Increasing the population of forage peanut in a mixed pasture by controlling the canopy height

• Published in: Grass and forage science Vol. 74; no. 3; pp. 571 - 575
• Main Authors: Homem, Bruno G. C., Rosa, Ailton D., Ferreira, Igor M., Cruvinel, Iury A. F., Lara, Márcio A. S., Bernardes, Thiago F., Casagrande, Daniel Rume
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2019
• Subjects: Arachis pintoi; botanical composition; Brachiaria; Canopies; Composition; Density; Forage; Grasses; Legumes; palisade grass; Pasture; Peanuts; Rainy season; warm‐season legume

The aim of this study was to determine a temporary strategy for increasing the legume population in an established pasture of brachiaria grass (Brachiaria brizantha) and forage peanut (Arachis pintoi). The treatments comprised four previous long‐term canopy heights (10, 20, 30 and 40 cm) from the es...