Comparación del manejo de pastizales con un sistema de riego tradicional frente a la tecnología crop booster para obtener mejor producción forrajera en la estación experimental Tunshi.

Abstract

The objective of the research was to compare pasture management with a traditional irrigation system versus Crop Booster technology to obtain greater forage production. It was carried out in lot 10.2 B with a forage mixture of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), Ray grass (Lolium perenne) and White Clover (Trifolium repens), with an extension of 50 m wide and 178 m long with a total area of 8900m2, which was divided in half, thus remaining with measures of 50 m wide and 89 m long each, with an area of 4450m2 where the comparison of the irrigation systems was made, which was during a period of 30 days irrigation 1 day per week for 40 min. The data was taken two days a week to compare the two irrigation systems, where the botanical composition %, basal cover %, aerial cover % and height cm were determined. The device consisted of low-frequency microtransmitters which are transported by water, also allowed stimulating the plants so that there is a better development, greater water absorption and reducing the days of grassland cutting. The experimental data were submitted using the t-student test at (P<0.01) and (P> 0.05). The best results were obtained when implementing the Crop Booster device compared to conventional irrigation since it presented highly significant differences in the percentage of protein of 9.58%, which influences the diet, green forage production 14252 kg/fv/ha/cut, a benefit/cost of 1.57 USD, concluding that irrigation with the Crop Booster device results in greater forage production, it is recommended that the research serve as a basis and that it be applied to other forage mixtures.