Preinoculation of Soybean Seeds Treated with Agrichemicals up to 30 Days before Sowing: Technological Innovation for Large-Scale Agriculture

The cultivation of soybean in Brazil experienced an expressive growth in the last decades. Soybean is highly demanding on nitrogen (N) that must come from fertilizers or from biological fixation. The N supply to the soybean crop in Brazil relies on the inoculation with elite strains ofBradyrhizobium japonicum, B. elkanii,andB. diazoefficiens, which are able to fulfill the crop’s N requirements and enrich the soil for the following crop. The effectiveness of the association between N2-fixing bacteria and soybean plants depends on the efficacy of the inoculation process. Seed treatment with pesticides, especially fungicides or micronutrients, may rapidly kill the inoculated bacteria, affecting the establishment and outcome of the symbiosis. The development of technologies that allow inoculation to become a successful component of industrial seed treatment represents a valuable tool for the seed industry, as well as for the soybean crop worldwide. In this article, we report the results of new technologies, developed by the company Total Biotecnologia Indústria e Comércio S/A of Brazil, for preinoculation of soybean seeds with bradyrhizobia, in the presence of agrichemicals. Our results demonstrate improved bacterial survival for up to 30 days after inoculation, without compromising nodulation, N2-fixation, and yield in the field.

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Dry Mass Increment, Foliar Nutrientes and Soybean Yield as Affected by Aminoacid Application

Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.5539/jas.v11n18p230 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (18) ◽

pp. 230

Author(s):

Walquíria F. Teixeira ◽

Evandro B. Fagan ◽

Luís H. Soares ◽

Klaus Reichardt ◽

Leidyanne G. Silva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Seed Treatment ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Soybean Crop ◽

Mass Increment ◽

Soybean Plants ◽

The One ◽

Foliar Concentration

Due to the importance of soybeans worldwide, there is a constant search for products or management systems that aim to increase the productivity of this crop. In this sense, some products that have amino acids in their composition have been used, however, there is still a lack of studies that aim to show the isolated effect of amino acids on growth parameters. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the application of amino acids in the treatment of seeds and of the leaf in the soybean crop. Experiments were carried out in a greenhouse and in the field with the application of glutamate, phenylalanine, cysteine, glycine as a seed treatment (ST) and also as foliar application (FA) at the V4 growth stage. The dry mass accumulation of root, stem, leaves, total and yield of a soybean crop were evaluated. In addition, leaf element concentration in leaves was also evaluated. The use of phenylalanine in ST promoted the best results on stem mass, leaves, pods and total dry mass, with an increase of up to 152%, as compared to control. This same treatment led to higher productivity, with a 46% increase in relation to the control. In relation to foliar concentration of elements, the most effective application is the one that is carried out in both modes of application (ST and FA), mainly with glutamate and glycine. Therefore, the application of amino acids, especially in seed treatment promotes the greater accumulation of dry mass and productivity in soybean plants.

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Response of soybean crop with different combinations of seed treatment and application of nitrogen, cobalt, and molybdenum topdressing

Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín ◽

10.15446/rfnam.v74n3.92760 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 74 (3) ◽

pp. 9667-9674

Author(s):

Luciano Moro ◽

Maik Fernando Franz ◽

Martios Ecco ◽

Milciades Ariel Melgarejo Arrúa ◽

Marlon Akiyama Ribas

Keyword(s):

Experimental Design ◽

Nitrogen Fertilization ◽

Seed Treatment ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Atmospheric Nitrogen ◽

Biological Fixation ◽

Open Flower ◽

Soybean Crop ◽

Chemical Treatments ◽

Chemical Products

Nitrogen is the element most demanded by the soybean crop, and the biological fixation of atmospheric nitrogen is the main means to supply it. In contrast, micronutrients and chemical treatments applied on seeds together with the inoculant can alter the phenomenon of biological fixation of atmospheric nitrogen. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of chemical products, micronutrients, and nitrogen fertilization on the nodulation, development, and yield of soybean. The experiment was developed in a field and a greenhouse in the municipality of Toledo, Brazil. A randomized block with four repetitions was used as an experimental design. This design had eight treatments, namely: T1 - Control (seeds treated with insecticide); T2 - Seeds treated with insecticides and inoculated with Bradyrhizobium; T3 - Untreated seeds inoculated with Bradyrhizobium; T4 Seeds treated with insecticides and cobalt-molybdenum (CoMo), inoculated with Bradyrhizobium; T5 - Seeds with CoMo inoculated with Bradyrhizobium; T6 - Seeds treated with insecticides, inoculated with Bradyrhizobium and with foliar application of CoMo; T7 - Seeds treated with insecticides, inoculated with Bradyrhizobium and with the application of nitrogen in cover; T8 - Seeds treated with nitrogen by broadcast. No significant differences were observed between treatments on the nodules numbers, stem diameter, plant height, root length, the mass of 1000 grains, and yield. The application of nitrogen at the R2 stage (a plant with an open flower in one of the two uppermost nodes of the main stem with a fully developed leaf) and in association with the inoculant + CoMo without seed treatment provided a greater number of nodes, pods, and grains per plant.

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Physiological potential of soybean seeds treated in the industry with and without the application of dry powder

Journal of Seed Science ◽

10.1590/2317-1545v40n2190927 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 179-184

Author(s):

Julia Abati ◽

Cristian Rafael Brzezinski ◽

Claudemir Zucareli ◽

Denis Santiago Costa ◽

Ademir Assis Henning ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Seed Treatment ◽

New Technologies ◽

Seedling Emergence ◽

Shoot Length ◽

The Other ◽

Soybean Seeds ◽

Dry Powder ◽

Dry Powders ◽

Chemical Treatments ◽

Germination Speed

Abstract: In soybean crops, industrial seed treatment is widely adopted, and it has allowed the development of new technologies, such as the use of dry powders. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of the industrial treatment, with and without the additional application of dry powder, on the physiological potential of soybean seeds. The experimental design was completely randomized, in a 4×2 factorial scheme, with four replications. Four chemical treatments were evaluated: 1) control, 2) carbendazim + thiram + thiamethoxam, 3) carbendazim + thiram, 4) thiamethoxam. Each trial was divided into one group that was treated and the other that remained untreated with the dry powder. The cultivars BRS 360 RR and BRS 284 were used and analyzed separately. The physiological potential of the seeds was determined by the following assessments: germination, first germination count, seedling emergence in sand, seedling total length, shoot length, and root length. Soybean cultivars respond differently to seed chemical treatments, regarding the effects on physiological potential. Using the dry powder results in problems in seed germination speed in the cultivar BRS 284. In the cultivar BRS 360 RR, the use of dry powder associated with thiamethoxam treatment reduces the physiological potential of the seeds.

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Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens na cultura da soja: importância e manejo

Ensaios e Ciência C Biológicas Agrárias e da Saúde ◽

10.17921/1415-6938.2020v24n5-esp.p552-559 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 (5-esp.) ◽

pp. 552-559

Author(s):

Jacqueline Dalbelo Puia ◽

Adriano Thibes Hoshino ◽

Leandro Camargo Borsato ◽

Marcelo Giovanetti Canteri ◽

Sandra Cristina Vigo

Keyword(s):

Glycine Max ◽

New Technologies ◽

Control Strategies ◽

Integrated Management ◽

Tan Spot ◽

Limiting Factors ◽

Soybean Crop ◽

Best Management ◽

Glycine Max L ◽

Soybean Plants

A soja (Glycine max L.) é principal cultura do agronegócio brasileiro e tornou-se a mais expressiva economicamente no país, tanto pelo aumento da área cultivada quanto pelas novas tecnologias disponibilizadas aos produtores. As doenças podem ter origens fúngicas, bacterianas e viróticas e neste estudo destaca-se a murcha-de-Curtobacterium, causada pela bactéria gram-positiva Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens. O sintoma é caracterizado por uma mancha bacteriana marrom nas folhas de soja. O objetivo do trabalho foi expor os aspectos do patógeno C. flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens na cultura da soja, discutindo as principais estratégias de controle para minimizar os problemas com a doença. Deve-se ressaltar que, ao obter conhecimento sobre os aspectos agronômicos e os fatores limitantes da cultura da soja em relação à bactéria e seus principais aspectos biológicos, será possível a adoção das melhores técnicas de manejo da doença. Conclui-se que a busca por cultivares resistentes é de extrema importância no manejo da doença, uma vez que outros métodos de controle são pouco eficientes. Para alcançar o controle da mancha bacteriana marrom na cultura da soja é necessário a adoção conjunta de todas as técnicas de controle empregadas de forma unificada (manejo integrado da doença) visando a manutenção da população de C. flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens em baixos níveis. Palavras-chave: Mancha Bacteriana Marrom. Controle de Doenças. Glycine max L. Distribuição. Abstract Soybean (Glycine max L.), is the main crop of Brazilian agribusiness, it has become the most economically important in the country, both due to the increase in cultivated area and the new technologies available to farmers. Diseases can have several origins, including fungal, bacterial and virotic, but in this study, we will talk about curtobacterium wilt, caused by a gram-positive bacterium Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens, responsible for brown bacterial wilt on soybean plants. The objective of this work was to expose the aspects of the pathogen Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens in soybean crops, discussing the main control strategies to minimize problems caused by this disease. It should be emphasized that gaining knowledge about the agronomic aspects and limiting factors of soybean crop in relation to the pathogen is necessary to reach the best management of the disease. We concluded that the search for resistant cultivars is extremely important for disease management, since other control methods are inefficient. To achieve the control of bacterial tan spot in soybean crop, it is necessary to joint adoption of all the control techniques used in a unified way (disease integrated management) aiming at maintaining the population of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens at low levels. Keywords: Bacterial Tan Spot. Disease Control; Glycine max L. Distribution.

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Physiological potential of soybean industrially treated with different spray volumes and dry powder

Australian Journal of Crop Science ◽

10.21475/ajcs.20.14.05.p2412 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 836-841

Author(s):

Julia Abati ◽

Cristian Rafael Brzezinski ◽

Claudemir Zucareli ◽

Flávia Werner ◽

Ademir Assis Henning ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bradyrhizobium Japonicum ◽

Seed Treatment ◽

New Technologies ◽

Seedling Emergence ◽

Soybean Seeds ◽

Dry Powder ◽

Soybean Seedlings ◽

Randomized Experimental Design ◽

Physiological Quality

The industrial treatment of seeds has favored the development of new technologies such as the use of dry powder. It has made application of spray volumes higher than those used in the conventional treatment. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effect of industrial treatments at different spray volumes with and without application of dry powder on physiological quality of soybean seeds. A completely randomized experimental design was performed with four replications in a 5 x 2 factorial arrangement for cultivars BRS 359 RR and BRS 284. The factors were five spray volumes (0, 600, 1200, 1800 and 2400 mL. 100 kg-1) with and without the application of dry powder. The products used to obtain the volumes were fungicides (carbendazim + thiram); insecticides (imidacloprid + thiodicarb); nematicide (abamectin); micronutrients (cobalt, molybdenum and zinc); polymer (peridiam); biostimulant (kinetin + gibberellic acid + 4-indol-3-ylbutyric acid) and inoculant (Bradyrhizobium japonicum). The physiological quality of the seeds was determined by the following assessments: germination, first count of germination test, seedling emergence in sand, emergence speed index, and total length of the seedling shoot and root. The results showed that increased spray volume associated with the application of dry powder in seed treatment reduced the physiological quality of soybean seeds, and spray volumes up to 1200 mL 100 kg-1 in seed treatment without the application of dry powder do not impact the emergence and establishment of soybean seedlings.

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Inseticidas nas sementes e a entomotoxina cry 1 ac protegem a soja contra a lagarta-do-velho-mundo

Colloquium Agrariae ◽

10.5747/ca.2020.v16.n6.a410 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 87-93

Author(s):

Crislaine Sartori Suzana ◽

Karoline Maria Melara ◽

José Roberto Salvadori

Keyword(s):

Protective Effect ◽

Seed Treatment ◽

Reproductive Stage ◽

Control Methods ◽

Soybean Crop ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Completely Randomized Design ◽

Soybean Plants ◽

And Control ◽

Type Of Injury

The Helicoverpa armigera caterpillar occurs from the emergence of the plants to the reproductive stage of the soybean crop, which can cause significant losses.As an initial pest, both neonate and more developed caterpillars can be found, the latter from the previous crop.The use of Bt cultivars and insecticides in seed treatment are options to pest managementat the beginning of soybean development, but there are doubtsabout the efficacy of these control methods. Thus, the objective was to evaluate the protective effect of insecticides applied to seeds and Cry 1Ac protein, in relation to the attack of the H. armigeracaterpillar, as an initial pest in soybean plants.Experiments were conducted in the laboratory, using a completely randomized design, with six treatments:four insecticides related to seeds and control (without insecticide), in conventional cultivar soybeans (Target BMX), and the Cry 1Ac protein in soybeans cultivate Bt (DM 5958 IPRO), without insecticide. Our results confirm that under laboratory conditions the insecticides cyantraniliprole (60 g ai / 100 kg of seeds) and chlorantraniliprole (62.5 g ai / 100 kg of seeds) protect the soybean against the injuries of H. armigera3º-4ºínstars, in cotyledons and unifoliolate and trifoliolate leaves, at 5 days after the emergenceof the plants. The protein Cry 1Acprotects the soybean plants from this type of injury caused byboth3rd-4thand 5th-6thínstarscaterpillars, at 5 and 10 days after emergence.

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Financial and Economic Support of Innovation Processes in the Russian Fuel and Energy Complex

Economics taxes & law ◽

10.26794/1999-849x-2019-12-3-77-85 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 77-85

Author(s):

L. D. Kapranova ◽

T. V. Pogodina

Keyword(s):

Oil Recovery ◽

Large Scale ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

New Technologies ◽

Innovative Development ◽

Oil Reserves ◽

Energy Complex ◽

Innovation Activities ◽

Substantial Investment ◽

The Government

The subject of the research is the current state of the fuel and energy complex (FEC) that ensures generation of a significant part of the budget and the innovative development of the economy.The purpose of the research was to establish priority directions for the development of the FEC sectors based on a comprehensive analysis of their innovative and investment activities. The dynamics of investment in the fuel and energy sector are considered. It is noted that large-scale modernization of the fuel and energy complex requires substantial investment and support from the government. The results of the government programs of corporate innovative development are analyzed. The results of the research identified innovative development priorities in the power, oil, gas and coal sectors of the fuel and energy complex. The most promising areas of innovative development in the oil and gas sector are the technologies of enhanced oil recovery; the development of hard-to-recover oil reserves; the production of liquefied natural gas and its transportation. In the power sector, the prospective areas are activities aimed at improving the performance reliability of the national energy systems and the introduction of digital technologies. Based on the research findings, it is concluded that the innovation activities in the fuel and energy complex primarily include the development of new technologies, modernization of the FEC technical base; adoption of state-of-the-art methods of coal mining and oil recovery; creating favorable economic conditions for industrial extraction of hard-to-recover reserves; transition to carbon-free fuel sources and energy carriers that can reduce energy consumption and cost as well as reducing the negative FEC impact on the environment.

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The sugar and alcohol industry in the biofuels and cogeneration era: a paradigm change (part II)

Sugar Industry ◽

10.36961/si15275 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 97-104 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Electo Eduardo Silv Lora ◽

Mateus Henrique Rocha ◽

José Carlos Escobar Palacio ◽

Osvaldo José Venturini ◽

Maria Luiza Grillo Renó ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

New Technologies ◽

Process Integration ◽

Animal Feed ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Biofuel Production ◽

New Paradigm ◽

Alcohol Industry ◽

Feed Production ◽

Steam Parameters

The aim of this paper is to discuss the major technological changes related to the implementation of large-scale cogeneration and biofuel production in the sugar and alcohol industry. The reduction of the process steam consumption, implementation of new alternatives in driving mills, the widespread practice of high steam parameters use in cogeneration facilities, the insertion of new technologies for biofuels production (hydrolysis and gasification), the energy conversion of sugarcane trash and vinasse, animal feed production, process integration and implementation of the biorefinery concept are considered. Another new paradigm consists in the wide spreading of sustainability studies of products and processes using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and the implementation of sustainability indexes. Every approach to this issue has as an objective to increase the economic efficiency and the possibilities of the sugarcane as a main source of two basic raw materials: fibres and sugar. The paper briefly presents the concepts, indicators, state-of-the-art and perspectives of each of the referred issues.

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mRNA-Based Vaccines

Vaccines ◽

10.3390/vaccines9040390 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 390

Author(s):

Frank Kowalzik ◽

Daniel Schreiner ◽

Christian Jensen ◽

Daniel Teschner ◽

Stephan Gehring ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

New Technologies ◽

Vaccine Development ◽

Effective Means ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Clinical Applications ◽

Cell Mediated Immunity ◽

Healthy Individuals ◽

Emerging Pathogens ◽

Cell Genome

Increases in the world’s population and population density promote the spread of emerging pathogens. Vaccines are the most cost-effective means of preventing this spread. Traditional methods used to identify and produce new vaccines are not adequate, in most instances, to ensure global protection. New technologies are urgently needed to expedite large scale vaccine development. mRNA-based vaccines promise to meet this need. mRNA-based vaccines exhibit a number of potential advantages relative to conventional vaccines, namely they (1) involve neither infectious elements nor a risk of stable integration into the host cell genome; (2) generate humoral and cell-mediated immunity; (3) are well-tolerated by healthy individuals; and (4) are less expensive and produced more rapidly by processes that are readily standardized and scaled-up, improving responsiveness to large emerging outbreaks. Multiple mRNA vaccine platforms have demonstrated efficacy in preventing infectious diseases and treating several types of cancers in humans as well as animal models. This review describes the factors that contribute to maximizing the production of effective mRNA vaccine transcripts and delivery systems, and the clinical applications are discussed in detail.

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Seed treatment for management of Meloidogyne javanica in soybean

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2017v38n5p2995 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (5) ◽

pp. 2995 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Adriely Alves de Almeida ◽

Vinicius Hicaro Frederico Abe ◽

Ricardo Marcelo Gonçalves ◽

Maria Isabel Balbi-Peña ◽

Débora Cristina Santiago

Keyword(s):

Seed Treatment ◽

Meloidogyne Javanica ◽

Vitro Assay ◽

Juvenile Mortality ◽

Second Stage ◽

Final Population ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Completely Randomized Design ◽

Soybean Plants

The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the active ingredient abamectin, either in isolation or in combination with fungicides and insecticides formulated for the industrial seed treatment, on the population of Meloidogyne javanica, tested under greenhouse and in vitro conditions. In both tests, the combination of the following treatments was assessed: abamectin; thiamethoxam; fludioxonil + metalaxyl-M + thiabendazole. Water was used as control for the in vitro assay, whereas under greenhouse conditions, controls were inoculated and not inoculated with M. javanica. The tests were conducted in a completely randomized design with six (in vitro) and ten (greenhouse) replicates. For in vitro studies the effect on hatching, motility, and mortality of juveniles of M. javanica was evaluated. Under greenhouse conditions, the soybean ‘BRS 133’ seeds were treated, and at 15, 30, and 60 days after inoculation (DAI) with M. javanica, plant measurements were recorded. The penetration of second stage juveniles (J2) was also evaluated at 15 DAI. At 30 DAI, galls, egg masses, nematodes/g of root, and final population were evaluated. At 60 DAI, the final population of nematodes in the roots was quantified. The treatments containing abamectin were the most effective in diminishing the hatching of juveniles. All treatments had an effect on nematode motility when compared to the control, and in the treatment containing only abamectin, total juvenile mortality was observed. In greenhouse conditions, at 15 DAI, the treated soybean plants had the highest root mass and shoot length, differing statistically from the inoculated control. All treatments reduced the number of nematodes per gram of root, differing from the control. At 30 DAI, treatment efficiency was observed in reducing the final population of M. javanica, particularly the treatments using abamectin, and abamectin + thiamethoxam + fludioxonil + metalaxyl-M + thiabendazole. However, at 60 DAI, the effect of the treatments on the population of M. javanica did not persist.

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