Nitrogen and potassium supply and the morphogenic and productive characteristics of marandu palisadegrass

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Marcio Mahmoud Megda²  Francisco Antonio Monteiro¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo ESALQ Piracicaba São Paulo ,Brasil

关键词: Brachiaria brizantha;    leaf;    nutrient solution;    root;    shoot;    tiller;    Brachiaria brizantha;    folha;    parte aérea;    perfilho;    raíz;    solução nutritiva;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-35982010000800007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this work was to study morphogenic characteristics, and dry matter production of roots and shoots of marandu palisadegrass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu) submitted to combinations of nitrogen and potassium, in a nutritive solution, employing silica as substrate. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse during the summer. It was used a 5² fractionated factorial scheme with 13 combinations of nitrogen and potassium, which were distributed in a randomized block design, with four replications. The nitrogen × potassium interaction was significant for the number of tillers and leaves, for leaf area, for shoots and root section dry mass, for total length and surface and specific length and surface in the roots. Production of aerial part dry mass positively correlated with the number of tillers and leaves and grass leaf area. Nitrogen rates modulated the root system development, and the root specific length and surface decreased when high rates of nitrogen and potassium were supllied. Nitrogen and potassium influence Marandu palisadegrass morphogenic characteristics, which are determinant for grass dry matter production.

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