Soil quality indicators related to the deterioration of Kikuyu grass Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone

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dc.creatorJorge Mario Noreña-Grisales
dc.creatorRamiro Ramírez Pisco
dc.creatorNelson Walter Osorio Vega
dc.date2024
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:31:14Z
dc.descriptionInadequate grassland management has resulted in the degradation of extensive areas, loss of productivity and sustainability of many of them, reflecting a common reality among livestock farmers in Colombia. Therefore, at the Paysandú Agricultural Station of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, located in the Santa Elena township of the city of Medellín, a study was carried out to determine a soil quality index (SQI) by evaluating the physical and chemical indicators that were most related to the deterioration and dry matter production of kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus). A minimum data set (MDS) was established for the most sensitive indicators, selected by principal component analysis (PCA), and a nonlinear scoring function was used to obtain the SQI. Statistical differences were found between all the treatments in relation to dry matter production (P<0.05: 1.91x10-32). The most sensitive indicators were bulk density BD > total porosity TP > macropores MAC > micropores MIC > penetration resistance PR > effective cation exchange capacity ECEC > pH. As a result, the following formula was obtained: SQI = (0.225×BD) + (0.224×TP) + (0.220×MAC) + (0.218×MIC) + (0.113×PR) + (0.0879×ECEC) + (0.0877×pH). This index should be tested in kikuyu grass-dominated pastures located in the Colombian high tropics. The baseline is critical at values > 0.58 Mg m-3 for BD and > 2.25 MPa for PR. In addition, the optimum pH range for kikuyu grass development was between 5.4 and 6.4.
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dc.identifier10.15446/rfnam.v77n3.109829
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/436274
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidad Nacional de Colombia
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dc.rightsRevista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía - Medellín
dc.sourceRevista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía - Medellín (Colombia) Num.3 Vol.77
dc.subjectAgrociencias
dc.titleSoil quality indicators related to the deterioration of Kikuyu grass Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone
dc.typeartículo científico

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