Use of calcium and boron in the production of grain and sunflower silage

Authors

  • Thomas Newton Martin Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Paulo Sergio Pavinato Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz
  • Luis Fernando Glassenap de Menezes Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
  • Luis Antônio Santi Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Patricia Bertoncelli Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Sidney Ortiz Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n4Suplp2699

Keywords:

Helianthus annuus L., Boron doses, Calcium doses.

Abstract

Boron and calcium are related to many physiological processes of the plant, which are affected by its deficiency, such as sugar transport, synthesis and cell wall structure, carbohydrate metabolism and plasma membrane integrity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of boron and calcium application via leaf and soil on the yield components in silage quality and content of macronutrients in leaves of sunflower. The experiment was conducted at Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR, Campus Dois Vizinhos, from September 2008 to April 2009, in a randomized block design with four replications, using the genotype Agrobel - La Tijereta. Morphological characteristics of the plants, the yield components (grain yield and weight of hundred grains), silage quality and content of nutrient uptake were evaluated. The sunflower crop did not respond to application of boron and calcium, to effects on yield components in silage quality and content of nutrients absorbed by plants. However, it was found increases in the partition dry grain and plant height.

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Author Biographies

Thomas Newton Martin, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Engº Agrº, Prof. Adjunto, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM, Deptº de Fitotecnia, Curso de Agronomia, Santa Maria, RS.

Paulo Sergio Pavinato, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz

Engº Agrº, Prof. Dr., Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, USP/ESALQ, Deptº de Ciência do Solos, Curso de Agronomia, Piracicaba, SP.

Luis Fernando Glassenap de Menezes, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

Zootecnista, Prof. Ensino Básico Técnico e Tecnológico, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, UTFRP, Curso de Zootecnia, Dois Vizinhos, PR.

Luis Antônio Santi, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Engº Agrº, Prof. Adjunto, UFSM, Centro de Educação Superior Norte-RS, UFSM/CESNORS, Curso de Agronomia, Frederico Westphalen, RS.

Patricia Bertoncelli, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Zootecnista, Discente do Curso de Doutorado em Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Deptº de Zootecnia, Porto Alegre, RS.

Sidney Ortiz, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

Zootecnista, M.e da UTFPR, Curso de Zootecnia, Pato Branco, PR.

Published

2014-09-04

How to Cite

Martin, T. N., Pavinato, P. S., Menezes, L. F. G. de, Santi, L. A., Bertoncelli, P., & Ortiz, S. (2014). Use of calcium and boron in the production of grain and sunflower silage. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 35(4Supl), 2699–2710. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n4Suplp2699

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