Vinícius Teixeira Lemos

Potencial de silagens de ramas de batata-doce para alimentação animal

The objective was to evaluate the potential of silage derived from different clones of sweet potato for animal feed. The study was conducted at Forquilha Farm located in Batatal district, MG Diamantina in the period from 23/12/2007 to 23/06/2008. The experiment was conducted in split plot design in a randomized complete block. It was evaluated the green and dry matter yield, the chemical composition and the fermentative profile of silage harvested on three dates (days 120, 150 and 180), of eight clones of sweet potato. The dry matter yield did not vary according to the harvest time of the branches, resulting in an average of 6.01t ha-1. The dry matter content in the stems increased with the growth cycle, and there are average levels of 11.94, 12.16 and 19.62% on days 120, 150 and 180 after cutting, respectively. The raw potato silage showed high protein content and adequate energy fermentation and therefore, potential for use in animal feed, regardless of clones.

Crescimento da mandioca e plantas daninhas em resposta à adubação fosfatada

Growth of cassava and weed in response to phosphate fertilizer Fertilizers may be used to change the competitive relations, favoring the crop species, providing the competing species have different responses to the nutrient application. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the growth of Cassava plant, Bidens pilosa L. and Brachiaria decumbens Stapf, as a function of the amount of P supplied at planting. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse and the, treatments were arranged in a 3 x 4 factorial, involving the three species studied and four levels of phosphate fertilization (absence of P 2 O 5 , 80 kg ha -1 , 800 kg ha 1 and 4000 kg ha -1 P 2 O 5 , equivalent to 0, 1, 10 and 50 times the phosphorus dose recommended, respectively). A randomized block design was used, with five replications. The application of phosphate fertilizer promoted larger growth of the species evaluated, and cassava had higher growth of the shoot with the increased availability of phosphorus. In general, weeds showed higher responses to lower doses of phosphorus.