En el presente artículo se consideran y discuten aspectos relacionados con el por qué, cómo y dónde utilizar gramíneas perennes exóticas en la región Pampeana semiárida central, en el contexto de la intensificación ganadera y del cambio climático. Así como, sus principales características y limitaciones para su producción y utilización en la región templada. También, se identifican áreas donde se requeriría profundizar la investigación. La combinación complementaria de gramíneas perennes de crecimiento estival (C4) con el pastizal o campo natural disminuiría la dependencia de los suplementos o los forrajes conservados y, en consecuencia, los costos de producción. Además, permitiría mejorar la condición del pastizal y superar deficiencias estacionales, en la producción y en el contenido de nutrientes, inherentes con la utilización de un único recurso y por los efectos de las sequías, debido a su elevada eficiencia en el uso del agua, con el consecuente impacto sobre la producción animal y estabilidad del sistema productivo. Por último, se sintetizan aportes relacionados con aspectos agronómicos de la producción y la utilización de gramíneas C4.
Palabras claves: Sistema de pastoreo complementarios, cambio climático, agriculturización, gramíneas perennes de crecimiento estival, región Pampeana semiárida central.
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