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Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2001-03-13Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:28:29Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 alves_e_me_botfca.pdf: 1692657 bytes, checksum: 4ff23f18cb2cf8f36ac5f030a1aba20e (MD5) / O presente trabalho constou de oito estudos, que foram realizados em casa-de-vegetação, nos quais avaliou-se a seletividade de diferentes herbicidas, aplicados em pré e pós-emergência, em algumas gramíneas forrageiras tropicais: Brachiaria decumbens Stapf cv. Basilisk, Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst) Stapf cv. Marandu, Panicum maximum Jacq cv. Tanzânia e Panicum maximum Jacq cv. Mombaça. Os herbicidas e doses utilizadas, em g i.a /ha, foram: (i) aplicados em pós-emergência, imazethapyr a 50 e 100, metsulfuron-methyl a 1,0 e 2,0, chlorimuron-ethyl a 7,5 e 15, nicosulfuron a 25 e 50, bentazon a 360 e 720, diclofop-metil 140 e 280, fenoxaprop-ethyl a 30 e 60, atrazine 1.500 e 3.000 e ametryne a 625 e 1.250 e (ii) aplicados em pré-emergência, alachlor a 1.680 e 3.360, metolachlor 1.200 e 2.400, diuron a 800 e 1.600, imazaquin a 75 e 150, imazapyr a 250 e 500, imazethapyr a 50 e 100, clomazone a 450 e 900, flumetsulam a 70 e 140, ametryne a 625 e 1.250, metribuzin a 525 e 1.050 e trifluralin a 900 e 1.800, além de testemunha sem aplicação de herbicidas. Utilizou-se delineamento inteiramente casualizado com os tratamentos em seis repetições. O consumo de calda de aplicação foi de 180 L/ha e a barra de aplicação continha quatro bicos de jato plano, tipo Teejet 110.02 espaçados de 0,50 m e posicionados a 0,50 m de altura dos vasos. Avaliou-se a intoxicação das plantas com uma escala visual de notas e, no final dos estudos, a altura e massa da matéria seca de plantas. Para o P. maximum cv. Mombaça, apenas os herbicidas imazaquin, na menor dose, imazethapyr e flumetsulam aplicados em pré-emergência, foram seletivos; os herbicidas metsulfuron-methyl, chlorimuron-ethyl, nicosulfuron, diclofop-methil, atrazine e ametryne aplicados em pós-emergência, foram visualmente seletivos para a cultivar Mombaça. Para o P. maximum cv. Tanzânia, os herbicidas... . / This research was accomplished in eight experiments, carried out in green house with the aim of to avaluating the selectivity of different herbicides, applied at pre and post-emergence, in the following tropical grass forages: Brachiaria decumbens Stapf cv. Basilisk, Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst) Stapf cv. Marandu, Panicum maximum Jacq cv. Tanzânia and Panicum maximum Jacq cv. Mombaça. The herbicides and doses (g a.e. /ha) acessed were (i) pulverized in post-emergence imazethapyr at 50 and 100, metsulfuron-methyl at 1,0 and 2,0, chlorimuron-ethyl at 7,5 and 15, nicosulfuron at 25 and 50, bentazon at 360 and 720, diclofop-metil at 140 and 280, fenoxaprop-ethyl at 30 and 60, atrazine at 1.500 and 3.000 and ametryne at 625 and 1.250, (ii) in pre-emegency, alachlor at 1.680 and 3.360, metolachlor at 1.200 and 2.400, diuron at 800 and 1.600, imazaquin at 75 and 150, imazapyr at 250 and 500, imazethapyr at 50 and 100, clomazone at 450 and 900, flumetsulam at 70 and 140, ametryne at 625 and 1.250, metribuzin at 525 and 1.050, trifluralin at 900 and 1.800, and a control plot. The experimental design was totally randomized, with the trataments with six replications. The application solution consumed was 180 L/ha and the application bar had four TEEJET 110.02 plain jet nozzle, at 0,5 m height from each other and at 0,5 m from the pulverized pots. The plants intoxication was evaluated by a visual grade scale. At the end of the study plant height and dry matter weight were evaluated. To P. maximum cv. Mombaça, only imazaquin at the lower dose, imazethapyr and flumetsulam applied in preemergency acted selectively. The post-emergence herbicides, metsulfuron-methyl, chlorimuron-ethyl, nicosulfuron, diclofop-methil, atrazine and ametryne were visually selectives to Mombaça cultivar. To P. maximum cv. Tanzânia, the post-emergence herbicides... (Complete abstract, click electronic address below).

The effects of late spring defoliation on the winter forage quality of bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum [Pursh] Scribn. & Smith), Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis Elmer) and elk sedge (Carex geyeri Boott) and the response of wintering Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni Bailey) to changes in winter range forage quality were examined. The study included two experiments; a hand clipping experiment conducted on bluebunch wheatgrass and a sheep grazing experiment conducted on bluebunch wheatgrass, Idaho fescue, and elk sedge. Four treatments were applied to bluebunch wheatgrass in the clipping experiment: 1) the entire basal area of individual plants was clipped to a 7.6 cm stubble height during the mid boot phenological stage, 2) one-half the basal area of individual plants was clipped to a 7.6 cm stubble height during the mid boot stage, 3) the entire basal area of individual plants was clipped to a 7.6 cm stubble height during the inflorescence emergence stage, and 4) plants were left unclipped as a control. In early November, forage samples from each of the three clipping treatments exhibited increases in percent crude protein and percent in vitro dry matter digestibility compared to the unclipped control treatment. Clipping the entire basal area of bluebunch wheatgrass plants to a 7.6 cm stubble height during the mid boot or inflorescence emergence stage was more detrimental to plant vigor than clipping one-half the plant basal area during the mid boot stage or leaving the plants unclipped. There was some evidence that clipping one-half the plant basal area during the mid boot stage may improve plant vigor compared to no clipping. Differences in crude protein, in vitro dry matter digestibility, and dry matter yield from winter forage samples of bluebunch wheatgrass, Idaho fescue and elk sedge were detected between plots grazed by domestic sheep during the boot stage of bluebunch wheatgrass and plots where sheep grazing was excluded. No differences in winter elk utilization of bluebunch wheatgrass, Idaho fescue, or elk sedge were detected between the late spring sheep grazing treatment and sheep exclusion treatment. Plot occupancy by wintering elk was similar between plots grazed by sheep and plots where sheep grazing was excluded. Although, wintering elk did not appear to respond to the livestock grazing treatment, results from this study suggest small improvements in the winter forage quality of perennial grasses such as bluebunch wheatgrass can result following late spring defoliation. Forage conditioning treatments which produce even small improvements in forage quality may be important to the nutritional status of wintering elk. / Graduation date: 1997

Thesis (doctoral)--Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on Feb. 12, 2010 ). The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Dr. Robert L. Kallenbach, Thesis Supervisor. Includes bibliographical references.

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Nine varieties of silage sorghum and one pearl millet variety were tested at the Maricopa Agricultural Center in Maricopa, AZ. Information on silage sorghum yield and quality can be of use to the dairy industry and help growers choose the best varieties based on their needs. We found no significant differences among the varieties for ash, ADF, and NDF. We did find significant differences in yield with Silo 700 BMR having the highest yield with 31.62 tons/acre and GS125 having the lowest with 20.53 tons/acre. We also saw significant differences in crude protein with ExpGD having the highest (3.47%) and Silo 700 BMR (1.93%) being the lowest.

Small grain varieties are evaluated each year by University of Arizona personnel. The purpose of these tests is to characterize varieties in terms of yield and other attributes. Variety performance varies greatly from year to year and several site-years are necessary to adequately characterize the yield potential of a variety. A summary of small grain variety trials conducted by the University of Arizona can be found online at http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1265.pdf.