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Jacomassi LM, Pacola M, Momesso L, Viveiros J, Júnior OA, de Siqueira GF, de Campos M, Crusciol CAC. Foliar Application of Amino Acids and Nutrients as a Tool to Mitigate Water Stress and Stabilize Sugarcane Yield and Bioenergy Generation. Plants (Basel) 2024; 13:461. [PMID: 38337992 PMCID: PMC10857448 DOI: 10.3390/plants13030461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Extended periods of water stress negatively affect sugarcane crop production. The foliar application of supplements containing specific nutrients and/or organic molecules such as amino acids can improve sugarcane metabolism, stalk and sugar yields, and the quality of the extracted juice. The present study assessed the effectiveness of the foliar application of an abiotic stress protection complement (ASPC) composed of 18 amino acids and 5 macronutrients. The experiments were carried out in the field with two treatments and twelve replicates. The two treatments were no application of ASPC (control) and foliar application of ASPC. The foliar application of ASPC increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes. The Trolox-equivalent antioxidant capacity (DPPH) was higher in ASPC-treated plants than in control plants, reflecting higher antioxidant enzyme activity and lower malondialdehyde (MDA) levels. The level of H2O2 was 11.27 nM g-1 protein in plants treated with ASPC but 23.71 nM g-1 protein in control plants. Moreover, the application of ASPC increased stalk yield and sucrose accumulation, thus increasing the quality of the raw material. By positively stabilizing the cellular redox balance in sugarcane plants, ASPC application also increased energy generation. Therefore, applying ASPC is an effective strategy for relieving water stress while improving crop productivity.
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- Lucas Moraes Jacomassi
- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (L.M.J.); (M.P.); (J.V.); (O.A.J.); (G.F.d.S.); (M.d.C.)
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (L.M.J.); (M.P.); (J.V.); (O.A.J.); (G.F.d.S.); (M.d.C.)
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- Department of Agriculutre, School of Agriculture, Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Goiânia 74690-900, GO, Brazil;
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (L.M.J.); (M.P.); (J.V.); (O.A.J.); (G.F.d.S.); (M.d.C.)
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (L.M.J.); (M.P.); (J.V.); (O.A.J.); (G.F.d.S.); (M.d.C.)
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (L.M.J.); (M.P.); (J.V.); (O.A.J.); (G.F.d.S.); (M.d.C.)
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (L.M.J.); (M.P.); (J.V.); (O.A.J.); (G.F.d.S.); (M.d.C.)
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (L.M.J.); (M.P.); (J.V.); (O.A.J.); (G.F.d.S.); (M.d.C.)
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Galeriani TM, Neves GO, Santos Ferreira JH, Oliveira RN, Oliveira SL, Calonego JC, Crusciol CAC. Calcium and Boron Fertilization Improves Soybean Photosynthetic Efficiency and Grain Yield. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:2937. [PMID: 36365390 PMCID: PMC9657382 DOI: 10.3390/plants11212937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Foliar fertilization with calcium (Ca) and boron (B) at flowering can promote flower retention and pod fixation, thereby increasing the number of pods per plant and, in turn, crop productivity. The objective of this work was to investigate the effects of Ca + B fertilization during flowering on the nutritional, metabolic and yield performance of soybean (Glycine max L.) The treatments consisted of the presence and the absence of Ca + B fertilization in two growing seasons. Crop nutritional status, gas exchange parameters, photosynthetic enzyme activity (Rubisco), total soluble sugar content, total leaf protein concentration, agronomic parameters, and grain yield were evaluated. Foliar Ca + B fertilization increased water use efficiency and carboxylation efficiency, and the improvement in photosynthesis led to higher leaf sugar and protein concentrations. The improvement in metabolic activity promoted a greater number of pods and grains plant-1, culminating in higher yields. These results indicate that foliar fertilization with Ca + B can efficiently improve carbon metabolism, resulting in better yields in soybean.
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da Silva TA, Crusciol CAC, Batista TB, Bossolani JW, de Oliveira GRF, Basso DP, de Almeida Carmeis Filho AC, Bravo JP, da Silva EAA. Liming enhances longevity of wheat seeds produced in acid soils. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18035. [PMID: 36302923 PMCID: PMC9613768 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21176-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The environment where plants grow, such as acidic soils, interferes with the nutrient concentration and physiological quality of seeds. This hypothesis was tested using wheat seeds as a model crop, grown in a tropical soil with and without lime application for twelve years. Here we show that lime provides remarkable enhancements in soil chemistry and seed composition, without altering the seed's germination and vigor. Also, it favors the production of seeds with additional molecular mechanisms that extend their longevity. Our results indicate that the application of lime mitigates acidity in tropical soils and ensures the production of seeds with enhanced chemical composition and longer life span.
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- Tiago Alexandre da Silva
- grid.410543.70000 0001 2188 478XDepartment of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 237 Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18610-307 Brazil
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- grid.410543.70000 0001 2188 478XDepartment of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 237 Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18610-307 Brazil
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- grid.410543.70000 0001 2188 478XDepartment of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 237 Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18610-307 Brazil
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- grid.410543.70000 0001 2188 478XDepartment of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 237 Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18610-307 Brazil
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- grid.410543.70000 0001 2188 478XDepartment of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 237 Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18610-307 Brazil
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- grid.410543.70000 0001 2188 478XDepartment of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 237 Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18610-307 Brazil
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- grid.410543.70000 0001 2188 478XDepartment of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 237 Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18610-307 Brazil
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- grid.410543.70000 0001 2188 478XDepartment of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 237 Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18610-307 Brazil
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- grid.410543.70000 0001 2188 478XDepartment of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 237 Botucatu, São Paulo, CEP 18610-307 Brazil
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de Silva DP, Oliveira MP, Oliveira JAV, Jacomassi LM, Momesso L, Garcia A, Ferraz de Siqueira G, Foltran R, Soratto RP, Dinardo-Miranda LL, Crusciol CAC. Phytotonic effects of thiamethoxam on sugarcane managed with glyphosate as a ripener. Pest Manag Sci 2022; 78:4006-4017. [PMID: 35645152 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thiamethoxam and glyphosate are widely used in sugarcane production as an insecticide and ripener, respectively. In this study, the potential of these chemical products to also elicit phytotonic effects and enhance the physiological development and yield of sugarcane was evaluated. In field experiments, thiamethoxam and glyphosate were applied to sugarcane individually or in combination, and the effects of these chemical management strategies on sugarcane biometric and technological parameters were assessed. RESULTS Thiamethoxam application improved biometric parameters, especially stalk yield. Glyphosate application increased sugar yield, despite reducing the number of stalks and consequently the stalk yield. CONCLUSIONS Application of the insecticide thiamethoxam to sugarcane attenuates the depreciative effect of ripener (glyphosate) and has a potential phytotonic effect by increasing sugar yields in the early and late seasons. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Deise Paula de Silva
- US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Sugarcane Research Unit, Houma, LA, USA
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- Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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Batista TB, Mastrangelo CB, de Medeiros AD, Petronilio ACP, Fonseca de Oliveira GR, dos Santos IL, Crusciol CAC, Amaral da Silva EA. A Reliable Method to Recognize Soybean Seed Maturation Stages Based on Autofluorescence-Spectral Imaging Combined With Machine Learning Algorithms. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:914287. [PMID: 35774807 PMCID: PMC9237540 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.914287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In recent years, technological innovations have allowed significant advances in the diagnosis of seed quality. Seeds with superior physiological quality are those with the highest level of physiological maturity and the integration of rapid and precise methods to separate them contributes to better performance in the field. Autofluorescence-spectral imaging is an innovative technique based on fluorescence signals from fluorophores present in seed tissues, which have biological implications for seed quality. Thus, through this technique, it would be possible to classify seeds in different maturation stages. To test this, we produced plants of a commercial cultivar (MG/BR 46 "Conquista") and collected the seeds at five reproductive (R) stages: R7.1 (beginning of maturity), R7.2 (mass maturity), R7.3 (seed disconnected from the mother plant), R8 (harvest point), and R9 (final maturity). Autofluorescence signals were extracted from images captured at different excitation/emission combinations. In parallel, we investigated physical parameters, germination, vigor and the dynamics of pigments in seeds from different maturation stages. To verify the accuracy in predicting the seed maturation stages based on autofluorescence-spectral imaging, we created machine learning models based on three algorithms: (i) random forest, (ii) neural network, and (iii) support vector machine. Here, we reported the unprecedented use of the autofluorescence-spectral technique to classify the maturation stages of soybean seeds, especially using the excitation/emission combination of chlorophyll a (660/700 nm) and b (405/600 nm). Taken together, the machine learning algorithms showed high performance segmenting the different stages of seed maturation. In summary, our results demonstrated that the maturation stages of soybean seeds have their autofluorescence-spectral identity in the wavelengths of chlorophylls, which allows the use of this technique as a marker of seed maturity and superior physiological quality.
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- Thiago Barbosa Batista
- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology and Environment, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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Oliveira SL, Crusciol CAC, Rodrigues VA, Galeriani TM, Portugal JR, Bossolani JW, Moretti LG, Calonego JC, Cantarella H. Molybdenum Foliar Fertilization Improves Photosynthetic Metabolism and Grain Yields of Field-Grown Soybean and Maize. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:887682. [PMID: 35720532 PMCID: PMC9199428 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.887682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Foliar fertilization has been used as a supplemental strategy to plant nutrition especially in crops with high yield potential. Applying nutrients in small doses stimulates photosynthesis and increases yield performance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of foliar application of molybdenum (Mo) to soybean and maize. The treatments consisted of the presence (+Mo) and absence (-Mo) of supplementation. Plant nutritional status, nitrate reductase (NR) activity, gas exchange parameters, photosynthetic enzyme activity (Rubisco in soybean and maize and PEPcase in maize), total soluble sugar concentration, leaf protein content, shoot dry matter, shoot nitrogen accumulated, number of grains per plant, mass of 100 grains, and grain yield were evaluated. For soybean and maize, application of Mo increased leaf NR activity, nitrogen and protein content, Rubisco activity, net photosynthesis, and grain yield. These results indicate that foliar fertilization with Mo can efficiently enhance nitrogen metabolism and the plant’s response to carbon fixation, resulting in improved crop yields.
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- Sirlene Lopes Oliveira
- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Campinas, Brazil
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Tarumoto MB, de Campos M, Momesso L, do Nascimento CAC, Garcia A, Coscolin RBDS, Martello JM, Crusciol CAC. Carbohydrate Partitioning and Antioxidant Substances Synthesis Clarify the Differences Between Sugarcane Varieties on Facing Low Phosphorus Availability. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:888432. [PMID: 35646030 PMCID: PMC9131043 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.888432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) availability is important for metabolic process, tillering and formation of a vigorous root system in sugarcane, but sugarcane varieties differ in P uptake efficiency. This study evaluated the enzymatic, nutritional, and biometric parameters of two sugarcane varieties under two conditions of P availability by monitoring the initial development of plants grown in nutrient solution. The experiment was performed using randomized complete block design (RCBD) with five replicates and included two varieties, RB966928 (high nutritional requirements) and RB867515 (low nutritional requirements), and two concentrations of P in the nutrient solution: low (2 mg L-1) and suitable (16 mg L-1). Carbohydrate concentrations and partitioning, leaf nutrient concentrations, enzymatic activity, and shoot and root biometric parameters were analyzed. Regardless of sugarcane variety and the part of the plant, reducing sugar were approximately 32.5% higher in RB867515 and 38.5% higher in RB966928 under suitable P compared with low P. Sucrose concentrations were significantly higher in both varieties under suitable P than in low P. According to PCA, the relationship between reducing sugars and sucrose was closer in RB966928 than in RB867515. Under low P, soluble protein content decreased, and the activities of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and the concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and malondialdehyde (MDA). The variety RB966928 under suitable P appears to have a high capacity for proline (120%) upregulation under abiotic stress compared with RB867515 (54%), and thus higher biomass accumulation of this RB966928 variety; however, RB867515 had superior results compared to RB966928 under low P. Suitable P increased leaf concentrations of N, P, Mg, B, and Mg and decreased leaf Zn content. Root and shoot dry matter, root length, plant height, and root and stalk diameter increased by suitable P. Regardless of variety, both nutritional and biometric parameters were directly influenced by P levels, including sugarcane yield. In relation of sugarcane dry matter, RB966928 was less sensitive to low P levels and more responsive to P supply than RB867515 and thus may be more suitable for environments in which P is limiting.
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- Miriam Büchler Tarumoto
- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
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Jacomassi LM, Viveiros JDO, Oliveira MP, Momesso L, de Siqueira GF, Crusciol CAC. A Seaweed Extract-Based Biostimulant Mitigates Drought Stress in Sugarcane. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:865291. [PMID: 35574093 PMCID: PMC9096543 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.865291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Drought is one of the most important abiotic stresses responsible for reduced crop yields. Drought stress induces morphological and physiological changes in plants and severely impacts plant metabolism due to cellular oxidative stress, even in C4 crops, such as sugarcane. Seaweed extract-based biostimulants can mitigate negative plant responses caused by drought stress. However, the effects of foliar application of such biostimulants on sugarcane exposed to drought stress, particularly on plant metabolism, stalk and sugar yields, juice purity, and sugarcane technological quality, have received little attention. Accordingly, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of foliar application of a seaweed extract-based biostimulant on late-harvest sugarcane during the driest period of the year. Three experiments were implemented in commercial sugarcane fields in Brazil in the 2018 (site 1), 2019 (site 2), and 2020 (site 3) harvest seasons. The treatments consisted of the application and no application of seaweed extract (SWE) as a foliar biostimulant in June (sites 2 and 3) or July (site 1). The treatments were applied to the fourth ratoon of sugarcane variety RB855536 at site 1 and the fifth and third ratoons of sugarcane variety SP803290 at sites 2 and 3, respectively. SWE was applied at a dose of 500 ml a.i. ha-1 in a water volume of 100 L ha-1. SWE mitigated the negative effects of drought stress and increased stalk yield per hectare by up to 3.08 Mg ha-1. In addition, SWE increased stalk sucrose accumulation, resulting in an increase in sugar yield of 3.4 kg Mg-1 per hectare and higher industrial quality of the raw material. In SWE-treated plants, Trolox-equivalent antioxidant capacity and antioxidant enzyme activity increased, while malondialdehyde (MDA) levels decreased. Leaf analysis showed that SWE application efficiently improved metabolic activity, as evidenced by a decrease in carbohydrate reserve levels in leaves and an increase in total sugars. By positively stabilizing the plant's cellular redox balance, SWE increased biomass production, resulting in an increase in energy generation. Thus, foliar SWE application can alleviate drought stress while enhancing sugarcane development, stalk yield, sugar production, and plant physiological and enzymatic processes.
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Fonseca de Oliveira GR, Mastrangelo CB, Hirai WY, Batista TB, Sudki JM, Petronilio ACP, Crusciol CAC, Amaral da Silva EA. An Approach Using Emerging Optical Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Brings New Markers to Evaluate Peanut Seed Quality. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:849986. [PMID: 35498679 PMCID: PMC9048030 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.849986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Seeds of high physiological quality are defined by their superior germination capacity and uniform seedling establishment. Here, it was investigated whether multispectral images combined with machine learning models can efficiently categorize the quality of peanut seedlots. The seed quality from seven lots was assessed traditionally (seed weight, water content, germination, and vigor) and by multispectral images (area, length, width, brightness, chlorophyll fluorescence, anthocyanin, and reflectance: 365 to 970 nm). Seedlings from the seeds of each lot were evaluated for their photosynthetic capacity (fluorescence and chlorophyll index, F0, Fm, and Fv/Fm) and stress indices (anthocyanin and NDVI). Artificial intelligence features (QDA method) applied to the data extracted from the seed images categorized lots with high and low quality. Higher levels of anthocyanin were found in the leaves of seedlings from low quality seeds. Therefore, this information is promising since the initial behavior of the seedlings reflected the quality of the seeds. The existence of new markers that effectively screen peanut seed quality was confirmed. The combination of physical properties (area, length, width, and coat brightness), pigments (chlorophyll fluorescence and anthocyanin), and light reflectance (660, 690, and 780 nm), is highly efficient to identify peanut seedlots with superior quality (98% accuracy).
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- Gustavo Roberto Fonseca de Oliveira
- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Gustavo Roberto Fonseca de Oliveira,
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology and Environment, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Department of Exacts Sciences, College of Agriculture “Luiz de Queiroz”, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology and Environment, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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Canisares LP, Rosolem CA, Momesso L, Crusciol CAC, Villegas DM, Arango J, Ritz K, Cantarella H. Maize-Brachiaria intercropping: A strategy to supply recycled N to maize and reduce soil N 2O emissions? Agric Ecosyst Environ 2021; 319:107491. [PMID: 34602686 PMCID: PMC8363933 DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2021.107491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nitrogen use in agriculture directly impacts food security, global warming, and environmental degradation. Forage grasses intercropped with maize produce feed for animals and or mulch for no-till systems. Forage grasses may exude nitrification inhibitors. It was hypothesized that brachiaria intercropping increases N recycling and maize grain yield and reduces nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from soil under maize cropping. A field experiment was set up in December 2016 to test three cropping system (maize monocropped, maize intercropped with Brachiaria brizantha or with B. humidicola) and two N rates (0 or 150 kg ha-1). The grasses were sown with maize, but B. humidicola did not germinate well in the first year. B. brizantha developed slowly during the maize cycle because of shading but expanded after maize was harvested. The experiment was repeated in 2017/2018 when B. humidicola was replanted. N2O and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, maize grain yield and N content were measured during the two seasons. After the first maize harvest, the above- and below-ground biomass, C and N content of B. brizantha grown during fall-winter, and the biological nitrification inhibition potential of B. brizantha were evaluated. Maize yield responded to N fertilization (5.1 vs. 9.8 t ha-1) but not to brachiaria intercropping. B. brizantha recycled approximately 140 kg N ha-1 and left 12 t dry matter ha-1 for the second maize crop. However, the 2017/18 maize yields were not affected by the N recycled by B. brizantha, whereas N2O emissions were higher in the plots with brachiaria, suggesting that part of the recycled N was released too early after desiccation. Brachiarias showed no evidence of causing nitrification inhibition. The strategy of intercropping brachiarias did not increase maize yield, although it added C and recycled N in the system.
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- São Paulo State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Botucatu, São Paulo 18603-970, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Botucatu, São Paulo 18603-970, Brazil
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- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali 763537, Colombia
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicester LE12 5RD, UK
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- Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13012-970, Brazil
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Bossolani JW, Crusciol CAC, Garcia A, Moretti LG, Portugal JR, Rodrigues VA, da Fonseca MDC, Calonego JC, Caires EF, Amado TJC, dos Reis AR. Long-Term Lime and Phosphogypsum Amended-Soils Alleviates the Field Drought Effects on Carbon and Antioxidative Metabolism of Maize by Improving Soil Fertility and Root Growth. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:650296. [PMID: 34322140 PMCID: PMC8313040 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.650296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Long-term surface application of lime (L) and/or phosphogypsum (PG) in no-till (NT) systems can improve plant growth and physiological and biochemical processes. Although numerous studies have examined the effects of L on biomass and plant growth, comprehensive evaluations of the effects of this practice on net CO2 assimilation, antioxidant enzyme activities and sucrose synthesis are lacking. Accordingly, this study examined the effects of long-term surface applications of L and PG on soil fertility and the resulting impacts on root growth, plant nutrition, photosynthesis, carbon and antioxidant metabolism, and grain yield (GY) of maize established in a dry winter region. At the study site, the last soil amendment occurred in 2016, with the following four treatments: control (no soil amendments), L (13 Mg ha-1), PG (10 Mg ha-1), and L and PG combined (LPG). The long-term effects of surface liming included reduced soil acidity and increased the availability of P, Ca2+, and Mg2+ throughout the soil profile. Combining L with PG strengthened these effects and also increased SO4 2--S. Amendment with LPG increased root development at greater depths and improved maize plant nutrition. These combined effects increased the concentrations of photosynthetic pigments and gas exchange even under low water availability. Furthermore, the activities of Rubisco, sucrose synthase and antioxidative enzymes were improved, thereby reducing oxidative stress. These improvements in the physiological performance of maize plants led to higher GY. Overall, the findings support combining soil amendments as an important strategy to increase soil fertility and ensure crop yield in regions where periods of drought occur during the cultivation cycle.
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- João William Bossolani
- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, School of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University, Tupã, Brazil
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Scudeletti D, Crusciol CAC, Bossolani JW, Moretti LG, Momesso L, Servaz Tubaña B, de Castro SGQ, De Oliveira EF, Hungria M. Trichoderma asperellum Inoculation as a Tool for Attenuating Drought Stress in Sugarcane. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:645542. [PMID: 33936132 PMCID: PMC8082249 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.645542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Drought stress is an important concern worldwide which reduces crop yield and quality. To alleviate this problem, Trichoderma asperellum has been used as a plant growth-promoting fungus capable of inducing plant tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Here, we examined the effect of T. asperellum inoculation on sugarcane plant above and belowground development under drought stress and investigated the role of this fungus on inducing tolerance to drought at physiological and biochemical levels. The experiment was performed in pots under greenhouse conditions, with four treatments and four replicates. The treatments consisted of sugarcane plants inoculated or not with T. asperellum and grown under drought stress and adequate water availability. Drought-stressed sugarcane plants inoculated with T. asperellum changed the crop nutrition and chlorophyll and carotenoid concentrations, resulting in increased photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance, and water use efficiency compared to the non-inoculated plants. In addition, the antioxidant metabolism also changed, increasing the superoxide dismutase and peroxidase enzyme activities, as well as the proline concentration and sugar portioning. These cascade effects enhanced the root and stalk development, demonstrating that T. asperellum inoculation is an important tool in alleviating the negative effects of drought stress in sugarcane. Future studies should be performed to elucidate if T. asperellum should be reapplied to the sugarcane ratoons.
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- Daniele Scudeletti
- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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Pariz CM, Costa NR, Costa C, Crusciol CAC, de Castilhos AM, Meirelles PRDL, Calonego JC, Andreotti M, Souza DMD, Cruz IV, Longhini VZ, Protes VM, Sarto JRW, Piza MLSDT, Melo VFDP, Sereia RC, Fachiolli DF, Almeida FAD, Souza LGMD, Franzluebbers AJ. An Innovative Corn to Silage-Grass-Legume Intercropping System With Oversown Black Oat and Soybean to Silage in Succession for the Improvement of Nutrient Cycling. Front Sustain Food Syst 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.544996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the context of sustainable tropical agriculture, an innovative corn (Zea maysL.) to silage-grass-legume intercropping system can promotes plant diversity, improves agronomic performance and land-use efficiency, and increases the yield of oversown black oat (Avena strigosaSchreb) and soybean [Glycine max(L.) Merr.] to silage in succession. Thus, during three growing seasons on a Typic Haplorthox in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil, four treatments of a corn to silage production system were implemented in summer/autumn with black oat oversown in winter/spring: (1) corn intercropped with palisade grass (Urochloa brizantha“Marandu”) and black oat overseeded in lines; (2) corn intercropped with palisade grass and black oat overseeded in a broadcast system with superficial incorporation; (3) corn intercropped with palisade grass + pigeon pea [Cajanus cajan(L.) Millsp.] and black oat overseeded in lines; and (4) corn intercropped with palisade grass + pigeon pea and black oat overseeded in a broadcast system with superficial incorporation. During winter/spring, the black oat pastures were grazed by lambs, but results on forage allowance and nutritive value for animal grazing and on animal performance are not reported in the present manuscript. In the fourth growing season, the effect of soybean to silage intercropped with guinea grass (Panicum maximum“Aruana”), with only a residual effect of the four production systems from the previous three growing seasons, was evaluated. Despite greater interspecific competition of palisade grass and pigeon pea intercropped with corn, this more complex system produced better results. Thus, when analyzing this system as a whole, the triple intercrop (corn + pigeon pea + palisade grass) combined with oversown black oat in lines was the most effective option for silage production and for the improvement of other elements of system productivity, such higher surface mulch quantity, leaf nutrient concentrations, and yield of soybean to silage intercropped with guinea grass. This intercrop also generated better nutrient cycling because an increased quantity of nutrients was retained in standing plant residue and surface mulch, which resulted in better land- and nutrient-use efficiency, with an emphasis on nitrogen and potassium.
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Costa NR, Andreotti M, Crusciol CAC, Pariz CM, Bossolani JW, Castilhos AMD, Nascimento CACD, Lima CGDR, Bonini CDSB, Kuramae EE. Can Palisade and Guinea Grass Sowing Time in Intercropping Systems Affect Soybean Yield and Soil Chemical Properties? Front Sustain Food Syst 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Crusciol CAC, Campos MD, Martello JM, Alves CJ, Nascimento CAC, Pereira JCDR, Cantarella H. Organomineral Fertilizer as Source of P and K for Sugarcane. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5398. [PMID: 32214188 PMCID: PMC7096467 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62315-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Sugarcane (Saccharum spp) crop has high social, economic and environmental importance for several regions throughout the world. However, the increasing demand for efficiency and optimization of agricultural resources generates uncertainties regarding high mineral fertilizer consumption. Thereby, organomineral fertilizers are to reduce the conventional sources consumption. Thus, this study was carried out to evaluate the agronomic and economic sugarcane performancies and the residual effect of P and K under mineral and organomineral fertilization. Growth and technological parameters, leaf and soil nutrients concentration in surface and subsurface layers were analyzed from sugarcane planting (plant cane) until the first ratoon. Agronomic and economic sugarcane efficiency were evaluated. At the first ratoon, resin-extractable P provided by mineral and organomineral fertilizers were, respectively, 15 and 11 mg kg−1 in the 0.0–0.2 m, and 28 and 31 mg kg−1 in 0.2–0.4 m layer. However, exchangeable K in the 0.0–0.2 m layer was 1.88 and 1.58 mmolc kg−1 for mineral and organomineral fertilizers, respectively. The yield gains over the control reached with mineral and organomineral fertilizers were, respectively, 10.99 and 17 Mg ha−1 at the lowest fertilizer rate; and 29.25 and 61.3 Mg ha−1 at the highest fertilizer rate. Agronomic and economic organomineral fertilizer efficiencies are more pronounced in plant cane. Summing two harvests, the organomineral is 7% more profitable than mineral fertilizer.
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- Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box: 237, Zip Code: 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box: 237, Zip Code: 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box: 237, Zip Code: 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box: 237, Zip Code: 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box: 237, Zip Code: 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, Zip Code: 13020-902, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Crusciol CAC, de Arruda DP, Fernandes AM, Antonangelo JA, Alleoni LRF, Nascimento CACD, Rossato OB, McCray JM. Methods and extractants to evaluate silicon availability for sugarcane. Sci Rep 2018; 8:916. [PMID: 29343823 PMCID: PMC5772061 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19240-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The correct evaluation of silicon (Si) availability in different soil types is critical in defining the amount of Si to be supplied to crops. This study was carried out to evaluate two methods and five chemical Si extractants in clayey, sandy-loam, and sandy soils cultivated with sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids). Soluble Si was extracted using two extraction methods (conventional and microwave oven) and five Si extractants (CaCl2, deionized water, KCl, Na-acetate buffer (pH 4.0), and acetic acid). No single method and/or extractant adequately estimated the Si availability in the soils. Conventional extraction with KCl was no more effective than other methods in evaluating Si availability; however, it had less variation in estimating soluble Si between soils with different textural classes. In the clayey and sandy soils, the Na-acetate buffer (pH 4.0) and acetic acid were effective in evaluating the Si availability in the soil regardless of the extraction methods. The extraction with acetic acid using the microwave oven, however, overestimated the Si availability. In the sandy-loam soil, extraction with deionized water using the microwave oven method was more effective in estimating the Si availability in the soil than the other extraction methods.
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- Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box 237, 18610-307, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box 237, 18610-307, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- UNESP, Center of Tropical Tubers and Starches (CERAT), Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box 237, 18610-307, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Oklahoma State University, Plant and Soil Sciences Department, Agricultural Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078-6028, USA
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- University of São Paulo (USP), Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Dep. of Soil Science, P.O. Box 09, 13418-900, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box 237, 18610-307, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal Catarinense, Campus Concórdia, Rodovia SC 283, Fragosos, 89703-720, Concordia, SC, Brazil
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- University of Florida, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, Florida, 33430-4702, USA
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Mateus GP, Araújo HS, Müller RDV, Crusciol CAC, Borges WLB. PRODUÇÃO E MASSA SECA DE CULTURAS EM ROTAÇÃO EM DIFERENTES MANEJO DO SOLO EM ÁREAS DE REFORMA DE CANAVIAL NO OESTE PAULISTA. Nucleus 2017. [DOI: 10.3738/1982.2278.2829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mateus GP, Araújo HS, Müller RDV, Crusciol CAC, Borges WLB. STRAW DECOMPOSITION AND MACRONUTRIENTS CONTENT IN FUNCTION OF SOIL MANAGEMENT AND ROTATION OF CULTURES IN AREAS OF SUGARCANE PLANTATION REFORM. Nucleus 2017. [DOI: 10.3738/1982.2278.2824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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