Wanderlei Antônio Alves de Lima

Retardamento de colheita como método de diferenciação de genótipos de soja para qualidade de sementes

The experiment was carried out with the objective of evaluating the effect of harvest delay on the differentiation of seed quality in soybean. Four different genotypes were utilized: LOX-Linb (seeds without lipoxygenase and low linolenic acid content); LOX+Linn (seeds with lipoxygenase and normal linolenic acid content); LOX-Linn (seeds without lipoxygenase and normal linolenic acid content) and LOX+Linb (seeds with lipoxygenase and low linolenic acid content). The seeds were harvested at the R8 stage, and at R8+15 days and R8+30 days. Seed physiological quality was evaluated by germination, accelerated aging, germination speed, electric conductivity and seedling emergence tests. It was concluded that: the delayed harvest from R8+15 days was efficient to differentiate genotypes for seed physiological quality. Genotypes without lipoxygenase showed higher seed physiological quality than genotypes with lipoxygenase.

Heat-treatment and germination of oil palm seeds (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)

Under natural conditions the germination of oil palm seeds may take years, and it is usually uneven and has a very low rate. To increase the germination rate it is necessary to break the dormancy, through heat-treatment (HT). In the germination of oil palm seeds produced by Embrapa Western Amazon the HT used is at 40 °C during 80 days. The objective of this study was to evaluate the periods of 40, 50, 60 and 80 days of HT at 40 °C on seeds germination of six oil palm cultivars BRS C2001, BRS C2328, BRS C2501, BRS C2528, BRS C3701 and BRS C7201. The statistical design was randomized block, 6 x 4 factorial, with four replications of 500 seeds each. The minimum HT period for maximum germination ranged from 45 days for BRS C2328 (70%) to 80 days for BRS C2528 (84%). For BRS C7201 was not observed significant effect of the HT period for seed germination, estimated as 82%. The maximum germination of oil palm seeds varies with the duration of heat treatment. With the exception of cultivar BRS C2528, heat treatment may be less than 80 days.

Influência da disposição dos tubetes e da aplicação de fertilizantes de liberação lenta, durante o pré-viveiro, no crescimento de mudas de dendezeiro ( Elaeis guineensis Jacq.).

This research had as objective to verify the influence in growth, nutrition and dry matter partition in oil palm seedling by type and dosages of slow release fertilizers (SRF) and percentage of tray occupation by plastic containers during pre-nursery. The experiment consisted of 16 treatments, in factorial scheme: two types of SRF (Osmocote® e Basacote mini), two dosages (0 and 3 kg/m 3 ) and four schemes for the container distribution used to attain 100%, 66%, 50% and 25% of tray occupation. An additional treatment composed of 15 x 15 cm plastic bags filled with soil was added. Pre-germinated seeds of oil palm were put in plastic containers of 120 cm 3 containing substratum and in plastic bags containing soil. After three months, the seedlings were transplanted to 40 x 40 cm plastic bags containing soil. At this time, height, diameter, dry matter and concentration of N, P, K, Ca and Mg were evaluated. After 10 months, seedlings were evaluated for height and diameter and after 16 months, seedlings had the height, diameter and dry matter weight evaluated. Addition of SRF was fundamental for seedlings development. Different percentages of tray occupation by containers during pre-nursery did not influence height and diameter of oil palm seedlings at 10 and 16 months old. The evaluation after 10 months showed that plants fertilized with Osmocote® were higher than those fertilized with Basacote mini. The evaluations after 16 months showed that plants fertilized during the pre-nursery had higher height, diameter and leaflets, leaf, aboveground and total dry matter than plants not fertilized.

Teste de tetrazólio em embriões de sementes de dendezeiro

O teste de tetrazolio (TZ) em dendezeiro pode ser uma ferramenta util para verificar o vigor e viabilidade das sementes. O objetivo foi determinar procedimentos para uso do TZ na analise de vigor e viabilidade de embrioes e da aplicacao deste na avaliacao do potencial de germinacao das sementes de dendezeiro.