Response of jiggs grass to inoculation with plant growth-promoting microrganisms

Brazil is the second world producer of bovine meat, which often relies on preserved forage to decrease seasonality production. Increased accumulation may be favored by technologies such as inoculation. Research works this theme have been conducted with Azospirillum brasilense associated oats, ryegrass and guinea grass. However, response jiggs, a widely cultivated perennial grass, plant growth-promoting microrganisms poorly understood. Hence study aimed assess effects inoculation development Cynodon dactylon cv. Jiggs. Four treatments were tested: T1) control, T2) Inoculation A. brasilense, T3) Azospirillum, Rhizobium, Pseudomonas Saccharomyces, T4) + Reinoculation Saccharomyces. Forage mass, percentage leaves, stems, dead reproductive structures leaf/stem ratio measured. Data submitted analysis variance, when significant detected, means separated LSD Test. Positive recorded at all evaluations, mostly concerning leaves ratio. improved up 56%. Also, 64% increment parameter was obtained Modifications morphology components are important since grasses more increase nutritional value haylage. Morphology Jiggs affected Saccharomyces Pseudomonas, improving aspects related palatability preferred grazing livestock animals.