Propomos avaliar a influência da rotação de culturas na infecção de milho transgênico (Bt) e cobertura morta por F. verticillioides e na presença de fumonisinas em amostras provenientes de Palmital e Capão Bonito. O isolamento fúngico da cobertura morta e do milho foi realizado em DG18 e DRBC, respectivamente. Os fungos isolados pertencentes ao gênero Fusarium foram identificados até espécie. Utilizamos, para análise de fumonisinas, Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Eficiência. Micobiota da cobertura morta revelou maior frequência de Cladosporium spp. Nas amostras de milho, F. verticillioides foi o fungo mais isolado. Dentro do gênero Fusarium, a espécie F. verticillioides foi a mais frequente. Análise micotoxicológica do milho revelou a presença de fumonisinas em 88,9% das amostras provenientes de Palmital e em 86,1% de Capão Bonito. Dos isolados de F. verticillioides 84,6% foram produtores de FB1 + FB2. A presença de F. verticillioides e fumonisinas nos grãos de milho estabelece um problema econômico e de saúde pública. / The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of crop rotation systems on the infection of maize grains and mulch by F. verticillioides and on the presence of fumonisins in maize samples collected in Palmital and Capão Bonito. Surface seeding (DG18) and direct seeding (DRBC) were employed for fungal isolations from mulch and maize, respectively. Identified isolates belonging to the genus Fusarium were further classified at the species level. Analysis of the mulch mycobiota revealed a higher frequency of Cladosporium spp., whereas in maize samples, F. verticillioides was the most frequently isolated fungus. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used for mycotoxicological analysis of the grain samples. Maize from Palmital and Capão Bonito presented fumonisins in 88.9% and 86.1% of the samples, respectively. From the F. verticillioides isolates, 84.6% were producing FB1 + FB2. The high incidence of F. verticillioides in maize grains represents a serious problem, due to its potential in causing diseases in humans and animals.

Zur wirksamen Bekämpfung von Fusariumerkrankungen und Maiszünslerbefall im pfluglosen Ackerbau muss der Mulchereinsatz optimiert werden. Der Bericht fasst die wichtigsten Ergebnisse von zweijährigen Mulchversuchen von Maisstoppelflächen zusammen. Es werden Aussagen zum Mulcherfolg, Leistungsbedarf und Werkzeugverschleiß getroffen. Außerdem werden Möglichkeiten zur Einsatzoptimierung von derzeit verfügbaren Mulchsystemen und das Potenzial einer Befahrungsplanung aufgezeigt. Die Veröffentlichung wendet sich an Landwirte und Landtechnikhersteller.

O presente trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar os efeitos da vegetação intercalar composta por gramíneas e leguminosas perenes e da cobertura morta, obtida pelo manejo mecânico da vegetação intercalar, e herbicidas aplicados em pós-emergência, na linha da cultura, sobre a população de plantas daninhas, características químicas do solo, estado nutricional, desenvolvimento vegetativo e produção de citros. O experimento foi conduzido, durante as safras 2004/2005 e 2005/2006, na Fazenda São Judas, Lucianópolis - SP, em um pomar de laranja Pêra (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck.), plantado em outubro de 2002. O delineamento utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso, com parcelas subdivididas sendo 7 tratamentos e 2 subtratamentos, com 4 repetições. Os tratamentos foram: 1) vegetação intercalar de Brachiaria ruziziensis R. Germ. & Evrard, sem cobertura morta na linha da cultura; 2) vegetação intercalar de B. ruziziensis, com cobertura morta1 na linha da cultura; 3) vegetação intercalar de B. ruziziensis e Arachis pintoi Krap. & Greg com cobertura morta1 na linha da cultura; 4) vegetação intercalar de B. ruziziensis e Stylosantes spp. com cobertura morta1 na linha da cultura; 5) vegetação intercalar composta por Brachiaria plantagineacom cobertura morta1 na linha da cultura 6) vegetação intercalar de Arachis pintoi com cobertura morta1 na linha da cultura; 7) vegetação intercalar de estilosantes \'mineirão\' (Stylosathes macrocephala (25%), S. capitata (60%) e S. guianensis (15%)) com cobertura morta1 na linha da cultura. Os herbicidas aplicados às subparcelas foram: 1) glyphosate a 1260 g e. a. ha-1 e 2) paraquat a 400 g i. a. ha-1. Pelos dados obtidos pode-se observar que: a vegetação intercalar dos tratamentos 2, 3 e 4 obtiveram as maiores produções de fitomassa e cobertura morta, seguido pelos tratamentos 5 e 7 e a menor produção de fitomassa foi obtida pelo tratamento 6. A cobertura morta de B. ruziziensis proporcionou menor densidade de plantas daninhas por até 90 dias. O teor de matéria orgânica, nas entrelinhas, na camada de 0-0,10 m, nos tratamentos 2 e 4 foi superior em 3,79 e 3,48 g cm-3 em relação ao tratamento 6, enquanto que na camada de 0,20-0,40 m, o teor de matéria orgânica, do tratamento 6, foi superior em 4,6, 5,1 e 3,9 g cm-3 em relação aos tratamentos 1, 3 e 4, respectivamente. Nas linhas da cultura, o tratamento 4 e 3 apresentaram teor de K superior em 1,28 e 0,95 mmolc dm-3, respectivamente, em relação ao tratamento 6, nas camadas de 0-0,10 e 0,10-0,20 m de solo. O estilosantes proporcionou incrementos no teor foliar de N de 2,58 e 2,55 g kg-1, em relação aos tratamentos 1 e 2. O teor foliar de P do tratamento 4 foi superior ao tratamento 1 em 0,31 g kg-1, sendo observada uma correlação entre a densidade do sistema radicular na camada de 0-0,10 m de solo e o teor foliar de P. Não foi verificado efeitos dos tratamentos e herbicidas no desenvolvimento vegetativo, bem como na produção total no período avaliado. / The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of cover crops from grass and perennial leguminous in the orchard inter-rows, mulch, produced through mechanical management with a lateral rotary mower from inter-row cover crops associated with herbicides applied in pos-emergence, on the rows, on population dynamics of weeds, soil chemical characteristics and development, nutrition and citros production. The experiment was carried out at the São Judas farm, Lucianópolis - SP - Brazil during the harvest of 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 in a citrus orchard of Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck cv. Pera, planted in October, 2002. The experimental design used was of randomized blocks with subdivided plots and 4 replications. The treatments were; 1) Cover crop of Brachiaria ruziziensis R. Germ. & Evrard, without mulch on the row; 2) Cover crop of B. ruziziensis and mulch on the row, produced through mechanical management with a lateral rotary mower (REL) from this cover crop; 3) Cover crop of B. ruziziensis and Arachis pintoi Krap. & Greg and mulch on the row, produced through REL from this cover crop; 4) Cover crop of B. ruziziensis and estilosantes \"mineirão\" (Stylosathes macrocephala (25%), S. capitata (60%) e S. guianensis (15%)) and mulch on the row, produced through REL from this cover crop; 5) Cover crop of Brachiaria plantaginea and mulch on the row, produced through REL from this cover crop; 6) Cover crop of Arachis pintoi and mulch on the row, produced through REL from this cover crop; 7) Cover crop of estilosantes \"mineirão\" and mulch on the row, produced through REL from this cover crop.The herbicides applied into the subplots were: 1) glyphosate at the rate 1260 g a.e. ha-1 and 2) paraquat at the rate 400 a.i. ha-1. In these experiments, it could be observed that: the cover crops from the treatments 2, 3 and 4 got higher wet biomass and mulch than others treatments; B. ruziziensis mulch decrease the weeds density until 90 days after the distribution; in the inter-row, into 0-0,10 m soil layer, the treatments 2 and 4 organic matter, was higher than treatment 6, however, into 0,20-0,40 m soil layer, treatment 6 organic matter was higher than treatments 1, 3 and 4. Into the rows, treatments 4 and 3 achieved K tenor higher than treatment 6 in 1,28 and 0,95 mmolc dm-3, respectively, into 0-0,10 and 0,10-0,20 m soil layers. Estilosantes promoted N foliar increases of 2,58 and 2,55 g kg-1 regarding treatments 1 and 2. Treatment 4 P foliar tenor was higher than treatment 1 in 0,31 g kg-1. It was observed a correlation between root density into superficial layer soil and P foliar tenor. It was not verified any effect of treatment or herbicides on development and total citros production.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Dissertacao_MassaForragemDieta.pdf: 836621 bytes, checksum: e4d5b10284b7edc8b72df4941af10ffe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Foi realizado um estudo no município de Igarapé-açú com o objetivo de avaliar a massa de forragem e a composição botânica da dieta de bovinos em pastagens de capim braquiarão e quicuio consorciadas com as leguminosas Arachis pintoi, Cratylia argentea e Leucaena leucocephala, submetidas a dois métodos de preparo de área: com mulch e com queima da vegetação secundária.A área foi dividida em parcelas, com três repetições. Foram realizados dois experimentos um com queima e outro onde a vegetação foi triturada - mulch. Foram testados três pastagens para cada experimento: 1. QB - B. humidicola + B. brizantha cv. Marandu. 2. QBAL - B. humidicola + B. brizantha consorciada com A. pintoi cv. Amarilo + L. leucocephala cv. Cunninghan . 3. QBAC - B. humidicola + B. brizantha consorciada com A. pintoi cv. Amarilo + C. argentea. A composição da dieta consumida pelos animais foi estimada através da análise microhistológica das fezes. As avaliações foram feitas no período experimental de 15/04/02 a 18/03/03. Para a determinação da composição botânica foi utilizada a técnica da análise microhistologica de fezes As coletas de fezes e de forragem foram realizadas a cada dezoito dias. As amostragens de forragem foram feitas ao acaso, nas parcelas somente com gramíneas foram amostrados seis locais, enquanto que nas parcelas consorciadas foram amostrados doze locais.Os dados da massa de forragem e composição botânica da dieta foram analisados estatisticamente pelo software SAS versão 8.2. Apresentaram diferenças entre épocas a massa total, a massa de folha de braquiarão, de araquis, de espécies da capoeira, e de material morto. Quanto ao método de preparo de área todas as variáveis de resposta apresentaram diferenças. As massas total, de folha e de colmo de braquiarão e de material morto foram superiores na pastagem composta por gramíneas (QB). A massa de folha e colmo de quicuio e de araquis foram superiores na pastagem QBAL e a massa de espécies da capoeira foi maior na pastagem QBAC. Todas as variáveis apresentaram diferenças significativas entre ciclo, sendo que, as massas totais mais elevadas foram alcançadas nos ciclos 3 e 4. O consumo de quicuio e de espécies da capoeira foram superiores na época seca, enquanto, a percentagem de braquiarão foi superior na época chuvosa. As percentagens de quicuio foram superiores no método com queima, enquanto as de braquiarão foram superiores no método mulch. Não houve diferenças significativas entre as pastagens para as percentagens de capim quicuio e de espécies da capoeira. As percentagens de braquiarão foram superiores nas pastagens de QB e QBAL e as de leguminosas foram superiores nas pastagens consorciadas com leguminosas QBAC e QBAL.Foram encontradas 14 famílias e 23 espécies. O método de preparo de área influenciou na massa de forragem e na composição botânica da dieta.A composição botânica da dieta foi influenciada pela massa de forragem. As espécies da capoeira tiveram pequena participação na composição botânica da dieta dos animais, devido a suficiente oferta de forragem na maior parte do ano. / It was carried out a study in the city of Igarapé-açú, Pará State, Brazil, with the objective to evaluate the mass of forage and botanical composition of bovine diet on pasture of braquiarão grass and quicuio grass, with the association of legums Arachis pintoi, Cratylia argentea and Leucaena leucocephala with and without burning of the secondary vegetation. The area was divided into plots, with three repetitions. Two experiments were realized, one with burning and another with mulching. Three pastures were tested for each experiment: 1. QB - B. humidicola + B. brizantha cv. Marandu. 2. QBAL - B. humidicola + B. brizantha + A. pintoi cv. Amarilo + L. leucocephala cv. Cunninghan . 3. QBAC - B. humidicola + B. brizantha + A. pintoi cv. Amarilo + C. argentea. The diet composition consumed by the animals was estimated through microhistological analysis of feces. The experiments took place from April 15th of 2002 to the 18th of March of 2003. The feces and mass of forage collects were performed every eighteen days. The samples of forage were taken at random, in the plots of grasses six places were sampled, while in the consorted plots twelve places were sampled. The data of forage mass and botanical composition of the diet were evaluated through software SAS 8.0. There were seasonal differences in the total mass, braquiarão’s leaf mass, araquis’, capoeira’s species and dead material. As to the methodology of area preparation, all the response variables showed differences. The total mass, leaf and stem of braquiarão and dead material were greater in the pasture of grasses (QB). The mass of leaf and stem of quicuio and araquis’ were greater in the pasture of QBAL and the mass of capoeira’s species was greater in the pasture of QBAC. All the variables presented significant differences between cycles, and the greater total masses were obtained in cycles three and four. The consumption of quicuio and capoeira’s species were greater in the dry season, while, the percentage of braquiarão was greater in the rainy season. The percentages of quicuio were greater with the burning method, while the braquiarão’s were greater in the mulch method. There were not significant differences among the pastures as to the quicuio’s percentages and capoeira’s species. The braquiarão’s percentages were greater in the pastures of QB and QBAL and the legums’s were greater in the consorted pastures with legums of QBAC and QBAL. 14 families and 23 species were found. The methodology of area preparation influenced the forage’s mass and botanical composition of the animal’s diet. The botanical composition of the diet was influenced by the forage’s mass. Capoeira’s species had a little participation in the botanical composition of the animal’s diet due to sufficient availability of forage in most parts of the year.

A trial established in 2003 at Upper Moutere in Nelson, New Zealand, was used to evaluate the effect of mussel shells as reflective mulch on Vitis vinifera L. cv. Pinot noir vine performance and fruit and wine quality. Shell mulch had several effects on the environment and vine growth as well as grape and wine composition in the 2006/2007 season. Soil under mulch was cooler compared to un-mulched control, but buffered the extremes in temperatures. Fruiting zone temperature over shells was slightly higher during the day and cooler at night, showing no effect on mean hourly temperature. Shell mulch reflected greater amounts of UV-A, UV-B and PAR radiation into the fruiting zone. Shell reduced weed growth compared to control. Leaf petiole and blade samples showed higher amounts of calcium compared to control. Leaf SPAD values were higher in the shell treatment during veraison, previous and postharvest, but lower post budburst. While date of budburst was not affected by treatments, dates of flowering and veraison appeared to be slightly advanced over shells. Fruit set was similar between treatments and was considered poorer in shell bunches due to a larger population of seedless berries. Vine growth was not affected in terms of the number of nodes laid at pruning, flower cluster and shoot number pre shoot thinning, early shoot growth and lateral shoots development. Vigour was not increased by shells as demonstrated by pruning weights, canopy density and trunk circumferences being similar, though internode lengths in shell shoots were greater in 2007 and lower in 2006. Berry weights, bunch weights and vine yields were lower in shell than control, though greater berry numbers were recorded. There were slight differences between treatments in fruit and wine composition. Grape pH only varied in the middle of the sampling time, being higher the 2nd week and lower the 3rd week in shell grapes and TA was greater at harvest time. However, °Brix was only higher in shell grapes in the middle of the sampling period, being similar to control at veraison and harvest. Peduncle lignification was delayed at veraison as well as at harvest time. Shell must after crushing was greater in Brix but similar to control in pH and TA. Similarly, shell wines pre bottling showed higher alcohol and no differences for pH and TA. HPLC-DAD analyses of commercial-scale and microvin wines showed consistent differences of the individual flavonoid composition. Shell microvin wines were greater than control in quercetin and resveratrol. However, commercial shell wines were lower in epicatechin, gallic acid, resveratrol, and catechin than control. Leaf phenolic composition was also different between treatments. However, further analyses by HPLC-MS in wines as well as in leaves are necessary to identify individual compounds. Total anthocyanins and total phenolics were no different between treatments. Sensory analyses of microvin and commercial shell wines exhibited consistently lower levels of green and unripe tannins, and greater smoothness and complexity as well. Further analysis by GC-MS and HPLC-MS is warranted. Shell mulch improved sensory characteristics of the resulting wines.

Organic mulches and cover crops mulched in situ were assessed for their effects on B. cinerea primary inoculum and disease levels in inflorescences at flowering and/or bunches at harvest. Organic mulches were used to enhance biological degradation of vine debris to reduce levels of B. cinerea primary inoculum the following season. Four mulch types (anaerobically and aerobically fermented marc (grape pressings), inter-row grass clippings and shredded office paper) were applied under ten-year-old Riesling vines in a ten-replicate randomized block design in New Zealand over two consecutive years. Plastic mesh bags, each containing naturally infected vine debris, were placed under vines on bare ground (control) and at the soil-mulch interface, in winter (July) 2003 and 2004. In each year, half the bags were recovered at flowering (December) and the remainder at leaf plucking (February), for assessment of B. cinerea sporulation from the vine debris and debris degradation rate. Bait lamina probes, which measure soil biological activity, were placed in the soil-mulch interface three weeks before each of the two bag-recovery dates in both years and were then removed and assessed at the same times as were the bags. All mulches led to a reduction in B. cinerea sporulation. This reduction was significantly correlated with elevated rates of vine debris decomposition and increased soil biological activity. Over both years, compared with the controls, all treatments gave a 3-20-fold reduction in B. cinerea sporulation, a 1.6-2.6-fold increase in vine debris degradation and in the two marc and the paper treatments, a 1.8-4-fold increase in activity of soil organisms. The mulches also altered vine characteristics and elevated their resistance to B. cinerea through changes to the soil environment. Functional soil biological activity, as measured by Biolog Ecoplates and bait lamina probes, was increased 2-4 times in the two marc and paper treatments, compared with the control, an effect relating to the elevated soil moisture and reduced temperature fluctuations under these mulches. Soil nutrient levels and the C:N ratios were also affected in these treatments. The mulched paper lowered vine canopy density by up to 1.4 times that of the other treatments, an effect which probably led to elevated light penetration into the canopy and consequent increased canopy temperature, photosynthesis and lowered canopy humidity. These changes to soil and vine characteristics increased grape skin strength by up to 10% in the paper treatment and sugar concentrations by 1.2-1.4 °Brix in the two marc and paper treatments. The severity of B. cinerea infections in the anaerobic marc, aerobic marc and paper treatments were reduced to 12%, 3% and 2.2% of the control, respectively, in field assessments averaged over two consecutive harvests. Cover crops mulched in situ had similar effects to those of the organic mulches, increasing soil biological activity and reducing B. cinerea primary inoculum and the severity of B. cinerea infection in grapes at harvest (2006). Inter-row phacelia and ryegrass were mulched in winter 2005 and compared with a bare ground control, under 10-year-old Chardonnay vines in a ten-replicate randomized block design. Functional soil biological activity increased by 1.5-4.5 times in the two cover crop treatments compared with the control, an effect possibly related to elevated soil moisture in these treatments. This increase in soil moisture and soil biological activity increased vine debris degradation, reduced B. cinerea primary inoculum on the debris and decreased B. cinerea severity at flowering (December 2005) and harvest (April 2006). These results show the potential of organic mulches and cover crops mulched in situ to enhance soil ecosystem services and improve the sustainability of viticultural practices.

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Land application of wood ash is becoming more appealing, as a disposable alternative, to landfilling options. It is estimated that 110,000 tonnes of wood ash is produced annually in Alberta by cogeneration systems, a large percentage produced in Central and Peace River Regions of Alberta. Alkaline (pH-13) properties and nutrient content of wood ash provides an alternative for the acidic and nutrient deficient soils within these regions. The objective of this field study was to determine the effect wood ash applications would have under field conditions on: the chemical and physical properties of soils; barley dry matter production; grain and seed yield of barley and canola; and the nutrient and metal uptake by crop tissue. Ash applications significantly increased dry matter and seed yield, improved crop nutrient quality, increased soil pH and improved soil nutrient availability, while not infringing on any environmental regulations. / xxiii, 142 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

Thesis (M.S.)--Mississippi State University. Department of Forest Products. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-12T19:15:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RomuloMOF_DISSERT.pdf: 1866145 bytes, checksum: 9f9729462fbec5049c6b3e9bb450b4fa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The cowpea crop has great importance for the Brazilian Northeast, especially for the poorest population. One of the major problems encountered for this crop is drought stress caused by erratic rainfall, coupled with the high temperatures common in this region. The no-tillage system has features, such as reduction of soil water evaporation, higher water retention and lower soil temperature fluctuations, and can be a way to minimize the water stress in a cowpea crop. Thus, this study aims to obtain information on growth, yield components and cowpea yield under moisture stress in no-tillage and conventional crop systems. For this purpose an experiment was conducted at Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido, in a split plot with randomized complete blocks design with four replications, using the cowpea cultivar BRS Guariba, and no-tillage and conventional crop systems treatments. For the dry spells simulation, irrigation systems has been suspended at 34 days after sowing, during the onset of flowering, for periods of 2, 6, 10, 14, 18 and 22 days, after what the irrigation was resumed. To evaluate the effect of the crop systems and moisture stress on growth, samples were taken between 15 and 64 days after sowing, in the treatments with and without irrigation (22 days duration). The evaluation of yield components (pod length, number of grains per pod, number of pods per plant and hundred grains weight) and yield was performed at 70 days after sowing. The tillage systems influenced the leaf area, and stem leaf, pod and plant dry weight. The growth rates were influenced by the plant phenological phase (age) and by water stress. The highest growth rates were achieved in the no-tillage system. Water stress affected negatively all the variables, regardless of tillage system. The no-tillage system was more productive both for the irrigated and the stress treatments. The dry spells periods affected grain yield and all other yield components studied in a negative way, except for the hundred grains weight. Among the systems studied, the no-tillage system provides higher values for the yield components, except for the hundred grains weight / A cultura do feijão-caupi possui grande importância para a região Nordeste, principalmente para a população mais carente. Um dos grandes problemas encontrados para essa cultura é o estresse hídrico, provocado pela irregularidade das chuvas, aliado a altas temperaturas, comuns a esta região. O sistema de plantio direto possui características como redução da evaporação da água do solo, maior retenção do solo e menores oscilações da temperatura, e pode ser uma forma de minimizar o efeito do estresse hídrico para a cultura do feijão-caupi. Deste modo, o presente trabalho se propõe a obter informações relativas ao crescimento, componentes da produção e rendimento de feijão-caupi sob veranico nos sistemas de plantio direto e convencional. Para isso, foi realizado, na Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, um experimento em delineamento de blocos completos casualizados em parcelas subdivididas com 4 repetições, utilizando-se a cultivar de feijão-caupi BRS Guariba em plantio direto e convencional. Para aplicação do veranico, a irrigação foi suspensa nos sistemas aos 34 dias após a semeadura por períodos de 2, 6, 10, 14, 18 e 22 dias sem irrigação, ocasião em que foi verificado o início do florescimento. Para avaliar o efeito dos sistemas e do veranico no crescimento, foram realizadas coletas entre os 15 e 64 dias após a semeadura, nos tratamentos com e sem irrigação (22 dias de duração). A avaliação dos componentes de produção (comprimento de vagem, número de grãos por vagem, número de vagens por planta e peso de cem grãos) e rendimento de grãos foi realizada aos 70 dias após a semeadura. Os sistemas de plantio influenciam o crescimento da área foliar, da matéria seca do caule, de folhas, de vagens e total do feijão-caupi. Os índices de crescimento são influenciados pela fase fenológica da planta (idade) e pelo estresse hídrico. As maiores taxas de crescimento foram alcançadas no sistema de plantio direto. O estresse hídrico afetanegativamente todas as variáveis avaliadas, independentemente do sistema de plantio. O sistema de plantio direto é mais produtivo do que o convencional quando em irrigação e em condição de estresse. Os períodos de veranico influenciaram o rendimento de grãos e todos os componentes de produção estudados de forma negativa, com exceção do peso de cem grãos. Entre os sistemas estudados, o direto é o que proporciona maiores valores para os componentes de produção, exceto peso de cem grãos