Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths

In arid conditions, the low quality of the forage and water shortage could be attenuated by the introduction of Opuntia species. Several plant species grows well under Prosopis canopy, responding to a higher nutrient content in the soil, It was hypothesized that productivity and nutrient content, ma...

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Autores principales: Grünwaldt, Josefina María, Guevara, Juan Carlos, Martínez Carretero, Eduardo, Grünwaldt, Eduardo Guillermo
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author Grünwaldt, Josefina María
Guevara, Juan Carlos
Martínez Carretero, Eduardo
Grünwaldt, Eduardo Guillermo
author_facet Grünwaldt, Josefina María
Guevara, Juan Carlos
Martínez Carretero, Eduardo
Grünwaldt, Eduardo Guillermo
author_sort Grünwaldt, Josefina María
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description In arid conditions, the low quality of the forage and water shortage could be attenuated by the introduction of Opuntia species. Several plant species grows well under Prosopis canopy, responding to a higher nutrient content in the soil, It was hypothesized that productivity and nutrient content, mainly crude protein (CP), of Opuntia ellisiana planted under Prosopis would be higher than of those planted outside the canopy, and that these parameters would be influenced by the cactus position: north or south from the centre of the tree. Sampling was done in 18 plants under the canopy of Prosopis and 23 outside of it. After one year of the plantation, the totality of cladodes was harvested. The productivity per plant was 3.1 and 5.7 cladodes and 34.9 and 48.1 g of dry matter (DM), outside and under the canopy, respectively. The bromatological values (%) were moisture: 89.1 and 91.9, organic matter (OM): 76.7 and 79.8, CP: 4.4 and 8.1, acid detergent fiber (ADF): 13.7 and 18.2, neutral detergent fiber (NDF): 29.0 and 31.5, K: 3.1 and 3.6, P: 0.07 and 0.11, Ca: 5.5 and 4.4, Na: 0.04 and 0.02, outside and under the canopy, respectively. Crude protein, moisture, OM, ADF, NDF, K, P and productivity per plant were higher under the canopy, whereas Ca and Na values were higher outside the canopy (p<0.05). Magnesium (1.9 and 1.9%) was not affected by the position outside or under the canopy. The north or south orientation did not influence any of the analysed parameters.
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spelling uncu-116772019-03-01T17:00:31Z Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths Efecto de Prosopis spp. como planta nodriza sobre el contenido de nutrientes y la productividad de Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths Grünwaldt, Josefina María Guevara, Juan Carlos Martínez Carretero, Eduardo Grünwaldt, Eduardo Guillermo Prosopis Opuntia ellisiana Opuntia Proteína cruda Existencias de alimentos Agroecosistemas Tierras áridas Cladodios Bromatological composition Crude protein Food reserve Agrosystem enrichment Arid lands Composición bromatológica Cactus In arid conditions, the low quality of the forage and water shortage could be attenuated by the introduction of Opuntia species. Several plant species grows well under Prosopis canopy, responding to a higher nutrient content in the soil, It was hypothesized that productivity and nutrient content, mainly crude protein (CP), of Opuntia ellisiana planted under Prosopis would be higher than of those planted outside the canopy, and that these parameters would be influenced by the cactus position: north or south from the centre of the tree. Sampling was done in 18 plants under the canopy of Prosopis and 23 outside of it. After one year of the plantation, the totality of cladodes was harvested. The productivity per plant was 3.1 and 5.7 cladodes and 34.9 and 48.1 g of dry matter (DM), outside and under the canopy, respectively. The bromatological values (%) were moisture: 89.1 and 91.9, organic matter (OM): 76.7 and 79.8, CP: 4.4 and 8.1, acid detergent fiber (ADF): 13.7 and 18.2, neutral detergent fiber (NDF): 29.0 and 31.5, K: 3.1 and 3.6, P: 0.07 and 0.11, Ca: 5.5 and 4.4, Na: 0.04 and 0.02, outside and under the canopy, respectively. Crude protein, moisture, OM, ADF, NDF, K, P and productivity per plant were higher under the canopy, whereas Ca and Na values were higher outside the canopy (p&lt;0.05). Magnesium (1.9 and 1.9%) was not affected by the position outside or under the canopy. The north or south orientation did not influence any of the analysed parameters. En condiciones de aridez, la baja calidad del forraje y la escasez de agua podrían ser atenuadas con la introducción de especies de Opuntia. Varias especies tienen buen crecimiento bajo la canopia de Prosopis spp., respondiendo a un contenido más alto de nutrientes en el suelo. Se hipotetizó que la productividad y el contenido de nutrientes, principalmente proteína cruda (PC), de Opuntia ellisiana establecidas bajo la canopia de Prosopis serían más altos que los implantados fuera de la misma y que estos parámetros serían influenciados por la posición del cactus: norte o sur respecto del centro del árbol. Se muestrearon 18 plantas de cactus bajo la canopia y otras fuera de la misma. Después de un año de crecimiento, se cosechó la totalidad de los cladodios. La productividad por planta fue 3,1 y 5,7 cladodios y 34,9 y 48,1 g de materia seca (MS), fuera y bajo la canopia, respectivamente. Los valores bromatológicos (%) fueron humedad: 89,1 y 91,9, materia orgánica (MO): 76,7 y 79,8, PC: 4,4 y 8,1, fibra detergente ácida (FDA): 13,7 y 18,2, fibra detergente neutra (FDN): 29,0 y 31,5, K: 3,1 y 3,6, P: 0,07 y 0,11, Ca: 5,5 y 4,4, Na: 0,04 y 0,02, bajo y fuera de la canopia, respectivamente. Proteína cruda, humedad, MO, FDA, FDN, K, P y productividad por planta fueron más altas bajo la canopia, mientras que los valores de Ca y Na fueron más altos fuera de la canopia (p&lt;0.05). Magnesio (1,9 y 1,9%) no fue afectado por la posición bajo y fuera de la canopia, respectivamente. La orientación norte o sur no influenció los parámetros analizados. Fil: Grünwaldt, Josefina María. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas <IADIZA> Fil: Guevara, Juan Carlos. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas <IADIZA> Fil: Martínez Carretero, Eduardo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas <IADIZA> Fil: Grünwaldt, Eduardo Guillermo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas <IADIZA> Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias 78 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias Vol. 50, no. 2 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Vol. 50, no. 2 2018-12-18 eng Inglés http://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/11479 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/ article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias http://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/11677
spellingShingle Prosopis
Opuntia ellisiana
Opuntia
Proteína cruda
Existencias de alimentos
Agroecosistemas
Tierras áridas
Cladodios
Bromatological composition
Crude protein
Food reserve
Agrosystem enrichment
Arid lands
Composición bromatológica
Cactus
Grünwaldt, Josefina María
Guevara, Juan Carlos
Martínez Carretero, Eduardo
Grünwaldt, Eduardo Guillermo
Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths
title Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths
title_full Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths
title_fullStr Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths
title_short Effect of Prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths
title_sort effect of prosopis spp. as a nurse plant on nutrient content and productivity of opuntia ellisiana griffiths
topic Prosopis
Opuntia ellisiana
Opuntia
Proteína cruda
Existencias de alimentos
Agroecosistemas
Tierras áridas
Cladodios
Bromatological composition
Crude protein
Food reserve
Agrosystem enrichment
Arid lands
Composición bromatológica
Cactus
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