Brachiaria decumbens stapf is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus brachiaria family poaceae. Brachiaria brizantha can be heavily grazed if used as a monospecific sward with regular top dressings of n. Many brachiaria species, including brachiaria decumbens, have been placed by some authors in the urochloa genus, so the taxon urochloa decumbens is often considered as the correct. University eloy alfaro in manabi, with the objective of evaluating the in vivo. Mexico has put effort into improving its trade in brachiaria cultivars, and the grass is thought to have made a positive impact on its milk and beef industries. It is distinguished from brachiaria brizantha by its stoloniferous habit, flat raceme rhachis and herbaceous superior glume and inferior lemma, but the two species intergrade and some of the cultivated forms are difficult to assign. It does not respond to lime when grown on acid soils.
Brachiaria decumbens is closely related to brachiaria brizantha. Webster is a tropical and subtropical grass widely cultivated for forage. Nutritional characterization of brachiaria decumbens and. Lucia grass, palisadengras, braquiaria, brizantao, capimmarandu brazilian. In brazil alone, about 40 million ha of brachiaria pastures exist, more than 85% of which consists of brachiaria decumbens u. This sanitizing feature is an enhancement over spontaneous fallows. Six nicosulfuron doses 0, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 24 g ha1 in mixture with atrazine in the dose of 1. However, these changes remain disputed and many recent papers still refer to brachiaria decumbens torres gonzalez et al. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 399598 with original publication details. Brachiariadecumbens zona tropical proteinas prueba. Inflorescence is a panicle consisting of 216 racemes, 420 cm long. Signal grass brachiaria decumbens is a vigorous, rhizomatous and stoloniferous, mediumlived 5 years perennial grass. Both brachiaria brizantha alone or in combination with congo grass brachiaria ruziziensis are considered as improved forages and recommended to farmers in south america payan et al.
Introduccion del pasto mulato ii brachiaria hibrido ciat. Pasto peludo ciat 606, costa rica usos potenciales. It vigorously colonises disturbed environments and forms dense stands in the understorey of open woodlands, along waterways and on floodplains. Description perennial grass, stoloniferous with numerous decumbent stems that root at nodes which touch the ground. Brachiaria is the most widely used tropical grass in central and south america, with about 40 million hectares planted in brazil.
Basilisk, but readily distinguishable by the much longer lower glume and lower density of hairs. A factorial 4 x 2 x 4, with two cultivars of brachiaria brizantha cv. The aim was to determine the chemical composition and in situ degradability of two species of tropical grasses, brachiaria decumbens and brachiaria hybrid cultivar mulato, grown during rainy and dry season in 2005 for 3075 days each. Some species of brachiaria were probably first introduced unintentionally to the americas in the colonial period, from slave ships. Signal grass urochloa decumbens is regarded as an environmental weed in southeastern queensland, and was recently listed among the top 200 most invasive plants in this region. Ruzi grass, congo grass, congo signal grass, prostrate signal grass, bomgo grass english. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse, in nova odessa, sao paulo, from october 2009 to april 2010. Two experimental trials 95 and 140 days were carried out and, in each one, four fertilization.
Brachiaria brizantha is a species of grass known by the common name palisade grass. The research was carried out in the animal husbandry enterprise hermanos lotis, granma province, cuba. Annual production and quality of brachiaria decumbens pastures deferred and strategies nitrogen fertilization. Eco siologia vegetal, forrajes, nutricion animal, pastos, suelos acidos. It has stout, erect or slightly decumbent culms and bright green leaves. Signal grass brachiaria decumbens stapf or urochloa decumbens stapf r. In this project we will discuss the general characteristics of the following species. Brachiaria cultivars can grow in infertile and acidic soils. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Pdf rendimiento, caracterizacion quimica y digestibilidad del. Actualmente este pasto es cultivado en yurimaguas, pucallpa y puerto bermdez. In humid lowlands of tropical bolivia, ecuador, and peru, brachiaria species i. Grazing pressure on forage availability of brachiaria decumbens. Basilisk is a semierect to erect grass variety native to central africa and widespread throughout the world.
Pasto peludo brachiaria decumbens informacion completa. Biomass production of brachiaria brachiaria brizantha cv. Crece en suelos pobres y bien drenados, pero no persiste en suelos bajos e inundables. We will focus on results of the nhecolandia subregion pantanal, ms about the identification of physiognomies most used on the introduction of brachiaria. Brachiaria decumbens in fluvisol soil of the valle del cauto, cuba.
Congo senal, gambutera, kenia, pasto congo, pasto ruzi spanish. It is distinguished from brachiaria brizantha by its stoloniferous habit, flat raceme rhachis and herbaceous superior glume and inferior lemma, but the two species intergrade and some. Rachides 1 and spikelets 2 grow in large clumps 1 m high on average that spread if the plant is not cut. Digitaria decumbens stent poaceae pangola grass, slenderstem, transvala digitgrass. Pastoreo, henificacion, ensilaje y coberturas vegetales. It has a dense rootsystem with many bunched, quickly growing roots that go. Pdf physiological and bromatological aspects of brachiaria.