Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-g7gxr Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-05T09:21:58.118Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Production and nutritive value of Tifton 85 bermudagrass pastures overseeded with annual ryegrass and inoculated with diazotrophic bacteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2022

L. G. Casagrande Open the ORCID record for L. G. Casagrande [Opens in a new window] ,
C. J. Olivo ,
J. F. Aires ,
A. C. Vieira Open the ORCID record for A. C. Vieira [Opens in a new window] ,
A. A. Charão ,
M. P. Quatrin ,
F. A. Grzelak ,
M. D. Frantz ,
M. E. C. Salvador  and
B. M. de Andrade
...Show all authors
L. G. Casagrande*
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
C. J. Olivo
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
J. F. Aires
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Animal Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
A. C. Vieira
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Animal Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
A. A. Charão
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
M. P. Quatrin
Affiliation:
Cruzeiro do Sul – Technical School, ETE Cruzeiro do Sul, São Luiz Gonzaga, RS, Brazil
F. A. Grzelak
Affiliation:
Undergraduate Program in Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
M. D. Frantz
Affiliation:
Undergraduate Program in Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
M. E. C. Salvador
Affiliation:
Undergraduate Program in Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
B. M. de Andrade
Affiliation:
Undergraduate Program in Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
P. B. dos Santos
Affiliation:
Undergraduate Program in Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
T. J. Tonin
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: L. G. Casagrande, E-mail: [email protected]
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

The inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense has the potential to reduce the use of mineral fertilizers with efficient capacity to promote plant growth and yield. Most studies on the Azospirillum–plant association have been conducted on cereals and annual grasses. More studies are needed in perennial pastures, such as bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.) that require substantial nitrogen (N) fertilization to maximize their production potential. Therefore, pastures based on Tifton 85 bermudagrass in association with annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.), which were inoculated with A. brasilense and fertilized with increasing amounts of N fertilizer and grazed by lactating Holstein cows were evaluated. Three grazing systems were evaluated: (i) Tifton 85, inoculated + 180 kg N/ha per year; (ii) Tifton 85 + 230 kg N/ha per year; and (iii) Tifton 85 + 280 kg N/ha per year. Forage samples were collected before and after grazing to evaluate the responses of the plants and animals. The forage yields of the systems were 21.0, 20.8 and 22.1 t DM/ha per year and the stocking rates were 3.9, 3.8 and 4.0 animal unit/ha per day, respectively. Crude protein, total digestible nutrients and neutral detergent fibre concentrations were 162, 560 and 667 g/kg, respectively. Inoculation in pastures planted with Tifton 85 bermudagrass in combination with ryegrass (plus 180 kg N/ha per year) had a positive effect, providing forage yield and nutritional value equivalent to those with fertilization with 230 kg N/ha per year.

Keywords

Azospirillum brasilensebiofertilizerdairy cattlegrazing systemsplant growth-promoting bacteria
Type
Animal Research Paper
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 160 , Issue 1-2 , February 2022 , pp. 117 - 126
Check for updates
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Aguirre, PF, Olivo, CJ, Rodrigues, PF, Falk, DR, Adams, CB and Schiafino, HL (2018) Valor nutritivo da Coastcross-1 inoculada com Azospirillum brasilense. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia 70, 1997–2006.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Alava, EI, Newman, YC, Sollenberger, LE, Staples, C, Ortega, LE, Baseggio, M, Alava, EM and Garcia, M (2015) Rotational stocking of Tifton 85 bermudagrass and supplementation level effects on performance of replacement dairy heifers. Agronomy Journal 107, 388–394.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Alderman, PD, Boote, KJ and Sollenberger, LE (2011) Regrowth dynamics of ‘Tifton 85’ bermudagrass as affected by nitrogen fertilization. Crop Science 51, 1716–1726.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Alvares, CA, Stape, JL, Sentelhas, PC, Gonçalves, JLM and Sparovek, G (2014) Köppen's climate classification map for Brazil. Meteorologische Zeitschrift 22, 711–728.10.1127/0941-2948/2013/0507CrossRefGoogle Scholar
AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) (1995) Official Methods of Analysis. Washington, DC, USA: Association of Official Agricultural Chemists.Google Scholar
Bashan, I and Bashan, LE (2010) How the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum promotes plant growth – a critical assessment. Advances in Agronomy 108, 77–136.10.1016/S0065-2113(10)08002-8CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Behera, SN, Sharma, M, Aneja, VP and Balasubramanian, R (2013) Ammonia in the atmosphere: a review on emission sources, atmospheric chemistry and deposition on terrestrial bodies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 20, 8092–8131.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Burns, JC, Pond, KR and Fisher, DS (1994) Measurements of forage intake. In Fahey Jr GC (ed), Forage Quality, Evaluation, and Utilization. Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp. 494–532, doi: 10.2134/1994.foragequality.c12.Google Scholar
Cappelle, ER, Filho, SCV, Da Silva, JFC and Cecon, PR (2001) Estimativas do valor energético a partir de características químicas e bromatológicas dos alimentos. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia 30, 1837–1856.10.1590/S1516-35982001000700022CrossRefGoogle Scholar
CQFS – RS/SC (2016) Manual de Adubação e Calagem para os Estados do Rio Grande do Sul e Santa Catarina. Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo.Google Scholar
De Almeida, DJ, Oliveira, B and Maier, J (2019) Isolation of mycotoxin producers fungi found in fenada form ryegrass. Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research 2, 1251–1256.Google Scholar
Delagarde, R, Prache, S, D'Hour, P and Petit, M (2001) Ingestion de l'herbe par les ruminants au pâturage. Fourrages 166, 189–212.Google Scholar
Dias, MS, Florentino, LA, Rabelo, FHS, de Rezende, AV, Souza, FRC and Borgo, L (2019) Morphological, productive, and chemical traits of xaraés grass: nitrogen topdressing versus inoculation. Ciência Animal Brasileira 20, 1–12.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Diehl, MS, Olivo, CJ, Agnolin, CA, Junior, RLA, Bratz, VF and dos Santos, JC (2014) Forage yield and nutritive value of Elephant grass, Italian ryegrass and spontaneous growing species mixed with forage peanut or red clover. Ciência Rural 44, 1845–1852.10.1590/0103-8478cr20131347CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Duarte, CFD, Cecato, U, Hungria, M, Fernandes, HJ, Biserra, TT, Galbeiro, S, Toniato, AKB and da Silva, DR (2020) Morphogenetic and structural characteristics of Urochloa species under inoculation with plant-growth-promoting bacteria and nitrogen fertilisation. Crop and Pasture Science 71, 82–89.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Euclides, VPB, Macedo, MCM and Oliveira, MP (1992) Avaliação de diferentes métodos de amostragem (para se estimar o valor nutritivo de forragens) sob pastejo. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia 21, 691–702.Google Scholar
Farias Filho, JA, de Paula, FLM, de Paula, AL, Paris, W, Ghinzelli, F, Arend, GH and de Menezes, LFG (2018) Production and quality of Tifton 85 pastures overseeded with black oat: effects of irrigation and nitrogen fertilization. Semina: Ciências Agrárias 39, 2071–2080.Google Scholar
Gonçalves, GD, dos Santos, GT, Cecato, U, Jobim, CC, Damasceno, JC, Branco, AF and Faria, KP (2002) Produção e valor nutritivo de gramíneas do gênero Cynodon em diferentes idades ao corte durante o ano. Acta Scientiarum 24, 1163–1174.Google Scholar
Hodgson, J (1979) Nomenclature and definitions in grazing studies. Grass and Forage Science 34, 11–18.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Housh, AB, Powell, G and Scott, S (2021) Functional mutants of Azospirillum brasilense elicit beneficial physiological and metabolic responses in Zea mays contributing to increased host iron assimilation. The ISME Journal 15, 1505–1522.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Hungria, M, Campo, RJ, Souza, EM and Pedrosa, FO (2010) Inoculation with selected strains of Azospirillum brasilense and A. lipoferum improves yields of maize and wheat in Brazil. Plant and Soil 331, 413–425.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hungria, M, Nogueira, MA and Araujo, RS (2016) Inoculation of Brachiaria spp. with the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense: an environment-friendly component in the reclamation of degraded pastures in the tropics. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 221, 125–131.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hungria, M, Rondina, ABL, Nunes, ALP, Araujo, RS and Nogueira, MA (2021) Seed and leaf-spray inoculation of PGPR in brachiarias (Urochloa spp.) as an economic and environmental opportunity to improve plant growth, forage yield and nutrient status. Plant and Soil 463, 171–186.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kirchner, R, Soares, AB, Sartor, LR, Adami, PF, Migliorini, F and Fonseca, L (2010) Desempenho de forrageiras hibernais sob distintos níveis de luminosidade. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia 39, 2371–2379.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Krupa, SV (2003) Effects of atmospheric ammonia (NH3) on terrestrial vegetation: a review. Environmental Pollution 124, 179–221.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Lacerda, MJR, Freitas, KR and Silva, JV (2009) Determinação da matéria seca de forrageiras pelos métodos de micro-ondas e convencional. Bioscience Journal 25, 185–190.Google Scholar
Leite, RC, dos Santos, JGD, Silva, EL, Alves, CRCR, Hungria, M, Leite, RC and dos Santos, AC (2019) Productivity increase, reduction of nitrogen fertiliser use and drought-stress mitigation by inoculation of Marandu grass (Urochloa brizantha) with Azospirillum brasilense. Crop and Pasture Science 70, 61–67.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mezzalira, JC, Carvalho, PCF, Amaral, MF, Bremm, C, Trindade, JK, Gonçalves, EN, Genro, TCM and Silva, RWSM (2013) Rotational grazing management in a tropical pasture to maximize the dairy cow's herbage intake rate. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia 65, 833–840.10.1590/S0102-09352013000300032CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Michelangeli, JAC, Newman, YC, Sollenberger, LE, Staples, C, Ortega, LE and Christman, MC (2010) Managing harvest of Tifton 85 bermudagrass for production and nutritive value. Forage and Grazinglands 8, 1–7.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mufatto, LM, Neres, MA, Nath, CD, Stangarlin, JR, Scheidt, KC, Casarotto, L, Sarto, JRW and Sunahara, SMM (2016) Caracterização e quantificação da população de fungos em área de produção de feno de capim Tifton 85, adubado com biofertilizante suíno. Ciência Rural 46, 486–491.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ojeda, JJ, Caviglia, OP, Irisarri, JGN and Agnusdei, G (2018) Modelling inter-annual variation in dry matter yield and precipitation use efficiency of perennial pastures and annual forage crops sequences. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 259, 1–10.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Oliveira, RC, Pedroso, CES, Soares, VN, de Tunes, LM, Meneghello, GE and Rabelo, CHS (2019) Sowing depth of annual ryegrass seed on different substrates as a vigor test. Journal of Seed Science 41, 196–204.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Olivo, CJ, Meinerz, GR, Agnolin, CA, Steinwandter, E, Ziech, MF and Skonieski, FR (2010) Produção de forragem e carga animal de pastagens de Coastcross sobressemeadas com forrageiras de inverno. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia 39, 68–73.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Olivo, CJ, Quatrin, MP, Sauter, CP, Silva, AR, Sauthier, JC and Sauter, MP (2019) Productivity and crude protein concentration of Tifton 85 pasture-based mixed with pinto peanut. Ciência e Agrotecnologia 43, 1–8.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Pedraza, RO, Filippone, MP, Fontana, C, Salazar, SM, Mata, AR, Cacho, DS and Baca, BE (2020) Azospirillum. In Amaresan N, Kumar MS, Annapurma K, Kumar K and Sankaranarayanan A (eds). Beneficial Microbes in Agro-Ecology, Elsevier: Academic Press, pp. 73–105. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-823414-3.00006-X.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Pedreira, CG, da Silva, VJ, Guimarães, MS, Pequeno, DNL and Tonato, F (2018) Fixed versus variable rest period effects on herbage accumulation and canopy structure of grazed ‘Tifton 85’ and ‘Jiggs’ Bermuda grass. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 53, 113–120.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Pereira, OG, Rovetta, R, Ribeiro, KG, Santos, MER, da Fonseca, DM and Cecon, PR (2011) Características morfogênicas e estruturais do capim-Tifton 85 sob doses de nitrogênio e alturas de corte. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia 40, 1870–1878.10.1590/S1516-35982011000900005CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Perrig, DM, Boiero, ML, Masciarelli, OA, Penna, CO, Ruiz, OA, Cassán, FD and Luna, MV (2007) Plant-growth-promoting compounds produced by two agronomically important strains of Azospirillum brasilense, and implications for inoculant formulation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 75, 1143–1150.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Pindi, PK and Satyanarayana, SD (2012) Liquid microbial consortium a potential tool for sustainable soil health. Journal of Biofertilizers and Biopesticides 3, 1–9.Google Scholar
Quatrin, MP, Olivo, CJ, Simonetti, GD, Bratz, VF, De Godoy, GL and Casagrande, LG (2019) Response of dual-purpose wheat to nitrogen fertilization and seed inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense. Ciência e Agrotecnologia 43, 1–10.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Rhoads, ML, Rhoads, RP, VanBaale, MJ, Collier, RJ, Sanders, SR, Weber, WJ, Crooker, BA and Baumgard, LH (2009) Effects of heat stress and plane of nutrition on lactating Holstein cows: I. Production, metabolism, and aspects of circulating somatotropin. Journal of Dairy Science 92, 1986–1997.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Ribeiro, TMD, Monteiro, ALG, Poli, CHEC, de Moraes, A, Silva, ALP and de Barros, CS (2009) Características da pastagem de azevém e produtividade de cordeiros em pastejo. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia 38, 580–587.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Santos, MS, Nogueira, MA and Hungria, M (2021) Outstanding impact of Azospirillum brasilense strains Ab-V5 and Ab-V6 on the Brazilian agriculture: lessons that farmers are receptive to adopt new microbial inoculants. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 45, 1–31.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
SAS Institute (2016) SAS Studio User's Guide Version 3.5. Cary, NC, USA: SAS Institute.Google Scholar
Schaefer, PE, Martin, TM, Pizzani, R and Schaefer, E (2019) Inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense on corn yield and yield components in an integrated crop-livestock system. Acta Scientiarum Agronomy 41, 1–9.Google Scholar
Simonetti, GD, Olivo, CJ, Bratz, VF, Sauthier, JC and Adams, CB (2019) Productivity and nutritive value of elephant grass pastures under organic and conventional production systems. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 91, 1–13.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Sollenberger, LE (2008) Sustainable production systems for Cynodon species in the subtropics and tropics. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia 37, 85–100.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Streck, EV, Kämpf, N, Dalmolin, RSD, Klamt, E, do Nascimento, PC, Schneider, P, Giasson, E and Pinto, LFS (2008) Solos do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: EMATER/RS, p. 222.Google Scholar
Taffarel, LE, Mesquita, EE, Castagnara, DD, Galbeiro, S, Costa, PB and de Oliveira, PSR (2016) Tifton 85 grass responses to different nitrogen levels and cutting intervals. Semina: Ciências Agrárias 37, 2067–2084.Google Scholar
Van Soest, PJ, Robertson, JB and Lewis, BA (1991) Methods for dietary fiber, neutral detergent fiber, and nonstarch polysaccharides in relation to animal nutrition. Journal Animal Science 74, 3583–3597.Google ScholarPubMed
Vieira, MMM and Michel Filho, WJE (2010) Influência dos fatores abióticos no fluxo de biomassa e na estrutura do dossel. Archivos de Zootecnia 59, 15–24.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Vieira, AC, Olivo, CJ, Adams, CB, Sauthier, JC, Proença, LR, de Oliveira, MD, dos Santos, P, Schiafino, HP, Tonin, TJ, de Godoy, GL, Arrial, M and Casagrande, LG (2019) Plant and animal responses of elephant grass pasture-based systems mixed with pinto peanut. The Journal of Agricultural Science 157, 63–71.CrossRefGoogle Scholar