Bromatological and Structural Changes in Megathyrsus Maximus in Four Silvopastoral Arrangement Systems

Bromatological and Structural Changes in Megathyrsus Maximus in Four Silvopastoral Arrangement Systems

Cienc Tecnol Agropecuaria, Mosquera (Colombia), 20(2): 245 - 258 may - august / 2019 ISSN 0122-8706 ISSNe 2500-5308 245 Animal diet and nutrition Scientific and technological research article Bromatological and structural changes in Megathyrsus maximus in four silvopastoral arrangement systems Cambios bromatológicos y estructurales en Megathyrsus maximus bajo cuatro arreglos silvopastoriles Wilson Andrés Barragán-Hernández,1* Yasmín Socorro Cajas-Girón2 1 Master Researcher, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA), CI Turipaná. Cereté, Colombia. Email: [email protected]. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3528-4296 2 PhD Researcher (retired), Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA), CI Turipaná. Cereté, Colombia. Email: [email protected]. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-9567 Subject editor: Edwin Castro Rincón (Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria [AGROSAVIA]) Date of receipt: 7/05/2018 Date of approval: 31/01/2019 How to cite this article: Barragán-Hernández, W. A., & Cajas-Girón, Y. S. (2019). Bromatological and structural changes in Megathyrsus maximus in four silvopastoral arrangement systems. Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria, 20(2), 245-258 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21930/rcta.vol20_num2_art:1458 This license allows distributing, remixing, retouching, and creating from the work in a non-commercial manner, as long as credit is given and their new creations are licensed under the same conditions. * Corresponding author. Kilómetro 13, Vía Montería-Cereté, Córdoba, Colombia. 2019 Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria Cienc Tecnol Agropecuaria, Mosquera (Colombia), 20(2):245 - 258 may - august / 2019 ISSN 0122-8706 ISSNe 2500-5308 Abstract This study aimed to compare the bromatological fiber contents were higher in the dry season and structural behavior of Megathyrsus maximus (p < 0.05). Regarding the structural response, (Poaceae) in four silvopastoral arrangement systems treatment affected p( < 0.05) plant height, leaf: and a treeless meadow. Exclusion cages were used stem ratio and leaf width, with the highest values to evaluate four regrowth ages: 7, 14, 21 and 28 shown by p-Arbor (80.26 cm), Pasto (51.75:1 g), days. In each stage, the following variables were and p-Arbust-Arbor (2.73 cm), respectively. Inte- assessed: crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, acid raction among age, season and arrangement was detergent fiber andin situ dry matter digestibility recorded ( < 0.05) in leaf height and width. In (bromatological), as well as plant height, leaf: stem p ratio and leaf width (structural). Crude protein the silvopastoral arrangement system with tree cover, leaf height and width were higher at 28 in M. maximus was affected by the silvopastoral arrangement (p < 0.05). The crude protein in the regrowth days in the dry season, compared with the Pasto and p-Arbust treatments were 2.42 % lower systems without trees. In conclusion, the silvopastoral compared to the means of the treatments p-Arbor, arrangement system influenced the adaptative p-Arbust-Arbor, and p-Arbust-Arbor-M. The response of M. maximus, with an increase in crude neutral (65.16 %) and acid (37.30 %) detergent protein and better response in leaf height and width. in four silvopastoral arrangement systems arrangement silvopastoral in four Keywords: Megathyrsus maximum, Mombasa, nutritive value, Panicum maximum, phenotypic plasticity, silvopastoral systems Megathyrsus maximus Megathyrsus Resumen El objetivo de este estudio fue comparar el comporta- contenidos de fibra en detergente neutro (65,16 %) miento bromatológico y estructural de Megathyrsus y ácido (37,30 %) fueron mayores en época seca maximus (Poaceae) bajo cuatro arreglos silvopastoriles (p < 0,05). En la respuesta estructural, el tratamiento y una pradera sin árboles. Se utilizaron jaulas de afectó la altura, la relación hoja:tallo y ancho de la Bromatological and structural changes in Bromatological exclusión para evaluar cuatro edades de rebrote: hoja (p < 0,05), con los mayores registros en p-Arbor 7, 14, 21 y 28 días. En cada edad, se registró la (80,26 cm), Pasto (51,75:1 g) y p-Arbust-Arbor proteína cruda, fibra en detergente neutro, fibra en (2,73 cm), respectivamente. Se registró interacción detergente ácido y digestibilidad in situ de la materia de la edad, la época y el arreglo (p < 0,05) en la altura seca (bromatológico), así como altura de planta, y ancho de la hoja. En estas características, los arreglos 246 relación hoja:tallo y ancho de la hoja (estructural). silvopastoriles con cobertura arbórea evidenciaron una El arreglo silvopastoril afectó el contenido de mejor respuesta en época seca a 28 días, comparado proteína en M. maximus (p < 0,05). El promedio con los sistemas sin árboles. Se concluye que el arreglo de la proteína en los tratamientos Pasto y p-Arbust silvopastoril influyó en la respuesta adaptativa de fue 2,42 % menor que el promedio de los tratamientos M. maximus, con incremento de proteína y mejor p-Arbor, p-Arbust-Arbor y p-Arbust-Arbor-M. Los respuesta en alto y ancho de hoja. Animal diet and nutrition Animal / 2019 may - august Palabras clave: Megathyrsus maximum, Mombasa, Panicum maximum, plasticidad fenotípica, sistemas agrosilvopastoriles, valor nutritivo Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria Cienc Tecnol Agropecuaria, Mosquera (Colombia), 20(2): 245 - 258 may - august / 2019 ISSN 0122-8706 ISSNe 2500-5308 Introduction In this sense, other authors have also cited leaf stretching (Paciullo et al., 2017), the reduction in The silvopastoral systems SPS( ) are characterized the appearance rate of stems, and increases in their as agroforestry arrangements that include shrubs, length (Abraham et al., 2014). trees or timber species together with a herbaceous component generally associated with grasses (Pezo In grasses (Poaceae) of the genus Megathyrsus, & Ibrahim, 1998; Sinclair, 1999), which can range evidence of adaptive plasticity has been reported from intensive (> 10,000 shrubs/ha) without under tree shade conditions, with an increase in widespread tree cover (Calle et al., 2013), up to multi- morphological attributes such as plant height, leaf stratified with low density (< 100 trees/ha) and width, length and stem appearance rates (Medinilla- widespread tree cover (Cajas-Giron & Sinclair, 2001). Salinas et al., 2013; Paciullo et al., 2017; Santiago- Hernández et al., 2016; Silveira, Dos Santos, In the case of multi-stratified systems, the facilitating Rodrigues, Rodrigues, & Alencar, 2017; Viafara, interactions (reduction of evapotranspiration, nitrogen Clavero, & Araujo-Febres, 1997), as well as bio- fixation, among others) and competition (water, chemical attributes such as increases in crude light and nutrients) between the arboreal and the protein content (Durr & Rangel, 2003; Paciullo herbaceous components are essential elements in et al., 2017; Santiago-Hernández et al., 2016). the sustainability and productivity of the system (Dohn et al., 2013; Guenni, Seiter, & Figueroa, The behavior of the herbaceous component under systems arrangement silvopastoral in four 2008; Martínez, Cajas, León, & Osorio, 2014), tree cover conditions in a SPS is a fundamental part especially under grazing conditions. However, of its success and adoption. However, there is still sometimes the potential for herbaceous productivity little knowledge about the potential of grasses in in SPS with tree cover becomes limited by the shadow SPS with tree cover and light restriction (Silveira maximus Megathyrsus effect (Abraham et al., 2014; Paciullo et al., 2017). et al., 2017). Usually, intercepts of incident radiation above 50 % may affect the production of biomass in tropical The current study aimed to compare the broma- grasses (Guenni et al., 2008; Paciullo et al., 2017; tological and structural behavior of Megathyrsus Villanueva, Ibrahim, & Ríos, 2008), due to the maximus (Jacq.) B.K. Simon & S.W.L. Jacobs reduction in the photosynthetic rate, especially in (Poaceae), under four multi-strata silvopastoral C4 species (Dohn et al., 2013; Santiago-Hernández arrangements and a meadow without trees. et al., 2016). and structural changes in Bromatological The interactions between canopy cover and the Materials and methods productivity of herbaceous species are not entirely linear, particularly in grass species that may exhibit Study area morphological and adaptive plasticity attributes 247 (Abraham et al., 2014; Guenni et al., 2008). This The evaluation was carried out at the Turipaná term has been described as the ability of some research center linked to Corporación Colombiana plants to change biochemical, morphological and de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA), located physiological attributes, in response to temporary or in Cereté, Córdoba, Colombia (08°51' N, 75°49' W; permanent environmental variations (De Kroon, 18 m.a.s.l.). The area is located in the Caribbean Huber, Stuefer, & Van Groenendael, 2005; Dias-Filho, region and has two defined climatic periods: a rainy 2002). According to Guenni et al. (2008), these season that occurs from May to November and a diet and nutrition Animal / 2019 may - august adaptations are mostly associated with respiratory rate dry one from December to April. The average annual reductions, increases in the aerial/root component rainfall is 1,380 mm, with an average annual relations, and increases in the specific leaf area. temperature of 28 °C. During the year, potential 2019 Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria Cienc Tecnol Agropecuaria,

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