Intake, digestibility, and milk yield response in dairy buffaloes fed Panicum maximum cv. Mombasa supplemented with seeds of tropical açai palm

Lima, Elizanne de Moura; Vargas, Julián Andrés Castillo; Gomes, Daiany Íris; Maciel, Raylon Pereira; Alves, Kaliandra Souza; Oliveira, Wildiney Freire de; Aguiar, Gleidson Luz; Reis, Grazielle de Carvalho; Oliveira, Luís Rennan Sampaio; Mezzomo, Rafael

doi:10.1007/s11250-021-02626-1

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“…Although this species has a high capacity for dry matter accumulation because it has a high protein content 54 , it is sensitive to drought 55 . Drought damage to plant growth, is due to the loss of stoichiometric stability of nutrients 56 , which balances the mass of various elements between plants and their environments 57 .…”

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New outcomes on how silicon enables the cultivation of Panicum maximum in soil with water restriction

Rocha

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2022

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Climate change increases the occurrence of droughts, decreasing the production of tropical forages through the induction of physiological stress. Si is expected to broaden the limit from physiological stress of forages grown under water restriction, which may come from an improvement in the stoichiometric homeostasis of Si with N and C, favoring physiological aspects. This study assessed whether Si supply via fertigation improves physiological aspects and the water content in the plant by means of an antioxidant defense system and changes in the C:N:Si stoichiometry during the regrowth of two cultivars of Panicum maximum grown under two soil water regimes (70 and 40% of the soil’s water retention capacity). The forages studied are sensitive to water deficit without silicon supply. The application of Si via fertigation attenuated the water deficit, favoring plant growth by stabilizing the stoichiometric homeostasis C:N and C:Si, which are responsible for increasing the plant capacity of converting accumulated C in dry mass, favoring the water content of the plant tissue and the photosynthetic efficiency. This study highlights the importance of the physiological function of Si, and effects on the stoichiometry of C and N, which are neglected in most research on forages grown under water restriction.

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confidence: 99%