Overseeding annual summer pastures on soybean crops to overcome the autumnal forage shortage

ABSTRACT: In integrated crop-livestock systems, overseeding annual summer pastures over grain crops can reduce forage shortages in autumn without altering production. This study evaluated the influence of pearl millet (Pennisetumglaucum L.) and sudangrass (Sorghum Sudanese) overseeded on a soybean (Glycine Max) crop or no-tillage seeding after harvest productive aspects pasture. The experimental design was randomized block with treatments 2 × factorial arrangement (pearl sudangrass, full seed stage (R6) them system harvest) two agricultural years. Pasture height, plant stand, tiller density, production were higher first year. strategy resulted pasture height foraged year utilization for next Under strategy, plants stand more elevated year, resulting density second period, did not differ among species. Pearl had while density. Annual increases period autumn.