Abstract

CASTANEDA-PIMIENTA, Lisset; OLIVERA-CASTRO, Yuseika  and  WENCOMO-CARDENAS, Hilda Beatriz. Agronomic evaluation and selection of Brachiaria spp. accessions on moderate fertility soils. Pastos y Forrajes [online]. 2017, vol.40, n.4, pp.290-295. ISSN 0864-0394.

In order to determine the agronomic performance of six accessions belonging to four species from the Brachiaria genus, a study was conducted during a year (rainy and dry seasons). The plant height was measured; likewise, leafiness, vigor and cover, affectations by phytophagous insects and pathogen microorganisms, chlorosis and biomass yield, were estimated. Principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis were applied to the results, through the statistical package SPSS version 11.5. The total variance was high (higher than 90 %) for both seasons, related to the measured and/or estimated variables. The variables with the highest variability were height, affectations by pathogenic microorganisms and yield; in addition to leafiness, cover and vigor. An integral analysis allows to conclude that the accessions Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria brizantha CIAT-16322 stood out during the evaluation, for coinciding in both seasons. Their insertion in the flow of varieties is recommended, in order to obtain a commercial variety to be used in animal husbandry systems, in zones with predominance of moderate-fertility soils.

Keywords : species; soil fertility; grasses.

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