CAPIM-PIATÃ EM SISTEMA DE INTEGRAÇÃO PECUÁRIA-FLORESTA: REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

Abstract

With the intensification of production, it is estimated that 80% of the cultivated pastures in Brazil are in some stage of degradation, with this, new techniques have been developed for a more efficient and sustainable use of the land. The livestock-forest integration is an alternative, being a production system that integrates the livestock component (pasture and animal) and forestry, in consortium or succession, in the same area. The use of this system becomes of great importance for the recovery of degraded areas such as pastures. Piatã grass is an excellent forage for this type of integration system because of its easy desiccation and slower initial growth than other grasses, in addition to its favorable management characteristics and forage accumulation in the dry period. Knowing that livestock-forest integration, using piatã grass as forage and eucalyptus as a forest component, are beneficial to the soil and animal production. This work, through a literature review, aimed to demonstrate the morphogenic, structural and productive characteristics of piatã grass in the production system in question. From the literature review, it is concluded that piatã grass, when managed correctly, becomes a good option for implementation in integrated systems such as IPF, contributing to the recovery of pastures. Under full sun conditions, it increases its availability and forage production with higher pastures, but decreases its quality. In shading conditions, the opposite occurs. Its structural and morphogenic characteristics adapt to shading, maintaining a good production rate in the production system in question.