Abstract

OLIVA HERNANDEZ, Jorge et al. Efficiency on manual harvest of moté (Erythrina americana Miller) foliage. Rev. mex. de cienc. forestales [online]. 2019, vol.10, n.51, pp.53-67. ISSN 2007-1132.  https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v10i51.201.

Moté (Erythrina americana Miller) is a deciduous tree of the family Fabaceae widely distributed in the Mexican tropical region whose foliage can be incorporated into programs of sheep feeding. However, there are few studies on the efficiency of the manual harvest of foliage in plantations which have not received previous management. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of the technician-harvester on the efficiency of foliage harvest of E. americana. A completely random design was used, where the study factor was the technician-harvester (four harvesters). The process of pruning and manual harvest of foliage was carried out during the north winds season. In the foliage, dry matter, ashes, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber were determined. The evaluated variables were: harvested foliage and branches (kg) in one and three hours (on wet and dry basis), foliage branches-1 ratio and crude protein obtained from harvested foliage. Wide variation was detected in the foliage harvest (41 % of CV). The technician-harvester did not affect (p> 0.05) any of the variables studied. In live fences with E. americana without previous pruning management, the technician-harvester did not influence the efficiency of foliage harvesting.

Keywords : Multipurpose tree; foliage; forage; sheeo; forestry humid tropic.

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