Sward characteristics of deferred tanzania grass under different height levels, in the winter time

O estudo foi desenvolvido no Município de Astorga, PR, na Fazenda Nossa Senhora de Aparecida, com o objetivo de avaliar as características da pastagem e o acúmulo de forragem em capim-Tanzânia (Panicum maximum Jacq.), diferido e após pastejado no período de 23/07 a 18/09/1999, sob diferentes níveis de altura de pasto. O delineamento experimental usado foi o inteiramente casualizado, com duas repetições. Os tratamentos foram quatro alturas de pasto: T1=20, T2=40, T3=60 e T4=80 cm. Entretanto, para a análise estatística, utilizaram-se as alturas reais de pasto mantidas nas unidades experimentais, sendo: T1R1 = 26,3, T1R2 = 24,6, T2R1 = 47,9, T2R2 = 42,5, T3R1 = 55,8, T3R2 = 61,7, T4R1 = 69,2 e T4R2 = 71,4 cm. Pode-se concluir que a altura de pasto aumenta de forma linear as massas de forragem e de colmos verdes. O acúmulo de forragem não foi afetado pelas diferentes alturas de pasto.The study was carried out in the county of Astorga, PR, Brazil, in the Nossa Senhora de Aparecida farm. The objective was to study the sward characteristics and forage accumulation of tanzania grass, deferred and after grazed from 07/23 to 09/18/1999, under different sward height levels. The experimental design was a completely randommized, with two replications. The treatments were four levels of sward height: T1=20, T2=40, T3=60 and T4=80 cm. However, the true sward height levels were used for analysis statistics; T1R1=26,3, T1R2=24,6, T2R1=47,9, T2R2=42,5, T3R1=55,8, T3R2=61,7, T4R1=69,2 e T4R2=71,4 cm. Results indicate that: forage mass and green culm mass increased of the positive linear way with increased of sward height. There was no effect of sward height levels on the forage accumulation