CONSORCIAÇÕES ALTERNATIVAS PARA A CULTIVAR TBIO LENOX (Triticum aestivum L.) EXCLUSIVO PARA PASTEJO

In order to offer fodder at an early stage and for a longer period of time, a wheat cultivar directed exclusively for grazing was recently launched on the market. Given the above, the present study aimed to evaluate the agronomic characteristics of the cultivar TBIO Lenox (Triticum aestivum L.) exclusive for grazing in extreme cultivation or associated with other forage systems. The experimental design used was a randomized block with six treatments and four replications. The treatments consisted of forage systems: wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cv. TBIO Lenox, black oats (Avena strigosa L.) cv. BRS 139 Fog and vetch (Vicia sativa L.) cv. Common in extreme cultivation or intercropping. The data were submitted to analysis of variance, Tukey test at 5% probability of error and cluster analysis between forage systems. Based on the results obtained, it was possible to identify that the wheat cultivar exclusive for grazing presents itself as a good forage alternative with added forage production when intercropped with legumes or grasses, being indicated in economically viable intercropping practices. Consortium forage systems allowed greater availability of N to forage systems, highlighting the intercropping of wheat with vetch, indicated as a strategy to mitigate the use of nitrogen fertilization.