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Methods for estimating forage mass in pastures in a tropical climate

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Resumo:There are various methods to estimate the mass production of forage in pastures, but many are not accurate or unsuitable when used with certain species of fodder plants. Therefore, knowing the uses and limitations of the measurement techniques is important. This review aims to report the primary methods of estimating forage mass in pastures in tropical climates. Tropical grasses have the distinctive characteristic of temperate stem elongation, which influences growth and forage quality and may interfere in some techniques used to estimate the forage production. Measurement techniques of forage mass production that consider this variable are important for research and for the farmers in these regions. Among the various direct and indirect methods, the mass of forage grass species is the factor that determines the most appropriate measurement method. Currently, there is no single method that can be used in all situations; thus, knowing the type of biomass that will be evaluated and the best technique for that purpose is critical.
Autores principais:Edvan,Ricardo L.
Outros Autores:Bezerra,Leilson R.; Marques,Carlo A. T.; Carneiro,Maria Socorro S.; Oliveira,Ronaldo L.; Ferreira,Raimundo R.
Assunto:Forage mass methods of estimation pasture production
Ano:2016
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Idioma:inglês
Origem:SciELO Portugal
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spelling Methods for estimating forage mass in pastures in a tropical climateEdvan,Ricardo L.Bezerra,Leilson R.Marques,Carlo A. T.Carneiro,Maria Socorro S.Oliveira,Ronaldo L.Ferreira,Raimundo R.Forage massmethods of estimationpasture productionopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0871-018X2016000100005URLhttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0871-018X2016000100005URLHasVersion2016-03-01There are various methods to estimate the mass production of forage in pastures, but many are not accurate or unsuitable when used with certain species of fodder plants. Therefore, knowing the uses and limitations of the measurement techniques is important. This review aims to report the primary methods of estimating forage mass in pastures in tropical climates. Tropical grasses have the distinctive characteristic of temperate stem elongation, which influences growth and forage quality and may interfere in some techniques used to estimate the forage production. Measurement techniques of forage mass production that consider this variable are important for research and for the farmers in these regions. Among the various direct and indirect methods, the mass of forage grass species is the factor that determines the most appropriate measurement method. Currently, there is no single method that can be used in all situations; thus, knowing the type of biomass that will be evaluated and the best technique for that purpose is critical.Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de PortugalRevista de Ciências Agrárias v.39 n.1 2016text/htmlengjournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501literature
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Edvan,Ricardo L.
Forage mass
methods of estimation
pasture production
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subject.fl_str_mv Forage mass
methods of estimation
pasture production
title Methods for estimating forage mass in pastures in a tropical climate
title_full Methods for estimating forage mass in pastures in a tropical climate
title_fullStr Methods for estimating forage mass in pastures in a tropical climate
title_full_unstemmed Methods for estimating forage mass in pastures in a tropical climate
title_short Methods for estimating forage mass in pastures in a tropical climate
title_sort Methods for estimating forage mass in pastures in a tropical climate
topic Forage mass
methods of estimation
pasture production
topic_facet Forage mass
methods of estimation
pasture production
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