SUMMARY
This work aimed to evaluate the spatial variability of structural and productive responses of Marandu grass depending on the chemical characteristics of the soil and topography. The experiment was conducted in a topossequence, school of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, The V variables were evaluated CTC, SB, m, pH at a depth of 0-20 cm, effective depth, number of tillers (m2), production dry matter (kg ha-1), when sward (cm). 72 samples were collected in georeferenced points on sloping ground. The soil was classified as Entisol in the upper portion (top), Udorthent Eutrophic the upper third of the slope (shoulder), Udorthent eutrophic in the middle third of the slope (half-slope) and Quartzips amment Hydromorphic in the lower third (pedimento). All variables presented spatial dependence with variograms of well-defined structure. The pasture presented heterogeneity in the morphology of the canopy due to the spatial distribution of soil fertility, resulting in canopy and producing higher dry matter at the top and reaching the lower production on the shoulder of topossequence. The sward has heterogeneity in morphology depending on the spatial distribution of soil fertility and the effective depth, resulting in the creation of two management areas: 1àtopo and pediment, and 2à shoulder and half hillside.
Brachiaria brizantha; geostatistics; slope; toposequence
