Physical and chemical properties of starch and flour from different common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar.

The physical, chemical and pasting properties of the flour and isolated starches from six different bean cultivars (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were investigated in order to obtain information for application in new products. The protein and total starch contents of the bean flours ranged from 17.72 to 20.27% and from 39.68 to 43.78%, respectively. The bean starches had low amounts of proteins, lipids and ash and showed an amylose content ranging between 45.32 and 51.11% and absolute density values between 1.55 and 1.78 g.cm?3. The bean starch granules were round to oval with a smooth surface. Results viscoamylographic profiles of the starches and flours showed the possibility of selecting cultivars for specific applications according to these characteristics.

The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) demonstration unity system - sudf - applicability potential for family farming.

2016

Development of super early genotypes for the dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) as affected by nitrogen management.

The super early genotypes (SEG) of dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) have a shorter life cycle (65-75 days) when compared with the season length of traditional cultivars (90-100 days). Timing of nitrogen top-dressing fertilization could be different because of this reduction in length of the SEG life cycle. This study aimed at characterizing, by using growth analysis and vegetation index, super early genotypes of dry bean development as affected by timing of nitrogen application. Field experiments were conducted in the 2014 and 2015 growing seasons in central Brazil with a randomized block experimental design with split plots scheme and four replicates. The plots comprised the dry bean genotypes (Colibri ? check cultivar, CNFC 15873, CNFC 15874, and CNFC 15875), and subplots comprised applications of N at different timings: 90 kg of N at sowing, 90 kg N at top-dressing; 45 kg of N at sowing plus 45 kg at top-dressing, with urea as the source of N. We also used a control treatment without N application. The CNFC 15874 super early genotype of dry bean had the higher grain yield (2776 kg ha-1) and differed from the CNFC 15873 genotype (2492 kg ha-1). Nitrogen fertilization allowed higher grain yield (2619 kg ha-1, when applied N at sowing, 2605 kg ha-1, when applied N at sowing and at top-dressing, and 2680 kg ha-1, when applied N at top-dressing) than the control, 2360 kg ha-1 (no N fertilization). The time of N fertilization in super early genotype of dry bean did not affect grain yield.

Thymus vulgaris L. essential oil and its main component thymol: anthelmintic effects against Haemonchus contortus from sheep.

2016

Supressão de apotécios de Sclerotinia sclerotiorum em solo por Coniothyrium minitans.

O mofo-branco (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Ss) afeta a cultura do feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) principalmente em cultivos de outono-inverno. O agente de controle biológico (ACB) Coniothyrium minitans (Cm) é utilizado em países de clima temperado como alternativa para controle da doença. O antagonista é especialista em parasitar escleródios e reduzir o inóculo primário do patógeno. Porém, não existem trabalhos com o ACB nas condições brasileiras. Objetivou-se avaliar a capacidade de isolados do ACB em suprimir a emissão de apotécios do patógeno. O ensaio foi conduzido em blocos ao acaso com cinco repetições em câmara de crescimento a 20±2˚C e fotoperíodo de 12h. Foram realizados 10 tratamentos: oito isolados de Cm, fungicida (fluazinam) e testemunha. Cada repetição consistiu de uma caixa gerbox (11x11x3,5 cm) contendo solo solarizado, tratado com esporos do ACB (107 con./ml, 300L/ha de calda), dose recomendada do fungicida ou ADE (testemunha). Em cada repetição depositaram-se 12 escleródios de Ss produzidos em meio cenoura-fubá. Verificou-se redução significativa (Tukey, 5%) na emissão de apotécios de Ss pelos isolados de Cm (56 a 93%), sendo alguns tratamentos superiores ao fungicida (76%). C. minitans tem grande potencial para controle do mofo-branco do feijoeiro.

Feijão.

2016

Critérios de manejo na irrigação do feijoeiro em solo de textura arenosa.

Dentre aspectos mais importantes para o sucesso da agricultura irrigada destaca-se o manejo da água aplicada. No mercado existe uma diversidade de metodologias e instrumentos para tal fim, entretanto, o monitoramento do nível de água no solo utilizando o tensiômetro tem se mostrado eficaz. Nesse trabalho foram avaliados dois métodos de manejo da irrigação, um baseado na tensão da água no solo e o outro com base na depleção da água disponível, com o objetivo de verificar qual deles promove maior produtividade de grãos para a cultura do feijoeiro (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) em um solo de textura arenosa.

Adubação nitrogenada em cobertura no feijoeiro em sucessão ao milheto solteiro e consorciado com guandu-anão.

Considerando que elevadas quantidades de nitrogênio (N) são requeridas pelo feijoeiro em sucessão a resíduos culturais de gramíneas solteiras e/ou consorciadas com leguminosas, objetivou-se com esta pesquisa avaliar o desempenho agronômico do feijoeiro, cultivar Pérola, sob irrigação, em função de doses de N em cobertura, em sucessão aos cultivos de milheto solteiro e consorciado com guandu-anão. O delineamento experimental foi de blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições, em esquema de parcelas subdivididas. As duas parcelas foram constituídas pelo cultivo do feijoeiro em sucessão aos cultivos de milheto solteiro e consorciado com guandu-anão; e, nas subparcelas, foram aleatorizadas as doses de N (0, 60, 120 e 180 kg ha-1). Avaliou-se a produtividade de fitomassa seca das plantas de cobertura; no feijoeiro avaliou-se: número de vagens por planta, número de grãos por vagem, massa de 100 grãos e produtividade de grãos. O milheto solteiro e milheto consorciado com guandu-anão apresentaram produtividade de fitomassa seca semelhante. Apenas a produtividade de grãos foi afetada pelas culturas antecessoras, sendo superior na sucessão ao consórcio de milheto com guandu-anão. Em relação à adubação nitrogenada, a massa de 100 grãos e a produtividade de grãos aumentaram linearmente com as doses de N em cobertura. A dose de 180 kg ha-1 de N não foi suficiente para promover a máxima expressão do potencial para massa de 100 grãos e produtividade do feijoeiro.

Drought impact on rainfed common bean production areas in Brazil.

Common bean production in Goiás, Brazil is concentrated in the same geographic area, but spread acrossthree distinct growing seasons, namely, wet, dry and winter. In the wet and dry seasons, common beansare grown under rainfed conditions, whereas the winter sowing is fully irrigated. The conventional breed-ing program performs all varietal selection stages solely in the winter season, with rainfed environmentsbeing incorporated in the breeding scheme only through the multi environment trials (METs) wherebasically only yield is recorded. As yield is the result of many interacting processes, it is challengingto determine the events (abiotic or biotic) associated with yield reduction in the rainfed environments(wet and dry seasons). To improve our understanding of rainfed dry bean production so as to produceinformation that can assist breeders in their efforts to develop stress-tolerant, high-yielding germplasm,we characterized environments by integrating weather, soil, crop and management factors using cropsimulation models. Crop simulations based on two commonly grown cultivars (Pérola and BRS Radi-ante) and statistical analyses of simulated yield suggest that both rainfed seasons, wet and dry, can bedivided in two groups of environments: highly favorable environment and favorable environment. Forthe wet and dry seasons, the highly favorable environment represents 44% and 58% of production area,respectively. Across all rainfed environment groups, terminal and/or reproductive drought stress occursin roughly one fourth of the seasons (23.9% for Pérola and 24.7% for Radiante), with drought being mostlimiting in the favorable environment group in the dry TPE. Based on our results, we argue that eventhough drought-tailoring might not be warranted, the common bean breeding program should adapttheir selection practices to the range of stresses occurring in the rainfed TPEs to select genotypes moresuitable for these environments.

A review of maize-beans and maize-cowpea intercrop systems in the semiarid Northeast Brazil.

Fifty-one experiments on maize -beans and 34 on maize-cowpea intercropping systems conducted mostly in semiarid Northeast Brazil were analysed to get an understanding of the performance of these intercrops in terms of their productivity as well as stability. Both the intercrop systems produced higher yields over their respective sole crops under a wide range of agroclimates; the average advantage with maize-beans was 32%, while that from maize-cowpea was 41%. The optimum row proportion for maize-beans was one maize: three beans, requiring 59% of sole crop maize population and 75% sole bean population. In maize-cowpea, alternate rows or one maize: two cowpea arrangement with about 50% of sole maize density and 100% of sole cowpea population seemed to be optimum. The intercrops failed less frequently compared to sole crops to meet specified incomes or yields. Sorghum seemed to be a good alternative to the traditional cereal because of its improved and consistent performance. Future research needs are discussed for further yield improvement in these two intercrop system.s

Caracterização e avaliação agronômica de novos isolados de rizóbio obtidos de nódulos de genótipos silvestes de feijoeiro-comum.

Este trabalho teve como objetivos avaliar a capacidade de utilização de fontes de C, tolerância à salinidade e temperatura, caracterizar genotipicamente e determinar a eficiência agronômica de novos isolados de rizóbio em condições de campo.

Major loci controlling resistance to the angular leaf spot of common bean.

Based on the evidences presented in this paper, results from classical genetic studies, fine-mapping information and physical position analysis using the reference genome sequence of P. vulgaris, the BIC Genetic Committee has formally accepted the proposed new gene symbols.

Resistance to Fusarium wilt in common bean cultivars and lines in pre-commercial stage.

The objective of this study was to identify common bean cultivars with resistance to Fusarium wilt.

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of common bean genotypes for resistance to anthracnose.

This study aimed to perform phenotypic and molecular characterization of cultivars and breeding lines of common bean for resistance to anthracnose.

Cooking time of common bean: genetic parameters and selection of elite lines.

The objectives of this study were to investigate the genetic variability and select elite lines for CT, since these lines aggregate essential agronomic traits.