Silage of Marandu Grass with Levels of Stylo Legume Treated or Not with Microbial Inoculant

Rigueira, João Paulo Sampaio; Pereira, Odilon Gomes; Ribeiro, Karina Guimarães; Filho, Sebastião de Campos Valadares; Cezário, Andréia Santos; Silva, Vanessa P. da; Agarussi, Mariele Cristina Nascimento

doi:10.5539/jas.v9n9p36

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“…The positive effect of the grass-legume intercropping was evident on the DMR of the silage from Mott (Table 3), which differed greatly from that of the genotypes under monocropping with 227.1 g kg -1 DM. Rigueira et al (2017) The results obtained in the present study for silage DM content and DMR allow inferring that the intercropping of elephant grass with butterfly pea provided advantages for the ensiling process. A greater CP content was observed in silages from all genotypes under intercropping, compared with those under monocropping (Table 4).…”

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Grass size and butterfly pea inclusion modify the nutritional value of elephant grass silage

Lemos

Mello

Guim

et al. 2021

Pesq. agropec. bras.

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The objective of this work was to evaluate the nutritional value of silages from tall-sized and dwarf elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) genotypes, intercropped or not with butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea). The experiment was performed in randomized complete blocks, in a 4x2 factorial arrangement (four genotypes × two cropping systems). The genotypes intercropped or not with butterfly pea were: IRI-381 and Elephant B, tall sized; and Taiwan A-146 2.37 and Mott, dwarf. Forage was harvested 60 days after regrowth. In the silage from Mott grass intercropped with butterfly pea, lower contents of lignin (78.1 g kg-1), neutral detergent fiber (636.0 g kg-1), and neutral detergent insoluble protein (13.15 g kg-1), besides a greater dry matter recovery (873.3 g kg-1), were observed. The silage from Taiwan A-146 2.37 intercropped with the legume showed a greater crude protein content (136.1 g kg-1). In both silages, the ammonia nitrogen contents were quite reduced (26.4 g kg-1). However, greater residual water-soluble carbohydrate contents were observed in the silages from the intercrop (1.85 mg g-1) and from the Mott grass monocrop (1.51 mg g-1). Moreover, there was a lower in vitro dry matter digestibility (676.7 g kg-1) for the silage from the intercrop. Dwarf genotypes increase the nutritional value of elephant grass silage, compared with the tall-sized ones. Intercropping with butterfly pea improves silage fermentation characteristics, despite reducing its digestibility. Therefore, the ensilage of dwarf Mott elephant grass intercropped with butterfly pea shows more promising results.

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Grass size and butterfly pea inclusion modify the nutritional value of elephant grass silage

Lemos

Mello

Guim

et al. 2021

Pesq. agropec. bras.

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“…The linear increase for NDF and ADF contents with increasing proportions of elephant grass is related to the higher concentration of structural carbohydrates in the cell wall of grasses. In a similar study, Rigueira et al (2017) also obtained increased NDF and ADF contents, when studying the increment of stylo levels in silage of marandu grass. The plant respiration or loss of soluble components also may explain the increase of NDF and ADF contents.…”

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Campo Grande stylo and elephant grass mixed silages treated with microbial inoculant

Ribeiro

Souza

Rigueira

et al. 2020

Semina: Ciênc. Agrár.

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“…The inoculant did not efficiently reduce the pH of the silages during either experimental period. Moreover, Rigueira et al [28] did not observe an effect of the inoculant on the pH of Marandu grass (Urochloa brizantha) silages with and without the inclusion of different proportions of Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande (S. capitata + S. macrocephala) (10, 20, and 30%).…”

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Strategic Ensilage of Signal Grass Pastures in Two Seasons in a Tropical Region

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Ribeiro,

Roseira

et al. 2024

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In tropical regions, grass silage can be produced from the pasture in the rainy season to feed animals during the dry season. We evaluated the chemical composition and fermentation characteristics of ensiled signal grass (Urochloa decumbens Stapf. Basilisk) fertilized with nitrogen (N) or intercropped with calopo (Calopogonium mucunoides Desv.) with and without microbial inoculant. We used a 4 × 2 factorial scheme in a randomized block design, with two blocks and two treatments per block, considering p > 0.05. We studied signal grass fertilized with 0 kg ha−1 of N (0 N), 50 kg ha−1 of N (50 N), or 100 kg ha−1 of N (100 N), or intercropped with calopo legume (LEG), with (I) or without (WI) inoculant, in two seasons. During the dry–water transition, lower concentrations of butyric acid were observed in 50 N and LEG silages (2.77 and 2.55 g kg−1 dry matter, DM) (inoculated) compared to control (7.77 g kg−1 DM). During the water–dry transition, higher concentrations of crude protein were observed in 100 N and LEG silages (71.90 and 54.6 g kg−1 DM) than in 0 N (46.3 g kg−1 DM). The signal grass–calopo intercropping is an alternative to nitrogen fertilization, as it provides forage with a higher protein content and silage with satisfactory fermentative characteristics.

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Silage of Marandu Grass with Levels of Stylo Legume Treated or Not with Microbial Inoculant

Cited by 5 publications

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Grass size and butterfly pea inclusion modify the nutritional value of elephant grass silage

Grass size and butterfly pea inclusion modify the nutritional value of elephant grass silage

Campo Grande stylo and elephant grass mixed silages treated with microbial inoculant

Strategic Ensilage of Signal Grass Pastures in Two Seasons in a Tropical Region

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