This work used the necessary time (days) for a completely elongation of new leaves, i.e., 1.5-2.0; 2.5-3.0 and 3.5-4.0 new leaves completely elongated in order to determine the rest period (RP) between grazing in Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.)R. Br.). The experiment was carried out as a completely randomized design with four replications (paddocks). Evaluations were performed for: number of live leaves/tiller (NAL); final length blade (FLB); blade/sheath and culm ratio (B/S+C); basal tiller density (BTD) and aerial tiller density (ATD). The higher BTD; NAL and B/S+C ratio observed in the shortest rest period determined the high quantity of green blades in the pasture sward and consequently the best structural characteristics from the forage point of view.
blade; defoliation frequency; number of alive leaves; Pennisetum glaucum; tillering
