Indication
The MG19 Oasis cultivar has good forage production, nutritional quality, and softness of the produced forage, being recommended for milk and meat production in the rearing, growing, and fattening phases. It is suitable for soils with medium to high fertility in an intensive rotational grazing system with resting intervals of 25 days during the rainy season.
Matsuda Genetics
Medium to low
Urochloa brizantha cv. MG19 Oásis
Brachiaria brizantha cv. MG19 Oasis
Medium to high fertility
Direct grazing, hay, and silage
15 to 17 t/ha/year of dry matter (DM)
1,20m
Very good (60%)
Excellent
Excellent
High tolerance
Medium
9 to 12%
Use and Management
MG19 Oasis is recommended for cattle in the breeding, rearing, and fattening phases. It is not recommended for equines. The semi-erect growth of its tussock and good regrowth facilitate the management of this grass, as well as providing good characteristics for soil coverage. Ideal grazing should occur on plants with a maximum of 25 days of rest during the rainy season or with a height of 50 - 60cm. Grazing should occur until approximately 20cm from the ground.
Origin
Material from Matsuda Genetics that was multiplied to initiate the selection and evaluation process in 2013. This program aimed to obtain superior individuals with desired characteristics: good seasonal distribution of forage production, softer stems, good seed production, good recovery after harmful events (e.g., pasture spittlebugs). Field recombinations and selections allowed obtaining more aggressive plants, good palatability, and good consumption by animals.
Agronomic Characteristics
The MG19 Oasis cultivar has as its main characteristics good forage production, good nutritional quality, and softness of the produced forage. It presents vigorous regrowth and fast growth. It has good adaptation to drought and mild temperatures. These characteristics are similar to MG5 Victoria, with the difference that MG19 Oasis has softer and more digestible stems. Pasture spittlebugs can attack MG19 Oasis, but the symptoms are mild. In field evaluations in the region of Mirante do Paranapanema/SP, despite the attack, the plants did not show symptoms.
