03083naa a2200601 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000250006024501500008526000090023552013910024465000190163565000120165465000150166665000140168165000190169565000110171465000180172565000090174365000100175265000230176265000110178565000130179665000250180965000210183465000270185565000100188265000260189265000260191865000150194465000250195965000090198465000250199365300210201865300240203965300300206365300160209365300120210965300360212165300260215765300150218365300190219865300270221765300190224465300260226365300320228965300100232165300200233170000150235170000200236670000190238677300760240519225472021-07-06       2012    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aANDRADE, C. M. S. de  aDynamics of sward condition and botanical composition in mixed pastures of marandugrass, forage peanut and tropical kudzu.h[electronic resource]  c2012  aThis study was carried out to evaluate the dynamics of sward condition and botanical composition of a mixed pasture of marandugrass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu), forage peanut (Arachis pintoi cv. Mandobi) and tropical kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides), rotationally stocked at four daily forage allowance levels (6.6, 10.3, 14.3 and 17.9% of live weight). Sward condition was characterized in each stocking cycle by measuring pre- and post-grazing sward height, forage mass and percentage of bare ground. Botanical composition (grass, forage peanut, tropical kudzu and weeds) was evaluated before each stocking period. Swards under smaller forage allowances presented lower height, forage mass and ground cover. This condition favored the growth of forage peanut, which constituted 21.1, 15.2, 8.4 and 3.8% of forage mass in the last quarter of the experimental period, from the lowest to the highest forage allowance, respectively. Tropical kudzu was sensitive to all forage allowance levels and its percentage in the botanical composition was strongly reduced along the experimental period, especially during the dry season (July to September). Forage peanut cv. Mandobi and marandugrass form a more balanced mixture when pre-grazing sward height is maintained shorter than 45 cm. Tropical kudzu is intolerant to intensive grazing management systems when associated to marandugrass.  aArachis pintoi  aBiomass  aCrop yield  aCultivars  aForage legumes  aHeight  aMixed grazing  aSoil  aSward  aUrochloa brizantha  aAltura  aBiomassa  aBrachiaria brizantha  aCapim Brachiaria  aComposição botânica  aKudzu  aLeguminosa forrageira  aPueraria phaseoloides  aRendimento  aRotação de cultura  aSolo  aVariedade resistente  aAltura da planta  aAmendoim forrageiro  aArachis pintoi cv Marandu  aBare ground  aBiomasa  aBrachiaria brizantha cv Marandu  aCacahuetes forrajeros  aCultivares  aForage peanuts  aLeguminosas forrajeras  aPastoreo mixto  aProtección herbácea  aRendimiento de los cultivos  aSuelo  aTerreno desnudo1 aGARCIA, R.1 aVALENTIM, J. F.1 aPEREIRA, O. G.  tRevista Brasileira de Zootecnia, Viçosagv. 41, n. 3, p.501-511, 2012.