Daniel Uhry

Tamanho ótimo de parcela e número de repetições em soja (Glycine max (L.) Merril)

With the objective of verifying if different cultivars of soybean modify the estimates of the optimum plot size and of the numbers of replications, an experiment was conduced in the agriculturist year of 2000/01 in area pertaining to the Department of Crop Science in Santa Maria University Campus. Two cultivars of soybean were used (BRS 137 and Fepagro-RS10), conducted in a randomized block design with three replications. The size of plot was evaluated through the method of maximum modified bending. The test of parallelism of SEBER (1976), was used to verify the heterogeneousness of reply among tested cultivars. The number of replications was estimated through the described methodology for HATHEWAY (1961). It can be concluded that to cultivars studied the number of replications that confers an adequate accuracy is equal to seven and the optimum plot size is 3.96m2.

Distribuição dos comandos de operação em tratores agrícolas nacionais com até 55 kW de potência

This work aimed to compare the location of the operation controls in four new tractors in the range of 55 kW, John Deere 5603, Massey Ferguson 4275 New Holland TL75E and Valtra A750. As reference the standards ABNT/NBR ISO 4253 (1999) for determining the Seat Index Point (SIP), and ISO 15077 (1996) for determining the regions of range for the operator seated and the position of controls operation in reference to the SIP. In the analysis of longitudinal vertical profile, the frequently used controls were present in greater numbers in the Comfort Zone in the tractor Valtra A750 (38,5% of controls). In the same profile, the tractor John Deere 5603 showed 60,0% of its controls located within the Access Zone, which also showed the lowest percentage of controls in the Inaccessible Zone of the tractor (20,0% of controls). In the upper horizontal profile, the tractor Massey Ferguson 4275 showed 60,0% of its controls in the Comfort Zone, while Valtra A750 showed the highest percentage of controls located in the Access Zone and the lowest percentage in the Inaccessible Zone with 38,5 and 23,0%, respectively.

Comportamento da cultivar BR-IPAGRO 44-guapo brilhante de feijoeiro em quatro populaçções de plantas na safrinha em Santa Maria-RS

The common bean cultivar Guapo Brilhante, type II, was grown during the latter season of 2001 in Santa Maria-RS, Brazil, in four plant populations (200, 300, 400, and 500 thousand plants ha-1). The experiment design was randomized blocks with four replications. The grain yield, yield components and some morphological traits were evaluated. The highest estimated yield was 2684kg ha-1 with 337 thousand plants ha-1, demonstrating that, with proper cultural practices, in the latter season, it is possible to produce almost three times more than the best production average of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in the 90 decade. The increase in plant population increases the first pod height, first pod base height, and the number of internodes. With 400 thousand plants ha-1 the first pod height and the first pod base height are enough to mechanic harvesting, but with potential losses.

Efeitos da população de plantas e de tratamento fitossanitário no rendimento de grãos do feijoeiro comum, cultivar "TPS Nobre"

Three experiments were conducted in Santa Maria and Constantina - Rio Grande do Sul State - Brazil, to determine the effect of plant population on disease occurrence in common bean (type II grown) in the first and second growing season and to determine the most appropriate plant population. The experiment was established as a split-plot randomized block design with five replications. The results showed that there was no effect of plant population in disease incidence. The high plant populations provided higher or similar grain yield compared with the grain yield of the low plant populations.

Rendimentos de grãos, seus componentes e características morfológicas do fejoeiro comum cultivado em quatro densidades de semeadura na safrinha

The common bean cultivar Irai, type I, was grown during the latter season of 2001 in Santa Maria-RS, in four plant populations (200, 300, 400, and 500 thousand plants ha-1). The experiment design used randomized blocks with four replications. The grain yield, yield components and some morphological traits were evaluated. There were no significant differences among populations in grain yield, number of pods m-2, number of grains pod-1, average weight of hundred grains, and plant high.