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de Castro et al., 2001. Rev. Bras. Zoot. 30 (6):1959-1968

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de Castro, C. R. T.; Garcia, R.; Carvalho, M. M.; Freitas, V. D., 2001. Effects of shading in the mineral composition of tropical forage grasses. Rev. Bras. Zoot. 30 (6):1959-1968
Abstract 

The influence of three levels of artificial shade (0, 30 e 60%) on mineral composition of six forage grasses (Andropogon gayanus, Brachiaria brizantha, B. decumbens, Melinis minutiflora, Panicum maximum and Setaria sphacelata) was studied. The predominant soil in the region was classified as red-yellow latosol of medium texture and the assay was conducted according to randomized block design, with split plots, in four replicates; the plots corresponded to the shading levels and the split plots corresponded to the forage species. Shading affected the mineral composition of grasses and there was a tendency of increasing the concentration of P, K, Ca and Mg.

Estudou-se a influência de três níveis de sombreamento artificial (0, 30 e 60%) sobre a composição mineral de seis espécies de gramíneas forrageiras tropicais (Andropogon gayanus, Brachiaria brizantha, B. decumbens, Melinis minutiflora, Panicum maximum e Setaria sphacelata). O solo predominante na região foi classificado como Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo de textura média e o ensaio foi conduzido segundo o delineamento em blocos ao acaso, com parcelas subdivididas, em quatro repetições; nas parcelas foram distribuídos os níveis de sombreamento e nas subparcelas, as espécies forrageiras. Constatou-se que, com o sombreamento, houve tendência geral à elevação dos teores de fósforo, potássio, cálcio e magnésio na forragem.

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de Castro et al., 2001