R ESU M ENEl objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar la producción de biomasa aérea, la eficiencia del uso de agua y el valor nutritivo de alfalfa cultivada aplicando riego con agua residual urbana, agua de perforación y un testigo (precipitaciones), en el Campus de la Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto (Córdoba-Argentina). Los tratamientos de riego tuvieron un efecto positivo sobre la producción de biomasa aérea obteniéndose un 24% más de producción de biomasa que en la situación de secano (precipitaciones). Entre los tratamientos con riego también se manifestaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas. La alfalfa regada con aguas residuales urbana supero en un 19% a la cultivada con agua de perforación. La eficiencia del uso del agua por parte del cultivo se incrementó cuando el riego se realizó con aguas residuales urbanas. Además, se determinó que la alfalfa regada con agua residual, supera los valores nutritivos del cultivo que crece en condiciones sin riego; encontrándose 39% más de proteínas, 14% más de digestibilidad e igual porcentaje de energía metabólica. Se puede concluir que el agua residual urbana representa otra posible fuente de agua, factible de ingresar al suelo y estar a disposición para el cultivo de alfalfa. Palabras-clave: Medicago sativa L, tratamiento de agua, filtros verdes, biomasa, calidad ambientalThe cultivation of alfalfa using artesian well water, urban wastewater and rainfall A B ST R A C T The objective of this study was to analyse the production of alfalfa biomass, the efficiency of water use and the nutritional value of forage, inside an irrigation structure of an experimental facility that uses treated urban wastewater, artesian well water and rainfall, at the campus of the Universidad National de Rio Cuarto (Córdoba-Argentina). The irrigation treatment had a positive effect on the production of biomass of alfalfa. On an average 24% increase in production was observed when compared to dry-land farming. Regarding the quality of the irrigation water, statistical differences in production were observed, the irrigation with urban wastewater produced 19% more than that of well water. The efficiency of the water use by the crop increased when the irrigation was done using urban wastewater. The alfalfa irrigated with wastewater surpasses the nutritional values of the crop in normal field conditions: 39% more proteins, 14% more digestibility and equal percentage of metabolic energy. It is concluded that the urban wastewater represents possible water source for the alfalfa crop.
£ 0.05). In the re-growths, the average TAH was 17.4 days in EV grazing and 25 days in ER (p 0.001). There was a VMF interaction (p 0.05); C2 had the lowest value in EV (46.6 days) and ER the highest (140 days). The TCC decreased from 23 to 21.9 and 15.1 kg DM ha-1d-1 for C1, C2 and C3, respectively (p 0.001) on increasing the animal load. The TSC with EV and ER grazing was 5.44 y 2.83 kg DM ha-1d-1 (p 0.05) respectively. The accumulated biomass was higher with low stocking rates(p 0.05) reaching a value of 4275.8 kg DM ha-1.]]>
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