Environmental effect on sunflower oil quality.

Sunflower is one of the most important oilseed crops and produces a high-quality edible oil. Balance of fatty acids in standard sunflower oil shows preponderance of linoleic rather than oleic acid, and conditions during seed development, such as temperature, changes the oleic/linoleic ratio of the oil. This work aimed to evaluate the environmental effect on fatty acid profile in a group of standard and high oleic varieties and hybrids. Seeds were produced during regular season crop and during off-season crop featuring different temperatures from anthesis to maturity. Fatty acid composition was determined by gas chromatography. Levels of oleic acid, in standard oil genotypes, raised as the crop developed in warmer environment while levels of linoleic acid decreased, and the opposite was observed when the crop was grown under lower temperature. High oleic genotypes were less sensitive to environment switching and showed lower variation on fatty acid composition.

Expansion of sunflower crop production in Brazil: a survey of future trends.

Sunflower cropped area in Brazil has been showing potential possibilities to be increased in a short period of time for biofuel production. Planning the activities is one of the requirements for the success of future cropped area expansion. This requires a previous survey that identifies future trends in the transformation and rearrangement of the sunflower agro-industry sector and also identifies technological needs that may affect this process. With the objectives of identify future trends and technological needs, a value production chain was built and a questionary was applied to agents of all the sectors participating at the V National Brazilian Symposium of Sunflower and at the XVII Sunflower National Research Meeting Network. The results pointed out a strong tendency for area expansion in the next two to five years (75%); being as a secondary follow-up crop (83%) specially after soybean and top be used for biofuel (77%). The main research needs were linked with disease control, crop zoning and varietal improvement for disease resistance and high oleic oil content. Also considering the vision of and concerns regarding the future expansion and transformation of the sunflower productive complex, it is believed that the expansion is a consolidated trend, requiring a strategic sector planning associated with an economic and technological police for its success within the Brazilian agribusiness.

Reação de genótipos de girassol à mancha de alternaria (alternariaster helianthi) em condições de campo, nas safras 2013/2014 e 2014/2015.

RESUMO: A reação de 23 genótipos de girassol à mancha de Alternaria foi avaliada em dois experimentos de campo, conduzidos em Londrina, PR, nas safras 2013/2014 e 2014/2015. Os experimentos foram semeados em outubro de 2013 e outubro de 2014. A severidade da doença, que ocorreu por infecção natural das plantas pelo fungo, foi avaliada na fase de desenvolvimento R3, utilizando uma escala diagramática da doença. Após a colheita, também foram avaliados a produtividade, o peso de mil aquênios e o teor de óleo. Em cada experimento, verificou-se diferença estatística significativa entre os híbridos avaliados em condições de campo, tanto para a severidade da doença, quanto para os componentes de produção. Nenhum genótipo de girassol apresentou resistência completa à mancha de Alternaria. ABSTRACT: The reaction of 23 sunflower genotypes to Alternaria leaf spot disease was evaluated in two field experiments carried out in Londrina, state of Paraná, Brazil, during 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 growing seasons. The experiments were sown in October 2013 and October 2014. Alternaria disease severity, under natural conditions in the field, was evaluated at the R3 growth stage with reference to a diagrammatic scale developed for this disease. After harvesting, yield, 1000-seed weight and oil content were also evaluated. For each experiment, statistical significance was observed among the evaluated genotypes for disease severity and yield components. None of the sunflower genotypes showed complete resistance to Alternaria leaf spot.

Avaliação do teor e produtividade de óleo em genótipos de girassol.

RESUMO: O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o teor e a produtividade de genótipos de girassol semeados em segunda safra no ano de 2014 em Campo Novo do Parecis ? MT, no campo experimental do Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de Mato Grosso. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos casualizados, com 16 tratamentos (16 genótipos) e quatro repetições. As parcelas experimentais foram constituídas de 4 linhas com 6,5 m de comprimento, com espaçamento entrelinhas de 0,45 m, contendo área de 11,7 m², totalizando uma área de 748 m². Foi utilizada a população de 45000 plantas por hectare. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância e ao teste Scott-Knott, a 5% de probabilidade. Os genótipos que se destacaram em relação à produtividade de aquênios foram o MG 360, AGUARÁ 06, MG 305, AGUARÁ 04, CF 101, SYN 045, GNZ NEON, HELIO 251 e SYN 3950HO. Para o teor de óleo nos aquênios e produtividade de óleo, o genótipo MG 360 apresentou o maior valor e se destacou em relação aos demais genótipos analisados. ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate genotypes of sunflower seeded second harvest in the year 2014 in Campus Campo Novo do Parecis, in the experimental field of the Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de Mato Grosso. The experimental design was a randomized block design with treatments 16 (16 genotypes) and four replications. The experimental plots consisted of four rows 6.5 m long with row spacing of 0.45 m, containing area of 11.7 m², totaling an area of 748 m². The population of 45000 plants per hectare is used. Data were subjected to analysis of variance and the Scott-Knott test at 5 % probability. The genotypes that stood out in relation to achenes productivity were MG 360, AGUARÁ 06, MG 305, AGUARÁ 04, CF 101, SYN 045, GNZ NEON, HELIO 251 and SYN 3950HO. For oil content and oil productivity, MG 360 genotype showed the highest value and stood out in relation to other genotypes.