This research was conducted between October and April of 2005, with the objective of evaluating and comparing the efficiency forage mass estimate (FM) with different areas and weights of the discs meter in native pasture (NP). The treatments were three different discs areas, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3m², each one combined with three weights of discs 5, 10 and 15kg m-2. The experimental design was block randomized in a split-plot. The obtained results were submitted to regression analysis between meter of disc (area and weight disc) and FM determined in each period of evaluation. From the mathematical model it was obtained the coefficient of residual variation (CV). The regression models were determined by coefficient of determination and residual variance. The relationship between three areas of discs associated with three weights and the CV of the measures obtained with discs were quadratic positive. The relations between the three weights and areas of discs meter and the CV were linear positive. The advance of the evaluation period increased linear the CV for determining FM in NP. The disc of smaller area, 0.1m² and weight of 5kg m-2, presented smaller CV for MF estimate in NP, therefore the most indicated to predict of MF in NP.
disc area; coefficient of residual variation; native species; grasslands; disc weight
