Terra Ronca State Park: a potential natural Cratylia argentea (Desv.) Kuntze conservation area in Goiás, Brazil.
2020
MATTAR, E. P. L. | MATRANGOLO, W. J. R. | BRASILEIRO, B. P. | FRADE JÚNIOR, E. F. | ALBUQUERQUE, T. A. de | OLIVEIRA, J. R. de | PAULA-SOUZA, J. de | DIAS, D. C. F. dos S. | Eduardo Pacca Luna Mattar, Universidade Federal do Acre; WALTER JOSE RODRIGUES MATRANGOLO, CNPMS; Bruno Portela Brasileiro, Universidade Federal do Paraná; ELIZIO FERREIRA FRADE JUNIOR, Universidade Federal do Acre; Thais Aguiar de Albuquerque, Médica Veterinária; João Ricardo de Oliveira, Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária; Juliana de Paula-Souza, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Denise Cunha Fernandes dos Santos Dias, Universidade Federal de Viçosa.
Cratylia argentea (cratília) is a neo-tropical leguminous plant with high resprouting ability, showing great potential as both an animal feed and to fertilize the soil through its N-fixing ability. During scientific expeditions carried out in 2016 to identify and collect germplasm in different states of Brazil, the Terra Ronca State Park (PETeR) stood out as a potential conservation area for this species. There, cratília is well adapted to the dry season, retaining green leaves even during extended dry periods and was found to develop a shrub or climbing habit, depending on light conditions. In the traditional cattle production systems of the region livestock readily consume cratília, making it an important asset for local inhabitants. Based on several populations identified and collected in PETeR, the value of traditional knowledge and use of cratília is discussed as is the potential role of the Park as an in situ conservation unit.
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