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Litter Decomposition and Mineralization in Bahiagrass Pastures Managed at Different Intensities

^a Dep. de Zootecnia/UFRPE, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros, S/N, Dois Irmãos, 52171-900, Recife-PE, Brazil
^b Agronomy Dep., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0300
^c Soil and Crop Science Department, Texas A&M University, Overton, TX 75684
^d Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0306

View larger version (14K): [in a new window]   Fig.1. Litter biomass remaining on Pensacola bahiagrass pastures managed at a range of intensities during 2002–2003. Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.91.

View larger version (16K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. N disappearance during incubation of litter from Pensacola bahiagrass pastures managed at a range of intensities during 2002 and 2003 (A). Pearson correlation coefficient in 2002 = 0.59; Pearson correlation coefficient in 2003 = 0.77. P disappearance of litter averaged across 2002 and 2003 (B). Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.88. Litter C to N ratio from 2002 and 2003 (C). Pearson correlation coefficient in 2002 = 0.62; in 2003 = 0.71.

View larger version (12K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3. Acid detergent insoluble N (ADIN) (A), ash-free lignin concentration (B), and lignin:N ratio (C) in Pensacola bahiagrass litter from pastures managed at a range of intensities during 2002–2003.