rates above 50% when compared with non-fertilized samples. Nitrogen rates significantly affect the leaf appearance rate and the leaf elongation rate, as well as the number of live leaves in plants of Tanzania grass in both spring and summer

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ResumoObjetivou-se avaliar as características morfogênicas e estruturais do capim-Tanzânia (Panicum maximum cv. Tanzânia) consorciado com Estilosantes Campo Grande (Stylosanthes capitata e Stylosanthes macrocephala) ou adubado com nitrogênio. O pasto foi manejado sob lotação contínua e taxa de lotação variável. Foi utilizado delineamento experimental em blocos ao acaso com parcelas subdivididas, com três repetições. Os tratamentos foram: capim-Tanzânia + Estilosantes; capim-Tanzânia + 75 Kg N.ha.ano . Foram utilizados ureia e nitrato de amônia como fonte de nitrogênio. As avaliações morfogênicas foram realizadas na primavera e no verão. Foram avaliados 15 perfilhos por piquete, duas vezes por semana, durante quatro semanas por estação em estudo. As características morfogênicas, exceto a taxa de alongamento foliar (TAlF), não foram influenciadas pela adubação nitrogenada ou consórcio com Estilosantes. Os maiores valores para esta variável foram observados na primavera, nas pastagens adubadas. Desta forma, conclui-se que a adubação nitrogenada influencia a taxa de alongamento foliar (TAlF) do capim-Tanzânia, e este quando é cultivado em consórcio com o Estilosantes Campo Grande apresenta características morfogênicas semelhantes quando adubado com nitrogênio, à excessão da taxa de alongamento foliar. Palavras-chave: Consorciação, lotação contínua, morfogênese, Panicum maximum, taxa de alongamento foliar AbstractThis study aimed to study morphogenic and structural characteristics of Tanzania grass (Panicum maximum cv. Tanzania) intercropped with Estilosantes Campo Grande (Stylosanthes capitata and Stylosanthes macrocephala) or fertilized with nitrogen. The pasture was managed under continuous 1 Pós-Doutorando

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