Production of mint under planting densities of mung bean (Vigna radiata) in loam argisol yellow red latosol

The use of legumes as fertilizer haqs been a viable option for the farmers who work in the production of medicinal plants with agroecological management. In this sense, the objective was to evaluate the production of mint under planting densities of mung bean in loam argisol yellow red latosol. The experiment was conducted at the Rafael Fernandes Experimental Farm, in the Alagoinha district, rural area of Mossoró, RN, Brazil, from August 2016 to March 2017. The experimental design was randomized complete blocks with the treatments arranged in 4 x 2 factorial scheme with three replicates. The first factor consisted of sowing densities (50; 100; 150 and 200 plants m-2) and the second factor was management systems such as incorporation and permanence (covered) of mung bean biomass on the soil surface. The cultivar "Mentha piperita" was used for the mint crop. The evaluated characteristics were the following: biomass height, green mass production, number of bunches, dry mass production, oil content and oil production of mint. The sowing density of 150 plants m-2 of mung bean provided production and number of mint bunches of 2.63 kg m-2 and 26.3 units m-2, respectively. For the forms of biomass management (incorporated and covered), no statistical difference was observed for the characteristics of the production of green mass, number of bunches, content and oil production of mint. The use of mung bean as a green manure for mint production is feasible to be used by farmers in northeastern Brazil.

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Agronomic Viability of Mentha piperita Under Quantities and Forms of Application of the Organic Fertilization in the Semiarid of Brazil

Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.5539/jas.v11n16p54 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (16) ◽

pp. 54

Author(s):

Jordany Ramalho Silveira Farias ◽

Paulo César Ferreira Linhares ◽

Janilson Pinheiro de Assis ◽

Roberto pequeno de Sousa ◽

Maria Francisca Soares Pereira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mass Production ◽

Oil Content ◽

Block Design ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Mentha Piperita ◽

Agronomic Performance ◽

Organic Fertilization ◽

Viable Option ◽

Green Mass ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design

The use of available resources in the property is of paramount importance for the sustainability of the system. In this sense, the objective was to study the agronomic viability of mint Mentha piperita under amounts and forms of application of the organic fertilization in the semiarid of Brazil. The experiment was conducted at the experimental farm Rafael Fernandes in the period from August 2017 to November 2017, in the Alagoinha district, rural area of Mossoró-RN. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design in a 5 × 2 factorial scheme, with four replications. The first factor consisted of the quantities of the mixture of jitirana plus bovine manure (0.0, 1.4, 2.8, 4.2 and 5.6 kg m-2), the second factor was composed by the way of handling the mixture of jitirana and bovine manure (incorporated and in cover). For the mint crop, the cultivar Mentha piperita was planted. The following characteristics were evaluated: biomass height, green mass production; number of bunches; dry mass production; oil content and oil production. No interaction was observed between the amounts of organic fertilization in the forms of management of organic fertilization in the characteristics evaluated. The best agronomic performance of mint was observed in the amount of 4.2 kg m-2, with green mass production of 1.5 kg m-2, equivalent to 16.4 units m-2. Organic fertilization becomes viable option to be used in the fertilization of the mint.

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Initial physic nut nutrition and potassium balance in the soil-plant system

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental ◽

10.1590/s1415-43662014000500005 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 495-500 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mariângela B. Freiberger ◽

Iraê A. Guerrini ◽

Gustavo Castoldi ◽

Fábio Steiner ◽

Leonardo T. Büll

Keyword(s):

Mineral Nutrition ◽

Mass Production ◽

Mass Concentration ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Physic Nut ◽

Plant System ◽

Soil Fraction ◽

Potassium Fertilization ◽

Macro And Micronutrients ◽

Red Latosol

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the mineral nutrition and the response of physic nut to potassium fertilization as well as to assess whether the species can absorb K from the non-exchangeable soil fraction. The study was conducted in a greenhouse, in randomized blocks, and with four repetitions. Physic nut plants were cultivated in plastic recipients filled with 50 dm³ of a Dark Red Latosol fertilized with rates of 0, 40, 80, 120 and 160 mg K dm-3 of soil. One hundred and fifty days after planting, the height, stem diameter and leaf area of the plants were measured, and the dry mass, concentration in leaf and total accumulation of macro and micronutrients were determined, as well as the soil contents of exchangeable and non-exchangeable K. The K balance in the soil-plant system was also calculated. The increase of potassium fertilization resulted in a greater uptake of K, Ca and Mn but did not alter the total dry mass production of physic nut. The species can release and absorb K from the non-exchangeable soil fraction.

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Crop residues on short-term CO2 emissions in sugarcane production areas

Engenharia Agrícola ◽

10.1590/s0100-69162013000400009 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 699-708 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Mariana M. Corradi ◽

Alan R. Panosso ◽

Marcílio V. Martins Filho ◽

Newton La Scala Junior

Keyword(s):

Co2 Emissions ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Crop Residues ◽

Soil Surface ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Agricultural Crop ◽

Short Term ◽

Sugarcane Production ◽

Soil Temperatures ◽

Production Areas

The proper management of agricultural crop residues could produce benefits in a warmer, more drought-prone world. Field experiments were conducted in sugarcane production areas in the Southern Brazil to assess the influence of crop residues on the soil surface in short-term CO2 emissions. The study was carried out over a period of 50 days after establishing 6 plots with and without crop residues applied to the soil surface. The effects of sugarcane residues on CO2 emissions were immediate; the emissions from residue-covered plots with equivalent densities of 3 (D50) and 6 (D100) t ha-1 (dry mass) were less than those from non-covered plots (D0). Additionally, the covered fields had lower soil temperatures and higher soil moisture for most of the studied days, especially during the periods of drought. Total emissions were as high as 553.62 ± 47.20 g CO2 m-2, and as low as 384.69 ± 31.69 g CO2 m-2 in non-covered (D0) and covered plot with an equivalent density of 3 t ha-1 (D50), respectively. Our results indicate a significant reduction in CO2 emissions, indicating conservation of soil carbon over the short-term period following the application of sugarcane residues to the soil surface.

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Effect of plant regulators on growth and flowering of 'Meyer' zoysiagrass

Planta Daninha ◽

10.1590/s0100-83582013000300021 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 695-703 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

S.R. Marchi ◽

D. Martins ◽

N.V. Costa ◽

J.R.V. Silva

Keyword(s):

Plant Height ◽

Mass Production ◽

Untreated Control ◽

Block Design ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Zoysia Japonica ◽

Visual Effects ◽

Visual Symptoms ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Prohexadione Calcium

This trial aimed to evaluate the effect of sequential applications of different plant regulators over growth and flower rachis emission of 'Meyer' zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica). The study was conducted on 15-month old green turfgrass under a randomized complete block design with four replications. The following plant regulator and doses were tested: trinexapac-ethyl (113+113, 226+113, 226+226, 452+113, 452+226, 452+452, 678+339 e 904+452 g a.i./ha-1), prohexadione-calcium (100+100 e 200+200 g a.i. ha-1) and bispyribac-sodium (40+40 e 60+60 g a.i. ha-1), as well as an untreated control. The turfgrass was mowed again at 3.0 cm aboveground and the second plant regulator was applied when 'Meyer' zoysiagrass was between 5.0 and 6.0 cm high. The effect of the treatments was visually rated for visual injury, plant height, height and number of flower rachis, and total dry mass production of clippings. Only bispyribac-sodium had visual symptoms of injury on 'Meyer' zoysiagrass, and no intoxication was observed at 28 days after the second application (DAAB). The sequential applications of trinexapac-ethyl, prohexadione-calcium and bispyribac-sodium reduced by more than 80% the total clipping dry mass produced by 'Meyer' zoysiagrass. All the plant regulators tested also showed promising results in reducing the height and emission of rachis, especially when trinexapac-ethyl was applied at the doses 452+452, 678+339 and 904+452 g a.i. ha-1. 'Meyer' zoysiagrass turfgrass can be handled with the sequential application of a plant regulator, which reduces the need for mowing over a period up to 110 days after the application of the second plant regulator, and it also avoids deleterious visual effects over turfgrass.

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Growth and development of domesticated and wild genotypes of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) in the Middle Urals

Кормопроизводство ◽

10.25685/krm.2021.2021.2.003 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 15-20

Author(s):

В.А. Волошин

Keyword(s):

Trifolium Pratense ◽

Red Clover ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Middle Urals ◽

Wild Genotype ◽

Flowering Pattern ◽

Green Mass ◽

Trifolium Pratense L ◽

Stable Yield

В данной статье представлены результаты сравнительной оценки 11 сортов клевера лугового и одного образца-дикороса, проведённой в Пермском НИИ сельского хозяйства в 2018–2019 годах. Все селекционные сорта сформировали полноценные первый и второй укосы или отаву в оба года использования. Дикорастущая форма формировала только один укос, демонстрируя особенность позднеспелого одноукосного типа. Сорта Кретуновский и Ранний 2 показали себя как типичные раннеспелые двухукосные. Другие сорта занимали промежуточное положение. Наибольший сбор сухого вещества обеспечивал образец-дикорос в оба года при крайне различных погодных условиях (1,266 и 1,259 кг/м2 соответственно). Дикорастущая форма и сорт Ранний 2 обеспечивали стабильные урожаи зелёной массы и сухого вещества независимо от возраста и погодных условий. Образец дикорастущего клевера имел более однородный фенотип по сравнению с сортом Пермский местный — стандартом для позднеспелого типа, что указывает на большую генетическую однородность. Согласно всесторонней оценке, включающей степень перезимовки, урожайность зелёной и сухой массы, характер цветения, созревания, формирования и конечный урожай семян, образец-дикорос имеет отличительные признаки позднеспелого (одноукосного) типа и может использоваться в качестве исходного генетического материала для дальнейшей селекции позднеспелых одноукосных сортов клевера лугового, характеризующихся экономически ценными свойствами: высокой устойчивостью к неблагоприятным условиям окружающей среды, высокой и стабильной урожайностью зелёной массы и семян. Исследования будут продолжены с оценкой ряда образцов дикорастущих форм клевера лугового, обнаруженных в 2019 году в природных биоценозах Пермского края. This article deals with the competitive trial of 11 varieties and 1 wild genotype of red clover conducted at the Research Institute of Agriculture in 2018–2019. All the varieties provided good yields of green mass both in the first and second cuts. Wild genotype provided only one cut as long-season one-cut type. “Kretunovskiy” and “Ranniy 2” performed as typical short-season two-cut varieties. Wild genotype produced the highest yield of dry matter (DM) under contrast weather conditions (1.266 and 1.259 kg/m2, respectively). Wild genotype and “Ranniy 2” formed stable yields of green mass and DM regardless of time period and weather. Wild genotype showed homogeneous phenotype compared to “Permskiy mestnyy” — long-season standard variety indicating high genetic uniformity. Such traits as winter hardiness, green and dry mass yields, flowering pattern, seed maturation, formation and production were evaluated. According to this evaluation wild genotype performed as long-season (one-cut) type showing high resistance to unfavorable conditions, high and stable yield of green mass and seeds. Therefore, it can be used a source of economically important traits for future breeding programs of red clover. Further investigations will focus on the evaluation of wild genotypes of red clover found in the Perm region in 2019.

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Development and production of sugarcane under different levels straw after four years of cultivation

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2017v38n5p2957 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (5) ◽

pp. 2957 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gisele Silva de Aquino ◽

Cristiane De Conti Medina ◽

Ana Carolina Benitez Cunha ◽

Deise Akemi Omori Kussaba ◽

Jaime Higino dos Santos Junior ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Soil Cover ◽

Block Design ◽

Electric Energy ◽

Soil Surface ◽

Total Removal ◽

Area Index ◽

Stalk Diameter ◽

Final Yield ◽

Red Latosol ◽

Different Levels

Environmental constraints, labour shortages and the search for greater efficiency have induced the mechanisation of sugarcane harvesting, providing a large amount of straw in the system, which provides benefits to the soil, the crop and the environment. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the removal of different amounts of straw from the soil surface on the development and productivity of sugarcane in eutrophic Red Latosol. The experiment was conducted in an area belonging to the Usina in Bandeirantes, PR, using a randomised block design with four replications. The effects of six treatments (0, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% of straw and sugarcane) were evaluated after four years of cultivation on the LAI (leaf area index), tillering, diameter, length and fresh mass of the stalks, in five periods: 60, 120, 180, 240 and 370 days after harvest (DAC). The results were submitted to analysis of variance and the means compared by Tukey’s test. The straw on the soil surface provided benefits to the development and productivity of sugarcane. The management of sugarcane burning, total removal of the straw (0% of soil cover) or 75% of straw resulted in a lower IAF and stalk diameter and a 37% decrease in final yield under conditions of water deficiency. The maintenance of 50% of straw is sufficient to favour the development and to provide greater productivity of the sugarcane, as it is possible to use the 50% surplus of the field for the production of ethanol of second generation or electric energy, without damage to the productivity of the culture.

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Intercropping of sorghum with Paiaguas palisadegrass in a crop-livestock integration system for pasture recovery

Australian Journal of Crop Science ◽

10.21475/ajcs.20.14.07.p2216 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1072-1080

Author(s):

Charles Barbosa Santos ◽

Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa ◽

Wender Ferreira de Souza ◽

Alessandro Guerra da Silva ◽

Victor Costa e Silva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mass Production ◽

Block Design ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Forage Production ◽

Integration System ◽

Initial Development ◽

Sustainable Systems ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Forage Species ◽

Sorghum Grain

Intercropping systems have become an interesting alternative for grain and forage production because they are sustainable systems that reduce carbon emissions in degraded pasture areas. However, few studies have used forage species recently introduced into the market, and more studies that assess the performances of these species in integrated systems are needed. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the agronomic characteristics of intercropped sorghum and Paiaguas palisadegrass (including the species name) in a crop-livestock integration system for pasture recovery. The field experiment was conducted in the municipality of Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil, using a randomized block design with four replications. The treatments consisted of the following forage systems: monocropping of sorghum, monocropping of Paiaguas palisadegrass, row intercropping of sorghum with Paiaguas palisadegrass, interrow intercropping of sorghum with Paiaguas palisadegrass and intercropping of sorghum with oversown Paiaguas palisadegrass. To obtain a desired population of 240,000 plants ha-1, 12 seeds of sorghum and 5 kg of viable pure seeds of the forage species were planted per meter and hectare, respectively. The growth of Paiaguas palisadegrass in the same row as sorghum reduced the sorghum grain yield. The intercropping of sorghum with oversown Paiaguas palisadegrass hindered the initial development of Paiaguas palisadegrass in terms of plant height and number of tillers due to shading, and this effect was reflected in the dry mass production. Row and interrow intercropping provided higher dry mass production without affecting the forage quality. Therefore, the interrow intercropping of sorghum with Paiaguas palisadegrass was found to be a promising agricultural technique for grain and forage production that could be used for the establishment of new pastures or pasture recovery.

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High temperature and vapor pressure deficit aggravate architectural effects but ameliorate non-architectural effects of salinity on dry mass production of tomato

Frontiers in Plant Science ◽

10.3389/fpls.2015.00887 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Tsu-Wei Chen ◽

Thi M. N. Nguyen ◽

Katrin Kahlen ◽

Hartmut Stützel

Keyword(s):

High Temperature ◽

Vapor Pressure ◽

Mass Production ◽

Vapor Pressure Deficit ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Architectural Effects

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Regulation of growth and differential tissue dry mass accumulation by Citrus grandis, Poncirus trifoliata and their F1 under salinized and non-salinized environments

Functional Plant Biology ◽

10.1071/pp99060 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 27 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ilhami Tozlu ◽

Gloria A. Moore ◽

Charles L. Guy

Keyword(s):

Salinity Tolerance ◽

Mass Production ◽

Fine Root ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Poncirus Trifoliata ◽

Initial Growth ◽

Ion Content ◽

Average Growth ◽

Leaf Tissues

Salt stress responses of C. grandis L. (Osb.), P. trifoliata (L.) Raf. and their F 1 were investi-gated. Growth, growth rates, as well as leaf, stem, structural root (> 2 mm diameter), fine root (≤ 2mm diameter) and whole plant dry masses were determined for the three genotypes tested in 0, 40 and 80 mМ NaCl environments for 20 weeks. P. trifoliata and C. grandis were phenotypically distinct and their F1 had features that were a combination of both parents. The different growth habits resulted in significant differences between the net growth and growth ratios ([net growth / initial growth] × 100) of the three genotypes and between control and salinized plants within each genotype. The average growth and dry weights of nearly all tissues were reduced in salinized plants compared to those of control plants. The exceptions were the fine roots of P. trifoliata at both salinities and of the F1 plants at 40 mМ NaCl. The 40 mМ NaCl treatment stimulated fine root production in P. trifoliata plants, significantly increasing dry weight by 30% compared to control plants. Average shoot dry weight reduction was greatest in C. grandis and least in P. trifoliata in the 40 mМ NaCl treatment. While leaf tissues of P. trifoliata were the most sensitive to salinity, root tissues were the most sensitive in C. grandis. To avoid salt accumulation, P trifoliata plants increased root dry mass production while C. grandis plants increased leaf mass production. These traits appeared to be heritable, since the F1 plants displayed responses intermediate to its parents leading to increased salinity tolerance. We suggest that not only ion content of leaf tissues, but ion content and mass production of all tissues should be considered when the salinity tolerance of Citrus and related genera is characterized.

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