Sowing depths of brachiaria in intercropping with corn in no tillage planting

The forage production in crop-livestock integration is critical both for formation of straw for no tillage planting and food for livestock farm. The experiment was conducted in the autumn/winter of 2009 and 2010, in the city of Selvíria -state of Mato Grosso do Sul -MS, Brazil, at Experimental Station of FEIS/UNESP. The objective was to evaluate the optimal depth for deposition of seeds of two Brachiaria species intercropped with corn with emphasis on grain yield and straw. The experimental design was a randomized block design in a factorial scheme 3 x 3, with four replications. The main treatments were two species of Brachiaria (Urochloa brizantha "Marandú" and Urochloa ruziziensis), which seeds were mixed with corn fertilizer and a control treatment (without intercropping). Secondary treatments consisted of three depths (8; 10 and 16 cm) in the deposition of fertilizer (in the consortium and the control treatments). The intercropping corn with Brachiaria produced similar amounts of straw. The straw total production was higher when intercropped and decreased with depth. The consortium with U. ruziziensis provided higher grain yield of corn in relation to U. brizantha, in 2010. The sowing depth of forages did not affect corn yield.

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Weed control in corn and weed sample size for growth evaluations

Planta Daninha ◽

10.1590/s0100-83582014000100006 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 51-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

L.B. Tavella ◽

P.S.L. Silva ◽

V.R. Oliveira ◽

P.L.O. Fernandes ◽

R.P. Sousa

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Sample Size ◽

Weed Control ◽

Block Design ◽

Corn Yield ◽

Weed Growth ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Experimental Variation ◽

Yield Values ◽

Viable Seeds

The objectives of this study were to evaluate baby corn yield, green corn yield, and grain yield in corn cultivar BM 3061, with weed control achieved via a combination of hoeing and intercropping with gliricidia, and determine how sample size influences weed growth evaluation accuracy. A randomized block design with ten replicates was used. The cultivar was submitted to the following treatments: A = hoeings at 20 and 40 days after corn sowing (DACS), B = hoeing at 20 DACS + gliricidia sowing after hoeing, C = gliricidia sowing together with corn sowing + hoeing at 40 DACS, D = gliricidia sowing together with corn sowing, and E = no hoeing. Gliricidia was sown at a density of 30 viable seeds m-2. After harvesting the mature ears, the area of each plot was divided into eight sampling units measuring 1.2 m² each to evaluate weed growth (above-ground dry biomass). Treatment A provided the highest baby corn, green corn, and grain yields. Treatment B did not differ from treatment A with respect to the yield values for the three products, and was equivalent to treatment C for green corn yield, but was superior to C with regard to baby corn weight and grain yield. Treatments D and E provided similar yields and were inferior to the other treatments. Therefore, treatment B is a promising one. The relation between coefficient of experimental variation (CV) and sample size (S) to evaluate growth of the above-ground part of the weeds was given by the equation CV = 37.57 S-0.15, i.e., CV decreased as S increased. The optimal sample size indicated by this equation was 4.3 m².

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Corn and soybean yields as affected by cover crops and herbicide timing under no-tillage system

Planta Daninha ◽

10.1590/s0100-83582013000400020 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 939-946

Author(s):

P. Oliveira ◽

A.S. Nascente ◽

J. Kluthcouski ◽

T.A.P. Castro

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Common Bean ◽

Cover Crops ◽

Cover Crop ◽

Block Design ◽

No Tillage ◽

Brachiaria Brizantha ◽

Grain Yields ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Tillage System

To achieve better results in the no-tillage system (NTS), it is important to properly manage the cover crop prior to planting by using herbicides, usually glyphosate. The effect of glyphosate on plant coverage is slow, and plants take a few days to die completely. Thus, when applying the herbicide on the same day of planting soybean or corn, cover crops are still alive and standing, causing initial shading on seedlings of the crop and delaying its establishment. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of distinct cover crops and their timing of desiccation prior to planting soybean or corn, on crop yield and yield components. Two experiments were installed, one for soybean and another for corn. Each experiment consisted in combining three cover crops (Brachiaria brizantha, common bean or millet) chemically desiccated at two timings before planting the crop (15 or 0 days before planting) under no-tillage system (NTS). Experiments were installed in a completely randomized block design with five replications. Brachiaria brizantha produced the highest amount of biomass; common bean and millet as cover crops allowed higher soybean grain yields; herbicide application under common bean, millet and Brachiaria brizantha 15 days before planting soybean allowed higher crop grain yields; desiccation timing of common bean did not affect corn grain yield; Brachiaria brizantha should be desiccated 15 days before planting corn to allow maximum grain yield; when millet was used as a cover crop, glyphosate application at planting of corn allowed the highest grain yield.

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Effect of phosphorus applied as monoammonium phosphate-coated polymers in corn culture under no-tillage system

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2018v39n1p99 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 99

Author(s):

Ana Carolina Marostica Lino ◽

Salatiér Buzetti ◽

Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho ◽

Fernando Shintate Galindo ◽

Paulo Ricardo Maestrelo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Block Design ◽

Quadratic Function ◽

Leaf Tissue ◽

No Tillage ◽

Monoammonium Phosphate ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Tillage System ◽

Essential Nutrient ◽

Cropping Seasons

The use of phosphate fertilizers as coated polymers reduces phosphorus losses that occur by adsorption of P to soil particles, thereby providing this essential nutrient for a longer period. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of phosphorus doses applied as conventional monoammonium phosphate or as coated polymers on corn grown in a clayey Oxisol, in the Cerrado region. The experiment was conducted in Selvíria - MS, located at 22°22? S and 51°22? W. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design arranged as a 4 × 2 factorial, with four doses of P2O5 (0, 50, 100, and 150 kg ha-1) and two sources of phosphorus (monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and monoammonium phosphate coated polymers). The experiment was conducted under no-tillage system during the cropping seasons in 2008/09 and 2009/10. The MAP and MAP-coated sources did not differ in most of the yield components in either of the two seasons. We found a quadratic function adjustment for P doses up to 117 and 98 kg ha-1 of P2O5 for P concentration in leaf tissue and grain yield in the 2008/2009 crop, respectively. We also obtained a quadratic function adjustment for P rates for grain yield and number of plants, up to 118 and 113 kg ha-1 of P2O5, respectively, in the 2009/2010 harvest.

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YIELD COMPONENTS AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MAIZE AS A FUNCTION OF PREDECESSOR CROP

Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo ◽

10.18512/rbms2020v19e1168 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

MARÍA EMILIA BRUSQUETTI GONZÁLEZ ◽

IZAIAS RODRIGUES DA SILVA JUNIOR ◽

LUIZ CARLOS FERREIRA DE SOUZA

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Growth And Development ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Pennisetum Glaucum ◽

Block Design ◽

Maize Crop ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Sunn Hemp ◽

Long Term Experiment

Succession crops in no-tillage system can improve the soil attributes, thus favoring the growth and development of maize (Zea mays L.) and contributing to grain yield increment. The objective of this work was to verify the effect of succession crops on growth and development of maize planted in the summer and the influence on grain yield. For the study, a long-term experiment was implemented, beginning in September 2009, in dystroferric Red Latosol, on the Experimental Farm of the School of Agricultural Sciences of the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), located in the municipality of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul state. This article presents data collected from the 2017/2018 crop season. Randomized block design was used, with ten treatments and four replications. The treatments consisted of the crops preceding maize, such as millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.), oilseed rape (Brassica napus), oat (Avena sativa), safflower (Carthamus tinctorious), niger (Guizothia abyssinica), vetch (Vicia sativa), sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea), and forage radish (Raphanus sativus). The predecessor crops positively influence dry matter mass of the aerial part of the plant, dry matter mass of 1000 grains, and productivity of the summer maize crop planted through the remains of straw (residues) of millet, oat, niger, sunn hemp, vetch and forage radish.

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Organic fertilization with turkey litter for maize cultivation in tropical region

Australian Journal of Crop Science ◽

10.21475/ajcs.19.13.12.p2076 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 2062-2066

Author(s):

Diego Oliveira Ribeiro ◽

Gustavo Castoldi ◽

Manuel Rodriguez Carballal ◽

Mariângela Brito Freiberger ◽

Warlles Domingos Xavier ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Block Design ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Partial Replacement ◽

Mineral Fertilizers ◽

Tropical Region ◽

Organic Fertilization ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Maize Cultivation ◽

Chemical Fertilization

Residues from agroindustry activity have been commonly used as a source of fertilizer for fertilization of annual crops. Sometimes these residues can replace the mineral fertilizers totally or partially, while their effects can be extended to the soil attributes. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of replacing conventional chemical fertilization with organic fertilization using turkey litter on maize grain yield and in the chemical attributes of an Oxisol in tropical region. The experiment was carried out in two crop seasons with various quantities of turkey litter, or in blend with chemical fertilizers, in a randomized block design with six treatments and five replicates. The treatments were as follows: T1 – Control treatment; T2 – Chemical fertilization with 450 kg ha-1 of 10-27-10 (NPK); T3 – Application of 3,800 kg ha-1 of turkey litter; T4 – Application of 7,600 kg ha-1 of turkey litter; T5 – Chemical fertilization with 450 kg ha-1 of 10-27-10 + 1900 kg ha-1 of turkey litter; T6 – Chemical fertilization with 450 kg ha-1 of 10-27-10 + 3,800 kg ha-1 of turkey litter. The organic fertilization with turkey litter presented potential for total or partial replacement of chemicals fertilization for maize cultivation with no loss in grain yield. Therefore, the treatments of T3 and T5 could be recommended to farmers at a lower cost. The treatment T4 increased the P and K contents in the soil, reaching to 24 mg dm-3 and 3.1 cmoc dm-3, respectively, after two crop seasons.

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Effects of glyphosate and foliar fertilizers on the glyphosate resistant (GR) soybean

Australian Journal of Crop Science ◽

10.21475/ajcs.19.13.08.p1527 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1251-1257

Author(s):

César Tiago Forte ◽

André Dalponte Menegat ◽

Leandro Galon ◽

Luciane Renata Agazzi ◽

Milena Barreta Franceschetti ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Glutamic Acid ◽

Grain Yield ◽

Block Design ◽

Nutrient Deficiency ◽

Grain Weight ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Thousand Grain Weight ◽

Renewable Materials ◽

Soybean Crop ◽

Randomized Block Design

Currently the soybean crop is responsible for a great share of the protein consumed by humans and animals, it is also a source of oil and renewable materials for the industry. Due to the importance of soybeans worldwide, especially genetically modified soybeans (resistant to glyphosate - GR), the improvement in yield indexes became the targets of promising research. The objective of this work was to evaluate the responses of the “GR” soybean crop as a function of glyphosate herbicide and foliar fertilizer, under soil without nutrient deficiency. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with four replications, consisted of two factors. Factor A was consisted by glyphosate (1080 and 2160 g a.e ha-1) and factor B by foliar fertilizers (Fertilizer A – Mg= 5%, Mn= 0,5%, Mo= 0.5%, L-Glutamic acid= 5% and glycine betaine 3%; Fertilizer B - Zn (5%), Mn (3%), Cu (0,5%), B (0.5%) and S (4%); Fertilizer C - Mo and L-Glutamic acid). The treatments were applied isolated and in mixtures, plus the control treatment, totalizing 21 treatments. The variables evaluated were phytotoxicity at 14 and 21 DAT, a thousand-grain weight and grain yield. The analysis of variance was performed and, when significant, the comparison of groups of treatments using orthogonal contrasts was applied to all variables. Soybean yield was also compared to the means of the treatments by the Scott-Knott test (p≤0.05). Phytotoxicity was detected in the soybean crop at 14 DAT with the application of glyphosate, foliar fertilizers and the association of the two products. However, only the highest dose of glyphosate, with or without foliar fertilizers, generally reduced crop grain yield. In addition, the application of foliar fertilizers isolated and associated with glyphosate, in soils with adequate levels of nutrients, does not increase thousand-grain weight or grain. It is concluded that the glyphosate dose for soybeans should be respected and foliar fertilizers should be carefully studied before recommendation.

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Effect of water regimes and plant densities on cowpea production1

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical ◽

10.1590/1983-40632017v4747908 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (4) ◽

pp. 432-439 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marinete Martins de Sousa Monteiro ◽

Edson Alves Bastos ◽

Milton José Cardoso ◽

Aderson Soares de Andrade Júnior ◽

Valdenir Queiroz Ribeiro

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Water Depth ◽

Plant Density ◽

Block Design ◽

No Tillage ◽

Grain Yields ◽

Water Regimes ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Plant Densities ◽

Tillage System

ABSTRACT Cowpea has been cultivated in a rudimentary form in the main producing regions of Brazil, resulting in lower grain yields, when compared to the crop potential. The use of technologies such as water regimes, adequate plant density and soil management are alternatives to increase this crop yield. This study aimed at evaluating the effects of different water regimes and plant densities on the yield components of cowpea cultivated under conventional and no-tillage systems. A randomized block design in a split-plot factorial, with four replications, was used. The treatments consisted of five water regimes in the plots (157.00 mm, 189.00 mm, 234.00 mm, 274.00 mm and 320.00 mm) and five plant densities as subplots (12 plants m-2, 16 plants m-2, 20 plants m-2, 24 plants m-2 and 28 plants m-2). The evaluated variables were: number of pods per plant, number of pods per area, pod length and grain yield. The combination between 270 mm of irrigation water depth with a density of 280,000 plants ha-1 resulted in higher grain yield using the no-tillage system, while the combination between the density of 280,000 plants ha-1 and 320 mm of water depth favored the highest grain yields in the conventional growing system.

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Morphological characteristics and soybean yields after using different limestone sources

Australian Journal of Crop Science ◽

10.21475/ajcs.20.14.08.p2618 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1328-1334

Author(s):

Adaniel Sousa dos Santos ◽

Leandro Pereira Pacheco ◽

Rafael Felippe Ratke ◽

Weverson Lima Fonseca ◽

Alan Mario Zuffo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Photosynthetically Active Radiation ◽

Block Design ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Tropical Soil ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Area Index ◽

Active Radiation ◽

Growing Seasons ◽

Randomized Block Design

In this study, the growth and productive characteristics of the soybean were investigated in no-till system after using limestone in a tropical soil of the Brazilian Cerrado. The study was conducted in a Typic Hapludox. The sources of limestone came from Piauí miners (C1, C2 and C3) and from a mining company in Ceará (C4) plus a control treatment (without limestone), with four replicates, during the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 growing seasons, in a randomized block design. The limestone was applied in October 2012, using a gravity distribution. The limestone rate applied was 2.73 Mg ha-1 to raise the soil base saturation to 60%. The final plant stand, relative chlorophyll index, leaf area index, shoot dry matter, photosynthetically active radiation, the efficiency of photosynthetically active radiation, number of stems, pod number per plant, thousand-grain mass and grain yield of the soybean were evaluated. There were significant differences between the sources of limestone, with emphasis on the sources C1 and C4 due to the greater increases in plant growth and soybean grain yield (79% and 90%, respectively, in the 2014/2015 harvest). Soybean yield is correlated to the vegetative and reproductive development of the plant when cultivated in a tropical soil of the Cerrado corrected with limestone.

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Cover crops and residual effect of lime and gypsum on soil subsurface physical attributes

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v9i6.3490 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. e143963490

Author(s):

Marcela Pacola Oliveira ◽

Cassiano Garcia Roque ◽

Gabriel Luiz Piati ◽

Othon Lauar Godinho ◽

Paulo Eduardo Teodoro

Keyword(s):

Cover Crops ◽

Pennisetum Glaucum ◽

Block Design ◽

Residual Effect ◽

Total Porosity ◽

No Tillage ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Tillage System ◽

Physical Attributes

The use of lime, gypsum, and different cover crops may influence the soil physical attributes, the formation of soil coverage before the crop implantation is crucial for the consolidation of the No-Tillage System. This work aimed to evaluate the alterations in the subsoil physical attributes, influenced by different cover crops combined with the application of lime and gypsum, in a no-tillage system in the Cerrado region, the soil of the experiment area was classified as Dystrophic Red Latosol. The experiment was carried out in Chapadão do Sul, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, in a complete randomized block design, in a split-plot scheme. Plots consisted of cover crops (Urochloa ruziziensis and Pennisetum glaucum) and fallow; the subplots were formed by gypsum rates (0, 2.3, and 4.6 Mg ha-1); and the sub-sub-plots consisted of lime rates (0, 2, 4, and 6 Mg ha-1), with three replications. The cover crops, Uruchloa ruziziensis, Pennisetum glaucum and the rates of limestone and gypsum do not interfere with the density of the soil. The Uruchloa ruziziensis cover crop provides increased microporosity and total soil porosity. The cover crops Uruchloa ruziziensis and Pennisetum glaucum were not efficient in decompressing the soil in the layers of 0.20 - 0.30 and 0.30 - 0.40 m in depth. The residual effect of the lime rate of 2 Mg ha-1 without gypsum application provided higher total porosity the 0.30 - 0.40 m layer.

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Corn grain quality at different harvesting times

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental ◽

10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v25n10p703-709 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (10) ◽

pp. 703-709

Author(s):

Madison W. S. Cordeiro ◽

Dionei Ribeiro ◽

Roseli A. Ferrari ◽

Flávio C. Dalchiavon

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Grain Quality ◽

Abiotic Factors ◽

Block Design ◽

Corn Hybrids ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Physiological Maturity ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

1000 Grain Weight ◽

Corn Grain

ABSTRACT Harvesting time is one of the main factors that influences grain quality, largely due to their exposure to biotic and abiotic factors during pre-harvest. As such, this study aimed to assess corn grain quality in response to different harvesting times in the municipality of Campo Novo do Parecis, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. A randomized block design was used with a strip-plot scheme, consisting of three corn hybrids (NS90 PRO, NS92 PRO 2 and BG7439), five harvesting times (0, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days after physiological maturity - DAPM), with three repetitions. The variables grain yield, 1000 grain weight, bulk density, electrical conductivity and proximate composition were analyzed at each of the proposed harvesting times and lipid composition was assessed only at 0 and 28 DAPM. Data were submitted to ANOVA, regression analysis and Tukey’s test (p ≤ 0.05). Delayed harvesting influenced all the variables studied, except ash concentration. The longer the grains remain on the plant after physiological maturity, the worse the grain yield and their physical, chemical and nutritional quality.

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