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Morphogenetic, structural and production traits of marandu grass under nitrogen rates in Neo soil

2021; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS; Volume: 73; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/1678-4162-12301

1678-4162

Ana Beatriz Graciano da Costa, Gelson dos Santos Difante, B.A.M. Campelo, Antônio Leandro Chaves Gurgel, Carolina Marques Costa, Gustavo de Faria Theodoro, Á.T.A. Silva, João Virgínio Emerenciano Neto, Alexandre Menezes Dias, Patrick Bezerra Fernandes,

Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems

ABSTRACT Most sandy soils have low natural fertility and low levels of organic matter, making nitrogen (N) fertilization essential. Thus, five doses of N were applied (0, 75, 125, 175 and 225mg dm-³) in a randomized block design to evaluate the effects of nitrogen fertilization on the morphogenetic, structural and production characteristics of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu in a Quartzarenic neosoil. The doses of N did not affect the height of the canopy. The leaf elongation rate, final leaf length and number of live leaves increased linearly at the doses of N. Leaf appearance rate, stem elongation rate, leaf lifespan, phyllochron, leaf senescence rate and tiller density showed a quadratic response to the rates There was also an effect of N rates in herbage mass, leaf mass, stem mass, which increased linearly. Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu cultivated in Quartzarenic neosoil requires higher doses of N, 175 and 225mg dm-³. Under these conditions, increases in its morphogenetic, structural and productive characteristics are observed. These findings may not be repeated in the most fertile soils with the greatest capacity to supply N.