BOTANICAL COMPOSITION FROM UNDER CANOPY THE GENIPAP IN PASTURES IN SETTLEMENT BELO HORIZONTE I, SÃO DOMINGOS DO ARAGUAIA-PA

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The silvopastoral systems (SPS) of the type ";dispersed trees in pasture"; formed from the management of natural regeneration are indicated for reclamation of degraded with low input. This objective recorded the invasive tree species from under canopy the genipap (Genipa americana) and compared the richness and frequency of those species in open pastures. The study was conducted in three family farms in the rural settlement ";Belo Horizonte I” in São Domingos do Araguaia - PA. A pared design was used, with a 4m2 control plot in open pasture for each equally sized plot under the canopy of the tree. The genipap canopy provided a microclimate favorable to natural regeneration of tree species: Psidium guajava, Tabebuia impetiginosa, Guazuma sp and G. ulmifolia. It was concluded that the genipap may be a species with potential for recovery of degraded pasture areas by facilitating the succession process and helping in the formation of the SSP.   KEY-WORDS: Genipa americana L., natural regeneration, silvopastoral system.