Inês Cristina de Batista Fonseca

EFEITO RESIDUAL DO LODO DE ESGOTO NAPRODUTIVIDADE DO MILHO SAFRINHA

Among the possibilities of final disposal of sewage sludge, agricultural recycling has become one of the most widely used in several developed countries, and is considered the most appropriate in technical, economical and environmental terms. This study aimed at evaluating the sewage sludge residual effect on off-season corn yield on an Eutroferric Red Latossol (Oxisol). The field experiment was in a randomized block design with three replications, with treatments consisting of increasing doses of sewage sludge (0, 6, 12, 24 and 36 t ha-1, on a dry weight basis), applied in the two previous cropping seasons.. The residual effect of the application of lime-stabilized sewage sludge increased the yield of off-season corn; the grain yield under a rate of 36 t ha-1 was statistically higher than those under 6 and 12 t ha-1.

Doses e épocas de aplicação de nitrogênio em cobertura na qualidade fisiológica de sementes de milho doce

The amount and timing of nitrogen application can favor seed quality, such as increasing protein content, which is an important constituent for embryo development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the physiological quality of sweet corn seeds collected from plants cultivated with different dosages and timings of nitrogen top-dressing applications. Seeds of the BR 400 variety (Super Sweet) were used obtained from plants submitted to dosages of 0, 40, 80 and 120kg ha-1 of N in two top-dressing applications (vegetative and reproductive stages). The weight of 100 grains, germination, first count of germination test, dry weight of normal seedlings from the germination test, seedling growth, cold test, accelerated aging, tetrazolium vigor and electric conductivity and emergency speed rate were determined. Data was submitted to an analysis of variance using the F-test at the 5% level and second degree regression analysis. The dosage and time of application of nitrogen top-dressing did not affect seed weight or the germination of sweet corn seeds. An increase of the N top-dressing dosage, applied in the vegetative stage reduced the length of the aerial part, the root and the whole seedling.

Efeito do tratamento de sementes e da profundidade de semeadura no desenvolvimento de plantas de aveia-branca (Avena sativa L.) e a microflora da rizosfera e do rizoplano

The State of Parana is the biggest brazilian producer of white oat (Avena sativa L.) grains, with significant increase in the harvest area each year. The study was achieved in Londrina, State of Parana, where the assay were developed in laboratory and field. The objective was to evaluat the effect of the seed treatment and sowing depth, in the seedling emergence plant development, in the microorganisms population of the rizhosphere and rizoplane of the planting area of plants and production of oat grains. Seeds of white oat, cultivar OR-11, were sown in the depths of 3cm, 5cm and 8cm. It were used fungicides in dosages of g.i.a./100kg of seed, carboxim+thiram (93.7g+93.7g), thiram (210g) and triadimenol (50g) and the bilogical product kodiak C (Bacillus subtilis) (60g). The treatment with the fungicides and the biological product eliminated the fungi presents on the seeds, such as: Fusarium avenae, Colletotrichum graminicola and Helminthosporium avenae and improve the plant development and the soil microorganisms, being this variable with the sowing depth and the treatment.