The conversion efficiency of the photosinthetically active radiation in the above ground biomass in the natural pasture of the 'Campos Sulinos' bioma was calculated in this work; the period considered was the main pasture growth season. The area of study was located at Embrapa Pecuária Sul, in Bagé (RS) and the pasture was under continuous grazing. The results indicated variations in the values of this efficiency according to the phenological stage of the grazed pasture, which demonstrates that it is not possible to use the same estimate value for biomass accumulation during periods smaller than a year.
Radiation use efficiency; agrometeorological models; aboveground dry matter production; natural pasture
