Abstract: The cultivation in intercropping between maize and forage brings numerous benefits, among them is the
possibility of maintaining maize production and the formation of straw, aiming at improvements in the characteristics of the
productive environment.
Objective: This work had as objective to evaluate the performance of the forage Urochloa ruziziensis in different sowing
dates in intercropping with corn crop.
Results: U. ruziziensis was sown in-between the maize rows. It was evaluated soil coverage percentage, plants height,
chlorophyll content, density of tillers, leaf area index and biomass production. U. ruziziensis showed no significant difference
for biomass production, however there was no interaction between cultivar and date for the other variables.
Conclusion: The intercropping between maize and U. ruziziensis must be carried out with the sowing of the same occurring
at the same time and preferably with an early cycle and low size cultivar.
Publicado em: 2018.