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<journal-id>1405-3195</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Agrociencia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Agrociencia]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-3195</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio de Postgraduados]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1405-31952006000100039</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Patrón de crecimiento estacional de pastos nativos, en un bosque de encino, en el Estado de México, México]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Seasonal growth curve of native grasses in an oak forest, in the State of México, México]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bernal-Flores]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Álvaro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Garay]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alfonso]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Herrera-Haro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José G.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez-Menes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mario]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dávalos-Flores]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José L.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Colegio de Postgraduados  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montecillo Estado de México]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Colegio de Postgraduados  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montecillo Estado de México]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,UNAM FMVZ ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>39</fpage>
<lpage>47</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-31952006000100039&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-31952006000100039&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-31952006000100039&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El conocimiento de los cambios en la producción de forraje de pastos nativos en áreas forestales durante la estación de crecimiento, es una herramienta útil para un mejor aprovechamiento de los pastizales. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la curva de acumulación de forraje, tasa de crecimiento promedio y proteína total a diferentes edades de rebrote en pastos nativos, en tres áreas con diferentes densidades de árboles y arbustos: alta en árboles y alta en arbustos (AA+ Aa), intermedia en árboles y baja en arbustos (IA+Ba), y baja en árboles e intermedia en arbustos (BA+Ia), en el Estado de México. Se utilizó un diseño de bloques completos al azar con cuatro repeticiones. En 2001 y 2002 Brachypodium mexicanum presentó la mayor masa de forraje y tasa de crecimiento promedio en el área AA+Aa, mientras que para el área BA+Ia las registraron Muhlenbergia rigida y Piptochaetium fimbriatum. El mayor contenido de proteína total se encontró en P. fimbriatum a los 20 d de rebrote.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Knowledge of the herbage production of native grasses, in forest areas during the growing season, is a useful tool for improving the utilization of grasslands. The aim of this investigation was to determine the curve of herbage accumulation, average growth rate and crude protein of native grasses at different regrowth age, in three areas with different tree and shrub densities: high in trees and high in shrubs (HT+Hs), intermediate in trees and low in shrubs (IT+Ls) and low in trees and intermediate in shrubs (LT+Is), in the State of México. A randomized complete blocks design with four replicates was used. In 2001 and 2002, Brachypodium mexicanum recorded the highest herbage mass and average growth rate in the area HT+Hs, whereas Muhlenbergia rigida and Piptochaetium fimbriatum obtained it in area LT+Is. The highest crude protein was recorded in P. fimbriacum at 20 d of regrowth.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Brachypodium mexicanum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Muhlenbergia rigida]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[análisis de crecimiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[masa de forraje]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pastizales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Brachypodium mexicanum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Muhlenbergia rigida]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Piptochaetium fimbriatum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[growth analysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[herbage mass]]></kwd>
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