Bromatological characteristics of Macrotyloma axillare as a function of combined supply of phosphorus and calcium

Authors

  • Karina Batista APTA, Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa
  • Alessandra Aparecida Giacomini APTA, Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa
  • Waldssimiler Teixeira de Mattos APTA, Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa
  • Luciana Gerdes APTA, Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa
  • Ivani Pozar Otsuk APTA, Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa
  • Flávia Maria de Andrade Gimenes APTA, Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v34n6a2018-39822

Keywords:

Combination of Nutrients, Crude protein, Fibers, Forage legume, Sustainable farming

Abstract

The supply of nutrients to forage legumes is significant for their nutritional quality. The study aimed to evaluate the bromatological characteristics of the legume Macrotyloma axillare in response to the combined application of phosphorus and calcium. The study was conducted in a greenhouse on a Red Yellow Ultisol. A fractionated 52 factorial was used, with 13 different combinations of phosphorus and calcium application rates (P-Ca): 0-0; 0-20; 0-40; 100-10; 100-30; 200-0; 200-20; 200-40; 300-10; 300-30; 400-0; 400-20; and 400-40 mg dm-3. Experimental units were set in a randomized block design, with four replications. Neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), hemicellulose, cellulose, lignin, and crude protein (CP) in the leaves and branches were determined in two harvests. In both harvests of the legume we observed that the ADF, hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin contents in the leaves did not show isolated or combined responses to phosphorus and calcium rates. It was concluded that the combined supply of phosphorus and calcium did not interfere in the nutritional quality of the legume. Calcium supplied alone interfered only the NDF content and phosphorus supplied of the CP of the leaves. Phosphorus rates of 31.5 mg dm-3 and 28.2 mg dm-3 were responsible for the lower NDF content in the leaves and the higher hemicellulose content in the branches, respectively.

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Published

2018-12-14

How to Cite

BATISTA, K.., GIACOMINI, A.A., DE MATTOS, W.T., GERDES, L., OTSUK, I.P. and GIMENES, F.M. de A., 2018. Bromatological characteristics of Macrotyloma axillare as a function of combined supply of phosphorus and calcium . Bioscience Journal [online], vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 1674–1682. [Accessed23 November 2024]. DOI 10.14393/BJ-v34n6a2018-39822. Available from: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/39822.

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Agricultural Sciences