RESUMO Este estudo foi conduzido com o objetivo de avaliar os efeitos de diferentes alturas pré e pós colheita de milheto, capim-sudão e sorgo forrageiro sobre a produção de forragens e a composição morfológica e bromatológica. O experimento foi conduzido em delineamento em blocos casualizados, com quatro unidades experimentais por tratamento. Foram avaliadas três espécies forrageiras: 1) Milheto (MIL; Pennisetum americanum); 2) Capim-Sudão (SUD; Sorghum sudanense); e 3) Sorgo (SOR; Sorghum bicolor); e dois manejos de cortes: I) 50:20: com 50 cm de altura de corte e 20 cm de altura residual; e II) 85:10: com 85 e 10 cm de altura de corte e residual, respectivamente. Foram avaliados a produção, o número de cortes, e a composição morfológica e bromatológica. Não houve diferenças entre as espécies na produção por corte e na produção total, independentemente do manejo de cortes. O SUD apresentou menor número de cortes que MIL e SOR, quando submetido ao manejo 50:20. O manejo 85:10 aumentou a proporção de caule e a razão folha:caule em relação ao manejo 50:20. O manejo 50:20 reduziu os teores de fibra e matéria orgânica, enquanto aumentou os teores de proteína bruta e nutrientes digestíveis totais na forragem. O SOR tem um maior valor nutricional devido à maior proporção de folhas. O manejo 50:20 aumenta o número de cortes e o potencial nutricional, independentemente da espécie forrageira avaliada.

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different pre-cutting and residual heights of Pearl millet, Sudangrass, and Sorghum pastures on yield, morphological and chemical composition. The experimental design was the randomized blocks, with four experimental units per treatment. It was evaluated three species of forage: 1) Pearl millet (MIL; Pennisetum americanum); 2) Sudangrass (SUD; Sorghum sudanense); and 3) Sorghum (SOR; Sorghum bicolor); and two cutting managements: I) 50:20 - cutting height at 50 cm and 20 cm residual height; and II) 85:10 - cutting height at 85 cm and 10 cm residual height. Managements of cutting height affected neither forage yield per cut nor total forage yield. Sudangrass had less cuts than MIL and SOR when submitted to the 50:20 management. The 85:10 management increased stem proportion and leaf to stem ratio, and reduced leaf proportion in comparison with the 50:20 management. The 50:20 management reduced forage contents of fiber and organic matter, and increased forage contents of crude protein and total digestible nutrient. Sorghum exhibited greater nutritive value due to increased leaf proportion. The 50:20 management increased number of cuts and improved nutritive value of forages, regardless of species evaluated in this study.

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine the optimal level of dried brewers' grains (DBG) to replace soybean meal in diets for lactating Holstein cows. Five cows, around 88±28 days in milk, were distributed in a 5 × 5 Latin square design and fed diets containing different levels of DBG (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100%). The forage:concentrate ratio of the diet was 50:50. Feed intake, dry matter, nutrient digestibility, microbial synthesis, milk production and composition, and the economic viability of the diets were evaluated. There was reduction in dry matter intake and, consequently, in crude protein and non-fiber carbohydrates with increased levels of DBG. This occurred due to physical limitation of rumen caused by increased neutral detergent fiber intake. Ether extract intake also increased with levels of DBG due to higher concentrations of this nutrient in the diet. Apparent dry matter, organic matter, ether extract, and neutral detergent fiber digestibility increased with replacement of soybean meal by DBG. Milk production showed a quadratic effect and the levels of fat, protein, and total solids reduced linearly. Each 1% of soybean meal replaced by DBG in concentrate led to a reduction of 0.04, 0.02, and 0.06 g kg-1 of milk fat, protein, and total solids, respectively. The milk production efficiency increased linearly and the microbial synthesis efficiency was not affected. The economic return increased along with the DBG levels. Thus, DBG levels replacing up to 75% of soybean meal can be used to feed lactating cows, since it provides improvements in digestibility, milk production efficiency, and economic return without affecting microbial efficiency.

RESUMO Com objetivo de avaliar o efeito da substituição do milho grão moído pela silagem de resíduo da extração de amido da mandioca, em dietas para ovinos em confinamento, foi mensurado o consumo, a digestibilidade da matéria seca (MS) e dos nutrientes, e o pH ruminal. Foram utilizados cinco ovinos, canulados, distribuídos em delineamento de quadrado latino (5x5), composto de cinco animais, cinco dietas e cinco períodos experimentais de 21 dias cada, em um total de 105 dias de experimento. Os tratamentos foram diferentes níveis de substituição (0, 25, 50, 75 e 100%) do milho pela silagem de resíduo da extração de amido da mandioca. Os níveis de substituição interferiram de forma significativa, obtendo variação cubica para a ingestão de MS, proteína bruta (PB), matéria orgânica (MO), extrato etéreo (EE) e carboidratos totais (CT), e efeito quadrático para a ingestão de fibra em detergente neutro (FDN) e fibra em detergente ácido (FDA). Porém não houve diferenças significativas na digestibilidadede nutrientes conforme a substituição do milho pela silagem de resíduo da extração de amido da mandioca, assim como não interferiram nos valores de pH ruminal. Recomenda-se a substituição de 75% do milho pela silagem de resíduo da extração de amido da mandioca.

SUMMARY With aimto evaluate the effect of replacing the ground grain corn for silage of waste resulting from the extraction of cassava starch in diets for sheep in confinement, was measured the consumption, the digestibility of dry matter and nutrients, and the rumen pH. Were used five cannulated sheep, distributed in outline Latin square (5 x 5), composed of five animals, five diets and five experimental periods of 21 days, for a total of 105 days of experiment. The treatments were different levels of substitution (0, 25, 50, 75, 100%) of maize for silage of waste resulting from the extraction of cassava starch. The replacement levels obtained significant difference, obtaining cubic variation for the intake of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), organic matter (OM), ether extract (EE)and total carbohydrates (TC), and quadratic effect for neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF). But there were not significant differences in nutrient digestibility as the substitution of corn for silage of waste resulting from the extraction of cassava starch intake as well as not interfered in ruminal pH values. It is recommended the replacement of corn for silage 75% of residue of cassava starch extraction.

Objetivou-se estudar o armazenamento do resíduo da extração de amido da mandioca, sem a utilização de tecnologias, por meio da avaliação química, valores de pH, temperatura, desenvolvimento de microrganismos e micotoxinas. O delineamento utilizado foi em blocos casualizados com oito tratamentos (diferentes dias de estocagem: 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 e 21) e cinco repetições. Houve diferença significativa para o teor de MS em função dos dias de estocagem. Obteve-se efeito linear negativo para os valores de pH, os quais decresceram com os dias de armazenamento. Houve significância do período de estocagem apenas sobre a população de fungos e leveduras, que se elevou até os 17 dias de estocagem, com posterior redução, micotoxinas foram detectadas no resíduo da extração do amido da mandioca. Apesar de não apresentar alterações na composição química, a estocagem do resíduo da extração do amido da mandioca por 21 dias demonstrou ser um processo de conservação ineficiente, devido ao desenvolvimento de fungos e presença de micotoxinas

The purpose of this paper was to study the storage of the residue from the extraction of cassava starch without the use of storage technologies, through chemical evaluation, pH values, temperature, development of microorganisms and mycotoxins. A randomized block design was used with eight treatments (different storage periods: 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 and 21 days) and five replications. There was a significant difference for DM content, as a function of days in storage. The chemical composition of the residue from the extraction of cassava starch did not changed throughout the storage period. A negative linear effect was obtained for the pH values, which decreased with days in storage. There was significance of the storage period only for the fungus and yeast population, which increased up to 17 days of storage, with subsequent reduction. Mycotoxins were detected in the residue from the extraction of cassava starch. Despite it did not showed changes in the chemical composition the storage of residue from the extraction of cassava starch for 21 days proved to be an inefficient preservation process, due to the development of molds and mycotoxins

The objective of the present study was to characterize the food sources, as well as the composition and quality of milk obtained from household farms of western Paraná State (Brazil) with and without technical assistance during the different seasons. For such, 24 properties were selected, 12 of which only received assistance and technical support. Four milk samples were taken (summer, autumn, winter and spring) to assess the physicochemical composition, somatic cell count and total bacterial count and feed supplied to the animals to assess the chemical composition (crude protein, ash, dry matter and neutral detergent fiber). The data were analyzed in a completely randomized design with a 2 × 4 factorial arrangement; the first factor was the presence and absence of technical assistance and the second factor was the four seasons of the year. Due to the dairy tradition of properties in the region, technical assistance had no significant effects on the health and nutritional quality of food, the number of animals, the production, or total bacterial count, which suffered oscillations only depending on the seasons of the year. However, the presence of assistance contributed to reducing somatic cell counts of milk produced and marketed. The technical assistance does not affect the quality of forages and concentrates used or the milk composition; however, it improves the sanitary quality of the milk produced throughout the four seasons of the year in household farms of western Paraná.

Objetivou-se avaliar as etapas de produção de feno de capim Tifton 85 adubado com cinco doses de nitrogênio após cada corte sob a forma de ureia em cobertura. A desidratação da primeira colheita ocorreu durante seis dias em galpão, em função das condições climáticas, e a desidratação da segunda colheita ocorreu a campo durante dois dias. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos ao acaso com parcelas subdivididas no tempo, sendo as parcelas (5m x 3m) as doses de nitrogênio (0; 25; 50; 75 e 100kg ha-1 colheita-1) e as subparcelas as etapas de produção de feno (corte, enfardamento e armazenamento). O nitrogênio aumentou a altura e produção de matéria seca por hectare, os teores de proteína bruta (PB) e de proteína insolúvel em detergente ácido (PIDA) e neutro (PIDN). A secagem em galpão durante seis dias foi insuficiente para que a forragem atingisse 850g kg-1 de MS no momento de enfardar. Entre a etapa de corte e 30 dias de armazenamento, o feno desidratado em galpão aumentou os teores de fibra em detergente neutro, de fibra em detergente de ácido, a PIDA, PIDN e a lignina e ocorreu um decréscimo de 18,9% nos teores de PB. Ocorreu redução da digestibilidade in vitro da matéria seca (DIVMS) em 32,72% entre a etapa de corte e 30 dias de armazenamento para o feno seco em galpão, enquanto que não houve alteração significativa na DIVMS e PB para o feno seco em dois dias a campo.

This study aimed to evaluate the stages of production of Tifton 85 hay fertilized with five rates of nitrogen after each cutting in the form of urea in coverage. The dehydration of the first harvest took place for six days in a shed due to weather conditions and the dehydration of the second harvest occurred in the field during two days. The experimental design was a randomized block design with split plot, and the plots (5m x 3m) were the doses of nitrogen (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100kg ha-1 crop-1) and the subplots steps hay production (cutting, baling, and storage). The nitrogen increased the height and dry matter production per hectare, the crude protein (CP) and acid detergent insoluble protein (PIDA) and neutral (NDIP). The drying in a shed for six days was insufficient for the material to reach 850g kg-1 DM at the time of baling. Between the stages of cut and 30 days of storage, the hay dehydrated in shed increased levels of neutral detergent fiber, detergent fiber acid, the PIDA, NDIP and lignin and decreased in 18.9% the CP levels. Ocurred a decrease in in vitro digestibility of dry matter (DM) in 32.72% between the step of cut and 30 days of storage for dry hay in the shed, while there was no significant change in IVDMD and CP for dry hay in two days in the field.

O uso de silagem de gramíneas trópicas tem se tornado comum na alimentação de ruminante. Conduziu-se um experimento com o objetivo de avaliar o perfil fermentativo e valor nutricional da silagem de capim Tifton 85 com diferentes aditivos e emurchecimento. Os tratamentos foram: pré-secagem ao sol por 2 horas antes de ensilar, uso de inoculante bacteriano-enzimático, adição de casca de soja, adição de quirera de milho e uso de sal grosso na camada superficial do silo. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado, com 6 tratamentos e 4 repetições. Plantas de capim Tifton 85 com 38 dias de crescimento foram ensiladas em silos experimentais com válvula tipo Bunsen com densidades de compactação de 236 kg de silagem por m³ para o Tifton 85 pré-seco ao sol e 294 kg de silagem por m³ para os demais tratamentos. As proporções de casca de soja e quirera de milho, adicionados à silagem, foram calculados com base no teor de MS inicial do Tifton 85 visando à obtenção de MS de 320 g kg-1 para o material a ser ensilado. A capacidade tampão não diferiu entre tratamentos ficando em 29,56 (meqHCl/100gMS). Verificou-se que os teores de nitrogênio amoniacal não diferiram entre as silagens e mantiveram-se baixos (32,2 g kg-1), o pH após a abertura dos silos também não diferiu com média de 4,09 ficando acima de 4,2 apenas na silagem de Tifton 85 sem pré-tratamento. Os teores de proteína bruta foram mais elevados nas silagens de capim Tifton 85 e capim Tifton 85 com casca de soja (174,8 g kg-1). O uso de quirera de milho promoveu redução nos valores de FDN. O uso de sal na camada superficial reduziu a produção de ácido acético e lático.

The use of tropical grasses silage has become common in ruminant feed. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the fermentation characteristics, nutritional value, pH, fermentative capacity, ammonia nitrogen / total nitrogen (NH3N/total N) of Tifton 85 bermudagrass grass silage with different additives and wilting. The treatments were: pre-drying in the sun for two hours before silage, use of inoculant-enzymatic addition of soybean hulls, corn grits addition and use of salt in the surface layer of the silo. The experimental design was completely randomized with 6 treatments and 4 replications. Plants of Tifton 85 bermudagrass with 38 days of growth were ensiled in experimental silos with Bunsen valve type with packing densities of 236 kg of silage per m³ for Tifton 85 bermudagrass pre-dried in the sun and 294 kg of silage per m³ for the other treatments. The proportions of soybean hulls and corn grits added to the silage were calculated based on the initial DM content of Tifton 85 bermudagrass order to obtain MS 320 g kg-1 for the material to be ensiled. The buffering capacity did not differ between treatments in getting 29.56 (meqHCl/100gMS). It was found that the concentration of ammonia nitrogen did not differ between silages and remained low (3.22 g kg-1), the pH after silo opening was also similar with an average of 4.09 getting above 4.2 only in Tifton 85 bermudagrass silage without pre-treatment. The crude protein was higher in silages Tifton 85 bermudagrass and Tifton 85 bermudagrass with soybean hulls (17.48 g kg-1). The use corn grits caused a reduction in the values of NDF. The use of salt on the surface the layer reduced the production of latic and acetic acid.

J.P. Ames, M.A. Neres, D.D. Castagnara, L.M. Mufatto, C. Ducati, C.C. Jobim, and T.T. Tres. 2014. Dry matter production, chemical composition, dry matter digestibility and occurrence of fungi in Bermuda grass hay (Cynodon dactylon) under different fertilization systems or associated with pea plantings in winter. Cien. Inv. Agr. 41(2): 163-174. This study aimed to evaluate the structural characteristics, dehydration curve, DM production, chemical composition, in vitro dry matter digestibility and occurrence of fungi in Bermuda grass hay (Cynodon dactylon cv. 'Bermuda grass', Tifton 85) produced in winter under different forms of fertilization or in association with a winter annual legume. The experimental design used was a randomized block with split plots in time and with four treatments: Bermuda grass without fertilization or intercropping, Bermuda grass with nitrogen (N) chemical fertilizer (100 kg N ha-'year-1), Bermuda grass oversown with forage pea (Pisum arvense cv. 'Iapar 83'), and Bermuda grass with the addition of 70 m³ ha-1 swine slurry. Three evaluation periods (cutting, baling and 30 days of storage) and five replicates were used. The DM yield of Bermuda grass without N was 2607 kg ha-1. The use of swine slurry increased the DM yield of Bermuda grass more than the use of the N chemical fertilizer (4864 and 3551 kg ha-1, respectively). In association with forage pea, a high total DM yield was obtained: 4261 kg ha-1 of pea and 2171 kg ha-1 of Bermuda grass. The dehydration time and final crude protein content of the Bermuda grass were higher in association with the legume. The levels of acid detergent-insoluble protein increased with storage. The in vitro DM digestibility reduced the cut to 30 days of storage in treatments with Bermuda grass without association with the legume. A higher occurrence of fungi occurred after 30 days of storage, with Penicillium generally predominant; however, Phoma was predominant in the hay produced from Bermuda grass grown with no N supplementation.

J.P. Ames, M.A. Neres, D.D. Castagnara, L.M. Mufatto, C. Ducati, C.C. Jobim y T.T. Tres. 2014. Producción de materia seca, composición química, digestibilidad de la materia seca y la aparición de hongos en heno de pasto Bermuda (Cynodon dactylon) bajo diferentes sistemas de fertilización o asociado con leguminosa anual de invierno. Cien. Inv. Agr. 41(2): 163-174. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo la evaluación de la curva de características estructurales, la deshidratación, la materia seca (MS), la composición química, digestibilidad in vitro de la MS y la aparición de hongos en heno de pasto Bermuda (Cynodon dactylon, cv. 'Tifton 85'), producido en invierno, bajo diferentes formas de fertilización o en asociación con una leguminosa anual de invierno. El diseño experimental utilizado fue de bloques al azar con parcelas divididas en el tiempo con cuatro tratamientos: Pasto Bermuda sin fertilización o consorcio, pasto Bermuda con fertilizante químico de nitrógeno (100 kg N ha- ¹ año -1), pasto Bermuda en asociación con el legume (Pisium avarse 'Iapar 83'), y pasto Bermuda con la adición de 70 m³ de purines ha-1 durante tres periodos de evaluación (de corte, de balas y 30 días de almacenamiento), con cinco repeticiones. El rendimiento de MS de pasto Bermuda sin nitrógeno fue 2.607 kg ha-1. El uso de purines porcinos aumentó el rendimiento de MS de pasto Bermuda más que el uso del nitrógeno fertilizante químico (4864 y 3551 kg ha-1, respectivamente). Su asociación con la leguminosa, de alto rendimiento de MS total, obtuvo: 4.261 kg ha-1 de guisantes y 2.171 kg ha-1 de pasto Bermuda. El tiempo de deshidratación y de proteína cruda total del heno de pasto Bermuda fueron más altos en asociación con leguminosas. Los niveles de la proteína insoluble en detergente ácido aumentaron con el almacenamiento y la digestibilidad de la MS in vitro, reduciendo el corte a los 30 días de almacenamiento en los tratamientos con pasto Bermuda y sin asociación con leguminosas. La mayor incidencia de los hongos se produjo después de 30 días de almacenamiento, con un predominio de Penicillium, excepto en el heno de pasto Bermuda, en ausencia de nitrógeno, donde el género predominante fue Phoma.

O Stylosanthes spp. cv. Campo Grande é uma leguminosa recomendada para a recuperação de áreas de pastagens degradadas, entretanto são escassas as informações sobre seu desenvolvimento em solos compactados. Assim, objetivou-se com o presente trabalho avaliar o desenvolvimento do Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande em diferentes níveis de densidade de um Latossolo Vermelho eutroférrico (LVef). O experimento foi desenvolvido no período entre setembro de 2007 e março de 2008, em cultivo protegido. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi inteiramente casualizado. Os tratamentos consistiram de cinco níveis de compactação do solo em sub-superfície (1,0; 1,2; 1,4; 1,6 e 1,8 Mg m-3) com quatro repetições. As unidades experimentais foram compostas por vasos montados a partir de anéis de PVC sobrepostos. No solo estudado (LVef) o máximo crescimento do Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande ocorre com a densidade de solo em torno de 1,27 Mg m-3; e densidades de solo acima de 1,00 Mg m-3 limitam o desenvolvimento radicular desta leguminosa.

Stylosanthes spp. cv. Campo Grande is a legume recommended for the recovery of degraded areas of pasture, however there is little information about its development in compacted soils. The aim of the present study therefore was to evaluate the development of Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande at different density levels of a eutroferric Oxisol (LVef). The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse from September 2007 to March 2008. Experimental design was completely randomized, and treatments consisted of five levels of sub-surface soil compaction (1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 Mg m-3) with four replications. The experimental units were pots made from overlapping PVC rings. In the soil under study (LVef), maximum growth of Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande occurs at a soil density of around 1.27 Mg m-3; soil densities above 1.00 Mg m-3 limit the root development of this legume.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbiological profile and aerobic stability of silage with Tifton 85 bermudagrass and different additives and wilting. The studied treatments were: pre-drying in the sun for two hours before ensiling; use of bacterial-enzymatic inoculant; addition of soybean peel; addition of corn grits and use of salt in the surface layer of the silo. The experimental design was completely randomized with six treatments and four replications. Plants of Tifton 85 bermudagrass with 38 days were ensiled in experimental silos with Bunsen valves, with compacting density of 236 kg silage per m³ for Tifton 85 bermudagrass, which was pre-dried in the sun; the average silage was 294 kg m-3 for the other treatments. The ratios between soybean hulls and corn grits, added to the silage, were calculated based on the initial DM content from Tifton 85 bermudagrass in order to obtain 320 g/kg DM of the material to be ensiled. There was an increase of lactic bacteria and Clostridium as well as an absence of enterobacteria after the silo opening. Fungi developed only in Tifton 85 bermudagrass and its treatments before the ensilage and yeasts developed in silages of Tifton 85 bermudagrass when they received soybean hulls or corn grits after silo opening. There was no breach regarding aerobic stability of silages during the studied period. The pH reached the highest values within 48 hours after opening the silos, but there were variations during this period.

The objective of this study was to estimate the dehydration curve and occurrence of fungi and mycotoxins in Tifton 85 hay. The experimental design was randomized blocks in split plots with four replications and five levels of nitrogen (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 kg ha-1) in the form of urea, two regrowth ages (28 and 35 days) and drying hay in the sun and in shed. After harvesting, the grass was sampled four times (0, 8, 23 and 32 hours) to dry in the sun and twelve times (0, 3, 18, 27, 42, 51, 66, 75, 90, 99, 114 and 123 hours) for drying in shed, turned over daily. The fungi were identified after seeding and growth in three steps of haymaking (cutting, baling and after 30 days of storage). To verify the presence of mycotoxins, 20 samples, composed of hay stored for 30 days, were collected, of which 10 samples were from sun-dried hay and 10 from hay dried in shed. It took 32 hours to produce hay at field conditions, with water loss rates up to 6.10 g g-1 DM-h during the first 8 hours after cutting. The average loss of water in this period was 2.0 g g-1 DM-h. Hays dried in the shed took 123 hours and the dehydration rates were less than 0.5 g g-1 DM-h due to environmental conditions. There was a predominance of three genera of fungi: Fusarium, Penicillium and Aspergillus. The largest population was the Fusarium, followed by Penicillium, at the steps of baling and storage. The fumonisin mycotoxin was found at a higher concentration and there was no difference in fumonisin concentration in the hay dried in the sun and in shed. Although it brings no hazard to animal health, the production of aflatoxin and zearalenone was significantly higher in the samples of sun-dried hay.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of fertilization with zinc or boron on the growth and dry matter production, nutritional value and accumulation of nutrients in white oats. The study comprised two experiments conducted in glasshouses, the first consisting of the application of four doses of zinc (0, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 mg/dm³) in the form of zinc sulphate (20% Zn), and the second consisting of the application of four doses of boron (0, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 mg/dm³) in the form of Borax (11% B). The experimental design in each case was a randomized block design, with five replicates. Fertilization with zinc and boron increased the growth of white oats, but had no significant effect on the nutritional value of the forage. Higher levels of absorption and accumulation of nutrients in plant tissues were observed following the application of boron and zinc at rates of up to 0.60 mg/dm³ of soil.

White oat and ryegrass were overseeded on Tifton 85 pastures for evaluation of dry matter yield (DMY), leaf:stem ratio (L:S), dehydration curves and nutritional value of forages. Dry matter intake and L:S ratio were analyzed using a completely randomized blocks design with five forage growth conditions (single Tifton 85 and intercropped with white oat or ryegrass, and white oat or ryegrass intercropped with Tifton 85), whereas for drying curves, ten dehydration times were tested (0, 4, 8, 24, 28, 32, 48, 52, 56 and 71 hours after harvest) by a 5 × 10 split-plot arrangement (growth conditions of forages as main plot and dehydration times as sub-plots). The nutritive value data were analyzed in a 3 × 3 split-plot trial with single Tifton 85, Tifton 85 - Oat and Tifton 85-Ryegrass as main plots and the three sampling times (before harvesting, at baling and 100 days after storage) as sub-plots. Oat and ryegrass showed higher L:S ratio, while the intercrops of Tifton 85 - Oat and Tifton 85 - Ryegrass presented lower DMY, but higher crude protein concentration and in vitro DM digestibility than single Tifton. Neutral and acid detergent fiber concentrations were higher for single Tifton 85. Ryegrass and white oat, overseeded on Tifton 85 pasture, improved the nutritional value of the hay produced; however, in a 100-day storage period, there was a reduction in in vitro dry matter digestibility and crude protein concentrations.

O trigo é cultivado, no Brasil, predominantemente, em semeadura direta, sistema em que o Zn pode tornar-se potencialmente deficiente, em decorrência da aplicação excessiva de corretivos da acidez e de fertilizantes fosfatados em superfície e/ou em pequenas profundidades. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito da aplicação foliar de zinco nas características agronômicas e produtividade do trigo. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi em blocos casualizados, com cinco repetições. Os tratamentos constituíram-se de quatro doses de zinco (0; 54; 108 e 216g ha-1 de Zn), divididas em duas aplicações foliares: a primeira no afilhamento (18 dias após a emergência das plantas) e a segunda no início do emborrachamento (65 dias após a emergência das plantas). A aplicação de Zn, via foliar, aumentou o número de afilhos férteis e a produtividade de trigo, porém tem pouco efeito nas características agronômicas da cultura em sistema de semeadura direta com teor alto de nutriente no solo.

Wheat is grown in Brazil, mostly in no-till, a system in which the zinc can become potentially deficient, due to excessive application of acidity corrective and phosphate fertilizers in surface and, or at shallow depths. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of foliar application of zinc in agronomic characteristics and yield of wheat. The experimental design was randomized blocks with five replications. Treatments consisted of four doses of zinc (0, 54, 108 and 216g ha-1 Zn), divided into two foliar applications, the first at tillering (18 days after plant emergence) and the second at the boot stage (65 days after emergence). Foliar application of zinc increased the number of fertile tillers and yield of wheat, however, have little effect on the agronomic characteristics of no-tilled crop with high nutrient content in soil.

The study was conducted to estimate the dehydration curves, chemical composition, and occurrence of fungi in white oat hay (Avena sativa L. cv. Guapa BRS) and black oat hay (Avena strigosa Schreb cv. Common) at two cutting heights. Dehydration curves were studied under a randomized block design with a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement using split plots in time, considering two types of oats (white and black), two cutting heights (10 and 20 cm), and 17 sampling times (0, 4, 19, 24, 28, 43, 47, 52, 67, 71, 76, 91, 95, 100, 115, 129, and 124 hours after harvesting) with five replicates. For the chemical composition and occurrence of fungi, the experimental design comprised randomized blocks in a factorial 2 × 2 split-plot in time with two types of oats, two cutting heights, and three assessment periods: before cutting, during baling, and after 30 days of storage, with five replicates. The hay obtained by cutting of the black and white oats at heights of 10 and 20 cm showed similar dehydration curves. The crude protein values were higher in white oats only at the time of cutting (141.5 g/kg). The black oats showed lower nutritional quality, with higher levels of ADF and lignin. There was no effect of cutting height on the chemical composition, but the cutting height interfered with the production of dry matter and residue after cutting, with cutting at 10 cm leading to higher dry matter production and at 20 cm to increased waste production. The cutting heights of the oats interfere directly with the dry matter production and post-harvest residue without changing the chemical composition of the hay.