10.6084/m9.figshare.9927524.v1
Silas Maciel de Oliveira
Silas Maciel de
Oliveira
Rodrigo Estevam Munhoz de Almeida
Rodrigo Estevam Munhoz de
Almeida
Clovis Pierozan Junior
Clovis
Pierozan Junior
André Fróes de Borja Reis
André Fróes de Borja
Reis
Lucas Freitas Nogueira Souza
Lucas Freitas Nogueira
Souza
José Laércio Favarin
José Laércio
Favarin
Contribution of corn intercropped with Brachiaria species to nutrient cycling1
SciELO journals
2019
Zea mays L.
Urochloa spp.
nutrient balance
forage plants
2019-10-02 02:50:30
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Contribution_of_corn_intercropped_with_Brachiaria_species_to_nutrient_cycling1/9927524
<div><p>ABSTRACT The corn biomass and nutrient dynamics may be altered when it is intercropped with Brachiaria (syn. Urochloa spp.). The present study aimed to investigate the dynamics of biomass, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) for farming systems that produce corn intercropped with Brachiaria species. Field experiments were performed during the season and off-season, in a split-plot design. The main plots were composed of Brachiaria species (B. brizantha,B. ruziziensis and B. Convert) intercropped with corn, in addition to corn monocropping. The subplots consisted of three forage sampling periods, ranging from 0 to 60 days after the corn harvest. The intercropping arrangements did not affect the corn grain yield, nutrient accumulation and partitioning, relatively to the corn monocropping. After the grain harvest, B. brizantha achieved the greater biomass accumulation rate in both the season (69 kg ha-1 day-1) and off-season (17 kg ha-1 day-1). The nutrient accumulation ranged widely between the Brachiaria species and planting seasons: 0.2-1.2 kg ha-1 day-1 for N; 0.01-0.07 kg ha-1 day-1 for P; and 0.13-0.8 kg ha-1 day-1 for K. However, the greatest nutrient accumulation was found for B. brizantha, followed by B. ruziziensis and then B. Convert. In the short-term, corn intercropped with Brachiaria in the season showed the largest effect on the nutrient cycling and biomass yield. The intercropping between corn and B. brizantha in the season was the best way to enhance the biomass yield and the N, P and K cycling.</p></div>