La introducción de pasturas es una alternativa de manejo válida para, entre otros beneficios, paliar el déficit forrajero del pastizal y aumentar los índices productivos de la majada en la región. Sin embargo, para el uso eficiente y sustentable de este recurso se requiere un conocimiento de los procesos involucrados. En este contexto, se desarrolló un estudio con el propósito de evaluar la dinámica de crecimiento de una pastura de Agropyron trichophorum y Agropyron intermedium en secano instalada en el Campo Experimental “Potrok Aike” en el Sur de Santa Cruz. En el trabajo se midieron variables morfo-genéticas y estructurales, como así también, los efectos climáticos y edáficos sobre las mismas.Los resultados obtenidos indican que, si bien la temperatura es un factor determinante en la dinámica de crecimiento de la vegetación, el contenido hídrico del suelo cumple un rol fundamental en el proceso descripto, limitando en muchos casos la elongación foliar de las plantas y la disponibilidad de los nutrientes.Por otra parte, se evidencio que las especies forrajeras introducidas en la pastura permiten hacer un uso eficiente de los recursos naturales disponibles, obteniendo más biomasa aérea en relación al pastizal natural y que su disponibilidad está fuertemente influenciada por las condiciones climáticas, que a su vez determinan el momento óptimo de cosecha.
The aim of this work was to show the relationship of the productivity of a pasture and grassland, the living and dead material, and the foliar elongation of wheatgrass with the soil moisture and the thermal sum in Southern Patagonia (Argentina). During the years 2015/16 (Year 1) and 2016/17 (Year 2), in closures excluded from grazing, the plant height, the accumulated aerial biomass (AAB) and the daily growth rate (DGR) of a mixed pasture and grassland were determined monthly from October to February. The forage harvested from the pasture was characterized in live (LM) and dead material (DM), and the live AAB was calculated. In selected wheatgrass plants, the leaf elongation rate (LER) was determined. Soil moisture (SM) was measured and the thermal sum (TS) was calculated. The AAB was analyzed using a factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design. The results were subjected to ANVA with repeated measures analysis and the means were adjusted with the Tukey-Kramer test. DGR, LM, and LER were related to SM and TS by multiple regression analysis. In both Year 1 and Year 2 and same months the AAB of the pasture exceeded the forage accumulated by the grassland. The LM and the LER varied according to the changes in the SM, and the TS explained the variations of the parameters described, which should be considered when developing future management strategies in this type of pasture.
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