01939nam a2200349 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024501350007826001630021330000160037650000190039252008520041165000180126365000180128165000130129965000150131265000140132765000150134165000250135665000200138165000130140165000130141465000140142765000150144165000200145665000280147670000140150470000210151870000280153970000220156713240542024-11-05       2001    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aCORREA, M. R.  aEffects of fertilization and legume introduction on the forage production of Brachiaria decumbens pastures.h[electronic resource]  aIn: INTERNATIONAL GRASSLAND CONGRESS, 19., 2001, São Pedro. Grassland ecosystems: an outlook into the 21st century: proceedings. Piracicaba: SBZ: FEALQc2001  ap. 818-819.  a(ID n. 22-06).  aA grazing experiment was conducted to examine the effects of P and K fertilization and legume introduction on the forage production of Brachiaria decumbens (BD) pastures. Amount of biomass, dry matter production and forage quality were evaluated on BD pastures where three treatments were applied: without maintenance fertilizer (BD-F), and Stylosanthes guianensis cv. Mineirao (SG) mixture with maintenance fertilizer (BD-PF), The fertilizer application increassed an annual average of biomassa and the contents of P and K in the leaves. On the other hand, the legumes introduction had a positive influence on crude protein and digestibility, and the effect was obvious in the rainy season. The introductions of legume also increased litter decomposition constants although the difference in the constants among the treatment was not significant.  acrude protein  adigestibility  apastures  aphosphorus  apotassium  aAdubação  aBrachiaria Decumbens  aDigestibilidade  aFósforo  aPastagem  aPotássio  aProdução  aProteína Bruta  aStylosanthes Guianensis1 aKANNO, T.1 aMACEDO, M. C. M.1 aSANTOS JUNIOR, J. D. G.1 aBERRETA, L. G. R.