Review of the effects of disaster conditions on wheat, soybeans, and feed grains production : hearings before the Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, first session, March 23 and April 6, 1989; May 19, 1989, Amarillo, TX, and May 20, 1989, Great Bend, KS.

"Serial no. 101-7."

Relação entre alguns atributos físicos e a produção de grãos de soja e arroz de sequeiro em latossolos

Este trabalho objetivou avaliar atributos físicos e a correlação com a produção de grãos de soja e arroz de sequeiro em três níveis de compactação e dois conteúdos de água no solo (água retida na tensão de 0,05 e 0,01MPa), com três repetições. Foram utilizadas amostras de Latossolo Vermelho, textura média (LVd) e, Latossolo Vermelho, textura argilosa (LVef), coletadas na profundidade de 0-20cm e compactadas em camadas de 3cm, em vasos de 9,82L. Foram avaliados a porosidade total, macro e microporosidade, densidade do solo, resistência à penetração e a produção de grãos de soja e arroz de sequeiro. Os atributos físicos apresentaram correlações altas e significativas entre si, nos dois solos e conteúdos de água. As maiores correlações dos atributos físicos com a produção de grãos de soja e arroz foram obtidas no LVd e no conteúdo de água retida na tensão de 0,05MPa, condição em que ocorreu maior redução da produção de grãos com o aumento da compactação. As correlações foram positivas da macroporosidade e porosidade total e negativas da microporosidade, densidade do solo e resistência à penetração com a produção de grãos de soja e arroz.

Efeito do conteúdo de água e da compactação do solo na produção de soja

A compactação do solo tem sido fator físico limitante ao crescimento das plantas. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar a produção de soja (Glycine max cv. Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA) 48) em razão do conteúdo de água e da compactação do solo. Usou-se o delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 4x2, ou seja, quatro níveis de resistência à penetração (entre 0,27 e 4,32 MPa) e dois níveis de retenção de água pelo solo (0,05 e 0,01 MPa). Foram utilizadas amostras de Latossolo Vermelho textura média (LVd) e Latossolo Vermelho textura argilosa (LVef), coletadas na profundidade de 020 cm, passadas em peneira de 0,4 cm e compactadas em camadas de 3 cm, em vasos de 20 cm de altura e 25 cm de diâmetro (9,82 L). Os níveis de resistência à penetração foram determinados com o penetrômetro de anel dinamométrico. O nível crítico de resistência do solo à penetração, em relação à produção de grãos, foi de 1,66 e 2,22 MPa, no LVd, e 3,05 e 2,81 MPa, no LVef, para o conteúdo de água retida na tensão de 0,05 e 0,01 MPa, respectivamente. A maior produção de grãos foi obtida na tensão de 0,01 MPa. A produção de grãos de soja é afetada em níveis críticos de resistência do solo à penetração superiores a 2 MPa em latossolos com conteúdo de água retida na tensão de 0,01 MPa.

Análise econômica da produção de feijão, milho e soja com e sem irrigação no município de Itaí-SP

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Linhagens de milho contrastantes para tolerância à seca e na eficiência de utilização do nitrogênio

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Agricultura) - FCA

Sistema especialista para automação do processo de aeração de grãos de milho em pequenas propriedades

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Production of metal oxide particles with nano-sized grains

A method for producing metal oxide particles having nano-sized grains is disclosed. A solution of metal cations is mixed with surfactant under conditions such that surfactant micelles are formed. This mixture is then heated to form the metal oxide particles; this heating step removing the surfactant, forming the metal oxide and creating the pore structure of the particles. The pore structures are disordered. This method is particularly advantageous for production of complex (multi-component) metal oxides in which the different atomic species are homogeneously dispersed.

Influence of macro- and micronutrient fertilization on fungal contamination and fumonisin production in corn grains

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of nutrients (nitrogen, zinc and boron) on fungal growth and fumonisins production in corn samples obtained at the beginning of grain formation and at harvest. Three nitrogen doses were applied to the corn plants through soil in combination with three zinc doses and two boron doses during sowing. Mycological analysis of grains, using Dichloran Rose-Bengal Chloramphenicol Agar, collected at the beginning of formation demonstrated a fungal population predominantly of yeasts. Analysis of freshly harvested corn revealed a higher frequency of Penicillium spp. (72%) and F verticillioides (27%). High Performance Liquid Chromatography analysis revealed that 100% of grains were contaminated with fumonisins B, at levels ranging from 0.3 to 24.3 mg/kg and 93% contaminated with fumonisin B(2) at levels ranging from 0.05 to 5.42 mg/kg. Nitrogen (50 kg/ha) in combination with boron (0.5 kg/ha) resulted in an increased fumonisin B2 production. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Molecular characterization and fumonisin production by Fusarium verticillioides isolated from corn grains of different geographic origins in Brazil

Gibberella moniliformis is most commonly associated with maize worldwide and produces high levels of fumonisins, some of the most agriculturally important mycotoxins. Studies demonstrate that molecular methods can be helpful for a rapid identification of Fusarium species and their levels of toxin production. The purpose of this research was to apply molecular methods (AFLP, TEF-1 alpha partial gene sequencing and PCR based on MAT alleles) for the identification of Fusarium species isolated from Brazilian corn and to verify if real time RT-PCR technique based on FUM1 and FUM19 genes is appropriated to estimate fumonisins B(1) and B(2) production levels. Among the isolated strains, 96 were identified as Fusarium verricillioides, and four as other Fusarium species. Concordant phylogenies were obtained by AFLP and TEF-1 alpha sequencing, permitting the classification of the different species into distinct clades. Concerning MAT alleles, 70% of the F. verricillioides isolates carried the MAT-1 and 30% MAT-2. A significant correlation was observed between the expression of the genes and toxin production r=0.95 and r=0.79 (correlation of FUM1 with FB(1) and FB(2), respectively, P < 0.0001): r=0.93 and r =0.78 (correlation of FUM19 with FB(1) and FB(2). respectively, P < 0.0001). Molecular methods used in this study were found to be useful for the rapid identification of Fusarium species. The high and significant correlation between FUM1 and FUM19 expression and fumonisins production suggests that real time RT-PCR is suitable for studies considering the influence of abiotic and biotic factors on expression of these genes. This is the first report concerning the expression of fumonisin biosynthetic genes in Fusarium strains isolated from Brazilian agricultural commodity. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Viability, production and morphology of pollen grains for different species in the genus Manihot (Euphorbiaceae)

(Viability, production and morphology of pollen grains for different species in the genus Manihot (Euphorbiaceae)). The objective of this work was to characterize the viability, production and morphology of pollen for different species in the genus Manihot. Floral buds from Manihot accessions were collected from two germplasm banks at Embrapa Cassava & Fruits. The viability of the pollen was assessed via colorimetric, in vitro and in vivo assays. The diameter of the pollen grains was determined by measuring the transversal length of the grain. The experimental design was entirely randomized. Studies on pollen ultrastructure were performed via scanning electron microscopy. Pollen viability was high in the colorimetric tests and intermediate in vivo tests; there was no germination in the in vitro tests. The average production for all accessions was 1,253 pollen grains per floral bud. The size of the pollen grains varied from 132 to 163 pm in the wild accessions, and 129 to 146 pm in the cultivated accessions. The pollen grains for all accessions were very large, apolar, spherical as well as inaperturate, with an exine ornamented with pila organized in a Croton pattern. The wild accessions, in general, produced more and larger pollen grains compared with the cultivated accessions.

The production of recombinant proteins in transgenic barley grains

The grain of the self-pollinating diploid barley species offers two modes of producing recombinant enzymes or other proteins. One uses the promoters of genes with aleurone-specific expression during germination and the signal peptide code for export of the protein into the endosperm. The other uses promoters of the structural genes for storage proteins deposited in the developing endosperm. Production of a protein-engineered thermotolerant (1, 3–1, 4)-β-glucanase with the D hordein gene (Hor3–1) promoter during endosperm development was analyzed in transgenic plants with four different constructs. High expression of the enzyme and its activity in the endosperm of the mature grain required codon optimization to a C+G content of 63% and synthesis as a precursor with a signal peptide for transport through the endoplasmic reticulum and targeting into the storage vacuoles. Synthesis of the recombinant enzyme in the aleurone of germinating transgenic grain with an α-amylase promoter and the code for the export signal peptide yielded ≈1 μg⋅mg−1 soluble protein, whereas 54 μg⋅mg−1 soluble protein was produced on average in the maturing grain of 10 transgenic lines with the vector containing the gene for the (1, 3–1, 4)-β-glucanase under the control of the Hor3–1 promoter.

Flowchart for the production of perithecia of Gibberella zeae in wheat grains.

2016

Production of metal oxide nanoparticles

Particles having at least regions of at least one metal oxide having nano-sized grains are produced by providing particles of a material having an initial, nonequiaxed particle shape, prepg. a mixt. of these particles and at last one metal oxide precursor, and treating the mixt. such that the precursor reacts with the particles. The process can be a co-pptn. process, sol-gel synthesis, micro-emulsion method, surfactant-based process, or a process that uses polymers. Complex metal oxide nanoparticles are produced by (a) prepg. a soln. contg. metal cations, (b) mixing the soln. with a surfactant to form micelles within the soln., and (c) heating the micellar liq. to form metal oxide and to remove the surfactant. The formed metal oxide particles have essentially the same morphol. (particle size and shape) as the initial morphol. of the material particles provided. [on SciFinder(R)]