CRECIMIENTO Y PRODUCCIÓN DE FORRAJE DE CLITORIA (Clitoria ternatea L.) EN CONDICIONES TROPICALES DE MÉXICO

Joel Ventura-Ríos; Mario Alberto Santiago-Ortega; Delia Margarita Olvera-Aguilar; Hermes Pérez-Hernández; Perpetuo Álvarez-Vázquez; Adelaido Rafael Rojas-García

doi:10.29393/CHJAAS42-7PRVR60007

Authors

Joel Ventura-Ríos Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calz. Antonio Narro 1923, Buenavista, C.P. 25315, Saltillo, Coahuila, México https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1796-5741
Mario Alberto Santiago-Ortega Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, C.P. 97300, Yucatán, México https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6713-487X
Delia Margarita Olvera-Aguilar Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calz. Antonio Narro 1923, Buenavista, C.P. 25315, Saltillo, Coahuila, México https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1173-2086
Hermes Pérez-Hernández Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP). Campo Experimental Edzná, Campeche. C.P. 24520, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5883-066X
Perpetuo Álvarez-Vázquez Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calz. Antonio Narro 1923, Buenavista, C.P. 25315, Saltillo, Coahuila, México https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2666-3999
Adelaido Rafael Rojas-García Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia No. 2. C.P. 41940, Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5617-5403

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29393/CHJAAS42-7PRVR60007%20

Keywords:

Clitoria ternatea L, cutting height, row spacing, forage production

Abstract

Agronomic management is a crucial factor for optimizing forage legume production under tropical conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of row spacing (DS), cutting height (AC), and days after homogenization cut (DDCH) on the growth and forage production of C. ternatea L. The experiment was conducted in Yucatán, Mexico, using a randomized complete block design with a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement, generating four treatments: T1 (5 cm, 80 cm), T2 (10 cm, 80 cm), T3 (5 cm, 60 cm), and T4 (10 cm, 60 cm). Analysis of variance and mean comparison tests (? = 0,05) indicated that DS significantly affected (p<0,01) plant height (AP), intercepted radiation (RI), crop growth rate (TCC), and forage production. In T2, AC modified (p?0,01) AP and RI. AP and RI were greater and showed significant differences (p<0,05) at 88 DDCH in T2, reaching values ??of 110,7 cm and 83%, respectively. TCC was higher at 72 DDCH in T2, reaching a production of 11,6 kg DM ha^-1 d^-1 (p?0.05). The highest forage production was reached at 80 DDCH (4950 kg ha?¹; p?0.05) in T1. In conclusion, forage production of C. ternatea L. depends on the cutting interval, modulated by row spacing and cutting height, highlighting its productive potential under appropriate agronomic management in tropical conditions in Mexico.