Productive behavior of perennial ryegrass alone and associated with ovillo grass and white clover

Authors

  • Sergio Iban Mendoza Pedroza Departamento de Zootecnia-UACH. Carretera México-Texcoco km 38.5, Chapingo, Texcoco, Edo. de México
  • Alfonso Hernández Garay Recursos Genéticos y Productividad-Ganadería-Colegio de Postgraduados. Carretera México-Texcoco km 35.5, Montecillo, Texcoco, Edo. de México
  • Adelaido Rafael Rojas García Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia Núm. 2-Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero. CP. 41940. Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero, México
  • Humberto Vaquera Huerta Estadística-Colegio de Postgraduados. Carretera México-Texcoco km 35.5, Montecillo, Texcoco, Edo. de México
  • Omar Ramírez Reynoso Unidad Académica Región de la Costa Chica-Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero. Cruz grande, Florencio Villareal, Guerrero, México
  • Rigoberto Castro Rivera Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional-IPN-Unidad Oaxaca. Hornos 1003, Sta. Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v9i2.1076

Keywords:

Dactylis glomerata, Lolium perennial, Trifolium repens, associated meadows, forage yield

Abstract

The perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) was evaluated in monoculture and four associations with ovillo grass (Dactylis glomerata L.) and white clover (Trifolium repens L.) in different proportions to maximize the yield of dry matter. The proportions in monoculture and the associations of perennial ryegrass, ovillo grass and white clover were: 100:00:00, 70:20:10, 50:00:50, 40:40:20 and 20:70:10, which distributed under a completely randomized block design with three repetitions. The yield of dry matter, botanical and morphological composition, leaf: stem and plant density ratio was evaluated. The association 50:00:50 exceeded 15% (3 671 kg MS ha-1) to the association 70:20:10. The perennial ryegrass contributed more to dry matter yield in autumn and winter, while the ovillo grass and white clover in spring and summer. Regardless of the association, plant density was 29, 25, 20 and 11 m-2 plants for autumn, winter, spring and summer, respectively, with an average plant loss of 62%. The contribution of each species in the botanical composition of the associations was variable during the study period. Perennial ryegrass contributed 46, 40, 29 and 14% in autumn, winter, spring and summer, observing a decrease as the evaluation time elapsed (p< 0.05). The association that obtained the best characteristics of the yield was 50:00:50% of perennial ryegrass, ovillo grass and white clover.

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Published

2018-04-11

How to Cite

Mendoza Pedroza, Sergio Iban, Hernández Garay Alfonso, Rojas García Adelaido Rafael, Humberto Vaquera Huerta, Ramírez Reynoso Omar, and Rigoberto Castro Rivera. 2018. “Productive Behavior of Perennial Ryegrass Alone and Associated With Ovillo Grass and White Clover”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 9 (2). México, ME:343-53. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v9i2.1076.

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