The objective of this work was to evaluate the agronomic performance of the maize and xaraés palisade grass (Urochloa brizantha 'Xaraés') crops in intercropping, grown in no-tillage and conventional tillage, in an agrosilvopastoral system, with the application of different nitrogen topdressing rates. The experiment was conducted in a maize crop area with the forest species "mulateiro" (Calycophyllum spruceanum). The experimental design was randomized complete blocks, in a split-plot arrangement with two systems of soil management (no-tillage and conventional tillage with heavy disk) allocated to the plots and five rates of nitrogen topdressing (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 kg ha-1 N) to the subplots, totaling ten treatments. Maize grain yield responded linearly to N application in area of conventional tillage. In no-tillage area, the dose of 165 kg ha-1 N topdressing was necessary to obtain satisfactory yields. Nitrogen topdressing in maize crop until the dose of 200 kg ha-1 N does not influence xaraés palisade grass yield when intercropped between the lines, after maize harvest.
Brachiaria brizantha; Zea mays; topdressing; intercropping; crop-livestock integration; soil management.
