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Rodrigo Amorim Barbosa

Researcher at Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária

Publications -  52
Citations -  1374

Rodrigo Amorim Barbosa is an academic researcher from Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária. The author has contributed to research in topics: Forage & Grazing. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 50 publications receiving 1202 citations. Previous affiliations of Rodrigo Amorim Barbosa include Universidade Federal de Viçosa.

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Capim-tanzânia submetido a combinações entre intensidade e freqüência de pastejo

TL;DR: Structural characteristics and herbage accumulation of Tanzania grass pastures under rotationally grazing and accumulation of stem material increased substantially after 95% LI, indicating the importance of grazing frequency as a means of controlling sward structure and composition.
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Brazilian scientific progress in pasture research during the first decade of XXI century

TL;DR: In this paper, the scientific progress obtained in the past ten years in genetics and plant breeding, soil fertility and plant nutrition and the importance of target sward conditions for planning, controlling and recommending management grazing of tropical grasses.
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Produção de forragem e características da estrutura do dossel de cultivares de Brachiaria brizantha sob pastejo

TL;DR: The main differences in the sward structures between cultivars were stem accumulation and, consequently, the reduction in the leaf blade: stem ratio, in 'Piata" during the rainy season and in 'Xaraes' during the dry season, which suggests different grazing management for these cultivars.