01823nam a2200241 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024501900007826002420026852008620051065000220137265000130139465000150140765300240142265300210144670000180146770000180148570000220150370000190152570000200154470000170156421489132022-12-12       2022    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aBODDEY, R. M.  aCycling of N and P in grass-alone (Brachiaria) and mixed grass/legume (Brachiaria/ desmodium ovalifolium) grazed pastures in the Atlantic Forest Region of Brazil.h[electronic resource]  aIn: INTERNATIONAL GRASSLAND CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS, 24; INTERNATIONAL RANGELAND CONGRESS, 11, 2021 kentucky. Sustainable Use of Grassland and Rangeland Resources for Improved Livelihoods: proceeding...kentucky: University of kentuckyc2022  aThe objective of this study performed in the Atlantic forest region of the South of Bahia (Brazil) was to examine the influence of the presence of the forage legume Desmodium ovalifolium in pastures of Brachiaria humidicola on the nitrogen recycled through plant litter over stocking rates of 2, 3 and 4 head ha-1. The results demonstrated that the presence of the D. ovalifolium in the pasture significantly increased the protein content of the associated Brachiaria grass, and the rate and quantity of N recycled through the litter pathway. While had no significant increase in animal weight gain due this legume, the increase in N recycled through the litter pathway should provide an increase in the sustainability of pasture production, especially at the lower stocking rate where the grazing pressure was lower and the proportion of legume was higher.  aForage production  aNitrogen  aPhosphorus  aBrachiaria pastures  aNutrient cycling1 aTARRÉ, R. M.1 aMACEDO, R. B.1 aREZENDE, C. de P.1 aPEREIRA, J. M.1 aALVES, B. J. R.1 aURQUIAGA, S.