Pastos y Forrajes ISSN: 0864-0394
[email protected] Estación Experimental de Pastos y Forrajes "Indio Hatuey" Cuba Olivera, Yuseika; Machado, R.; del Pozo, P.P Características botánicas y agronómicas de especies forrajeras importantes del género Brachiaria Pastos y Forrajes, vol. 29, núm. 1, enero-marzo, 2006, pp. 1-13 Estación Experimental de Pastos y Forrajes "Indio Hatuey" Matanzas, Cuba Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=269121697001 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Pastos y Forrajes, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2006, p.5 Botanical and agronomic characteristics of important forage species of the Brachiaria genus Yuseika Olivera1, R. Machado 1y P.P del Pozo2 1Estación Experimental de Pastos y Forrajes "Indio Hatuey" Central España Republicana. CP 44280, Matanzas, Cuba Email:
[email protected] 2 Universidad Agraria de La Habana “Fructuoso Rodríguez”, Cuba Abstract The objective of this review is to update the existing knowledge about the morpho-botanical and agroproductive features that characterize the species of the Brachiaria genus most used in the livestock sector, which importance is supported by its use, in one way or another, in tropical and subtropical areas of the new and the old world. That is why, topics are presented related to the taxonomy and description of the genus, its main species, their origin and adaptation, and some results that have been obtained regarding yield of edible biomass, general performance in different environments, as well as their response under specific management conditions.