PERFIL FERMENTATIVO DA SILAGEM DE MILHO COM CULTIVARES DE Panicum E FEIJÃO GUADU EM SISTEMA INTEGRADO

Abstract

Pastures play a crucial role in animal nutrition in the country. At the However, seasonal variation in forage plants can negatively affect productivity in certain periods. In this sense, adopting conservation techniques, such as the production of silage, emerges as an effective strategy to guarantee stable production throughout the year. Therefore, the integration of annual crops with tropical forages in agricultural systems has been identified as a promising alternative to increase production and quality of silage, promoting sustainability in livestock farming. However, it is necessary to know more on the triple consortium of cultures simultaneously. In this way, the objective was to evaluate the profile fermentation of corn silage intercropped with Panicum maximum and bean cultivars guandu. The experiment was conducted in randomized blocks, with three replications. The treatments were made up of silage: corn (Zea mays L.) in monoculture; tamani grass (Panicum maximum) in monoculture; Kenya grass (Panicum maximum) in monoculture; zuri grass (Panicum maximum) in monoculture; Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan cv. BRS Mandarim) in monoculture; corn intercropped with tamani grass + pigeon peas; corn intercropped with kenya grass + pigeon pea; corn intercropped with zuri grass + pigeon peas. You results demonstrated that corn silage intercropped with Panicum cultivars maximum and pigeonpea improved the fermentative characteristics of cultures in monoculture. Thus, the silage produced by the triple consortium proved to be a efficient way to produce food in a sustainable way, allowing greater intensification of production system.