Potential of Gliricidia sepium (jacq.) Kunth ex Walp. and Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. in silvopastoral systems intercropped with signalgrass [Urochloa decumbens (Stapf) R.D. Webster]

Herrera, Ana María Trejos; Mello, Alexandre Carneiro Leão de; Apolinário, Valéria Xavier de Oliveira; Júnior, José Carlos Batista Dubeux; Cunha, Márcio Vieira da; Santos, Mércia Virgínia Ferreira dos

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“…The reduced production per plant contributed to the reduction of forage mass (35 kg DM ha − 1 ) in the monocrop system, this may have contributed to minimizing the signi cant effect of the cultivation systems on the forage mass. August 2013, with a density of 2,500 plants ha − 1 , and harvesting at a height up to 1.5 m. Forage mass reductions in legume trees were also reported by Herrera et al (2021) in silvopasture with grass, these authors reported that water availability at the time of harvesting was a factor of in uence.…”

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“…4) (1, 2, 3 and 4 stems), respectively. After characterization, 12 plants were selected to be evaluated in the silvopasture (where there were three replicates for each classi cation in terms of the number of stems); and in the monocrop system, eight plants (where there were two replicates for each classi cation in the function of the number of stems) (Herrera et al 2021).…”

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“…Herrera et al (2021) andCarvalho et al (2022) reported a basal diameter of 7.6 cm and 13.2 cm, at 84 and 29 months, respectively. In the present study, after 60 months of establishment, the basal diameter was 24.0 cm, representing 3.16 and 1.8 times greater than that reported by these authors, respectively.…”

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Dendrometry, production and nutritional value of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. under monocrop and silvopastoral system

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Legumes have the potential to provide diverse ecosystem services, therefore, it is important to understand the quantitative and qualitative aspects of their development in different cropping systems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the dendrometric, productive characteristics and nutritional value of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. in monocrop and a silvopastoral system with signal grass, in Brazil. The treatments were distributed under a randomized block design and consisted of M. caesalpiniifolia monocrop system and silvopasture (signal grass + M. caesalpiniifolia). Evaluations were carried out every 56 days for two years. The data were analyzed using repeated measures over time using SAS on demand (2021) and the treatment means were compared using PDIFF with Tukey's test (P < 0.05). There was no effect of cropping systems (P > 0.05) on plant height (~ 5.2 m). The greatest values for diameter at breast height (16.32 cm), basal diameter (20.54 cm), and dry matter production per plant (36 g DM plant− 1) were observed in the silvopasture system (P < 0.05). Forage mass was higher (P < 0.05) in the monocrop system compared to silvopasture (69 and 22 kg DM ha− 1, respectively) in the first year of evaluation. Total forage accumulation was greater in the monocrop system compared to silvopasture (383 vs. 116 kg DM ha− 1 year− 1) in the first year of evaluation. The nutritional value was not influenced (p < 0.05) by the cultivation systems in the first year of evaluation, however, higher content of CP (221 g kg− 1), ADF (449 g kg− 1), and IVDMD (383 g kg− 1) were observed in the rainy season, while the highest DM content (426 g kg− 1) occurred in the dry season. M. caesalpiniifolia showed good dendrometric characteristics in the silvopasture system. The silvopasture provides greater forage production per plant of M. caesalpiniifolia and better nutritional value of the forage than the legume monocrop.

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Dendrometry, production and nutritional value of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. under monocrop and silvopastoral system

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“…Several studies have demonstrated the benefits of including legume shrubs as an alternative for diet and performance improvement on ruminants [ 12 – 14 ]. Those studies found that these plants constitute a path towards sustainability, whether through direct grazing or for the enrichment of diets supplied in a trough [ 4 , 6 ].…”

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Could Cratylia argentea replace Tifton 85 hay on growing and finishing lamb diets in tropical areas?

Teixeira,

Abreu,

de Souza

et al. 2023

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Legumes shrubs such as Cratylia argentea have an ability to thrive in environments with low water availability and poor soil. On the other hand, forage grasses such as Tifton 85 have a greater demand for inputs to be productive. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of growing and finishing Lacaune lambs fed Cratylia argentea hay as an alternative to Tifton 85 (Cynodon spp). Twenty-four Lacaune lambs aged between five and six months (average body weight [BW] 21.50 ± 3.38 kg) were arranged in a split-plot randomized block design. The plots consisted of different Cratylia to Tifton 85 hay proportions (0, 20%, 40%, or 100%, dry matter [DM] basis) as a roughage replacement in the total diet. The subplots represented two evaluation times, entitled “initial period” and “final period”, which consisted of the early seven days of total feces and urine collection, and the last seven days of the experiment, respectively. The lambs were blocked by weight with six replicates per treatment. The results show that the level of Tifton 85 replacement for Cratylia hay in the roughage portion of the lamb diet did not influence (P > 0.05) weight gain (WG), dry matter intake or dry matter digestibility; feed conversion, feed efficiency; and the evaluated nitrogen balance variables. The digestibility coefficient of neutral detergent fiber decreased linearly as Tifton 85 replacement for Cratylia level was increased, which probably happened due to the presence of highly lignified material within the Cratylia hay. However, the alternative legume maintained animal performance of Tifton 85. In conclusion, Cratylia hay can be recommended as a potential substitute for Tifton 85 hay, which requires greater inputs for the production. Cratylia may be considered a feeding strategy for livestock production, especially for smallholder livestock systems and regions with unfavorable soil and climate.

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“…Several studies have demonstrated the bene ts of including legume shrubs as an alternative to improve the performance of ruminants (Hess et al, 2004;Valles-de la Mora et al, 2017;Herrera et al, 2021). Those studies found that these plants constitute a path towards sustainability, whether through direct grazing or for the enrichment of diets supplied in a trough (Ates et al, 2018; Castro-Montoya and Dickhoefer, 2020).…”

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Cratylia argentea as a replacement to Tifton 85 hay on finishing lamb diets

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Abreu

Souza

et al. 2022

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of finishing Lacaune lambs fed Cratylia argentea hay as an alternative to Tifton 85 (Cynodon spp). Twenty-four Lacaune lambs aged between five and six months (average body weight [BW] 21.50 ± 3.38 kg) were arranged in a split-plot randomized block design. The plots consisted of different Cratylia to Tifton 85 hay proportions (0, 20%, 40%, or 100%, dry matter [DM] basis) as a roughage replacement in the total diet. The subplots represented two evaluation times, entitled “initial period” and “final period”, which consisted of the early seven days of total feces and urine collection, and the last seven days of the experiment, respectively. The lambs were blocked by weight with six replicates per treatment. The results show that the level of Tifton 85 replacement for Cratylia hay in the roughage portion of the lamb diet did not influence (P > 0.05) weight gain (WG), dry matter intake or dry matter digestibility; feed conversion, feed efficiency; and the evaluated nitrogen balance variables. Thus, the alternative legume successfully maintained animal performance of Tifton 85. The digestibility coefficient of neutral detergent fiber decreased linearly as Tifton 85 replacement for Cratylia level was increased, which probably happened due to the presence of highly lignified material within the Cratylia hay. In conclusion, Cratylia hay can be recommended as a feeding strategy for livestock production, especially in regions with unfavorable soil and climate, which requires greater inputs for the production of forage grasses, as Tifton 85.

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Potential of Gliricidia sepium (jacq.) Kunth ex Walp. and Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. in silvopastoral systems intercropped with signalgrass [Urochloa decumbens (Stapf) R.D. Webster]

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Dendrometry, production and nutritional value of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. under monocrop and silvopastoral system

Dendrometry, production and nutritional value of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. under monocrop and silvopastoral system

Could Cratylia argentea replace Tifton 85 hay on growing and finishing lamb diets in tropical areas?

Cratylia argentea as a replacement to Tifton 85 hay on finishing lamb diets

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