2009
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-90162009000600002
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Abstract: Leaf area index is the main sward characteristic related to the processes of light interception and competition in plant communities. The objective of this experiment was to quantify and evaluate the composition of the leaf area on tillers of marandu palisadegrass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu) subjected to strategies of intermittent stocking. The experiment was carried out in Piracicaba, state of São Paulo, Brazil, from October/2004 to December/2005. Swards were grazed at 95 and 100% canopy light intercep… Show more

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“…However the authors do not exclude the contribution of dead material in this response. Qualitatively similar results were obtained by Giacomini et al(2009) working with marandu palisadegrass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu, Figure 4E) subjected to intermittent stocking.…”
Section: Leaf Area Index Extinction Coefficient and Angular Distribusupporting
confidence: 82%
“…However the authors do not exclude the contribution of dead material in this response. Qualitatively similar results were obtained by Giacomini et al(2009) working with marandu palisadegrass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu, Figure 4E) subjected to intermittent stocking.…”
Section: Leaf Area Index Extinction Coefficient and Angular Distribusupporting
confidence: 82%
“…The higher rates of herbage accumulation of swards managed at 20 cm relative to those managed at 15 cm post-grazing height (Table 3) may be explained by their larger residual leaf area index ( Table 7) that possibly contributed to faster recovery of pasture growth after defoliation. In turn, this resulted in the pre-grazing targets being achieved sooner (Giacomini et al, 2009), with shorter grazing intervals, which resulted in larger number of grazing cycles during the experiment period (Table 1). During autumn/winter/early spring differences in herbage accumulation among treatments disappeared, certainly due to climatic conditions unfavorable for plant growth at that time of the year.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The post-grazing residue is a primary factor in the management of pasture because directly influences the grazing frequency, grazing intensity, leaf renewal and, indirectly, the animal gain (Difante et al, 2010;Giacomini et al, 2009;Lana Souza et al, 2011).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%