Additive and Non-Additive Effects on the Control of Key Agronomic Traits in Popcorn Lines under Contrasting Phosphorus Conditions.

Phosphorus is a non-renewable natural resource that will run out of reserves in the upcoming decades, making it essential to understanding the inheritance of nutrient use efficiency for selecting superior genotypes. This study investigated the additive and non-additive effects of commercially relevant traits for the popcorn crop (grain yield-GY, popping expansion-PE, and expanded popcorn volume per hectare-PV) in different conditions of phosphorus (P) availability in two locations in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Six S7 lines previously selected for P use-L59, L70, and P7, efficient and responsive; and L54, L75, and L80, inefficient and non-responsive-were used as testers in crosses with 15 progenies from the fifth cycle of intrapopulation recurrent selection of UENF-14, with adaptation to the North and Northwest regions of Rio de Janeiro State. Using the Griffing diallel analysis, P use efficiency was predominantly additive in the expression of PE, and non-additive effects were prominent for GY and PV. For obtaining genotypes that are efficient for phosphorus use, it is recommended that heterosis with parents that provide additive gene accumulation for PE be explored.

Concentration of Nutrients in Leaves, Flowers, and Fruits of Genotypes of Coffea canephora.

It is important to consider the nutritional demand among genotypes of the same species to achieve high yields. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the concentration of nutrients in leaves, flowers, grains, and fruit straw in conilon coffee genotypes. The experiment was carried out under a randomized block design, with three replications and the evaluation of nine genotypes. Leaf collections were carried out every three months, from August 2019 to May 2020. Flowers were collected at flowering in July 2019 and fruits in June 2020, upon complete maturation of the genotypes. The materials were dried in an oven and sent for laboratory analysis to determine the nutritional content. Data were subjected to analysis of variance followed by a comparison of means and estimates of genetic parameters and clustering using the hierarchical method (UPGMA). The nutrients found in the highest concentrations in the evaluated plant organs were N and K for macronutrients and Fe for micronutrients. For the leaves, the concentrations of the main nutrients were high in the first and reduced in the last evaluated periods, possibly due to mobilization to the fruits. Considering all the plant tissues evaluated, the order of concentration of macronutrients and micronutrients was N > K > Ca > P = Mg = S and Fe > B > Mn > Cu > Zn, respectively. For a nutritional diagnosis, it is important to take comparisons of the genetic diversity and evaluation periods into consideration.

Vegetative growth and yield of robusta coffee genotypes cultivated under different shading levels / Crescimento vegetativo e produção de genótipos de café robusta cultivados sob diferentes níveis de sombra

The growing in shaded systems is one of the strategies adopted to mitigate the impacts of climate change on coffee trees. However, there are few studies about the effect of shading on the growth and production of clones of robusta coffee (Coffea canephora). Besides that, exist a paradigm in Brazil of that the shading in coffee robusta is synonymous of less yield. Thus, the aim of this work was to evaluate whether C. canephora genotypes subjected to shading increase their yield and growth vegetative under field conditions. The study was performed between September 2013 and July 2017 (four harvests) in Alegre, Espírito Santostate, Brazil. Three genotypes of cultivar Conilon Vitória - Incaper 8142 were evaluated (03V, 06V, and 12V) and four levels of shade: full sunlight (witness) and, low, moderate and, high shade, with 38, 48 and, 68% of real capacity of shade, respectively. The shade was performed using black polyolefin screens; plants growing in full sunlight were only fenced. The tested shade levels affected the growth rate and yield of Robusta coffee plants. The shading caused a greater leaf expansion as compared to the full sunlight, as well as greater etiolation of the plagiotropic and orthotropic branches. The genotype 06V was shown to be responsive to shading, with a statistically equal production independently of shade level. The low, moderate, and high shade levels affected negatively the yield of genotypes 03V and 12V. The shading can improve the yield of Robusta coffee, in this case, of the genotype 06V of the cultivar Conilon Vitória - Incaper 8142. The success of shaded plantations depends the choice of the shade responsive genotypes and appropriate shading level.

O cultivo em sistemas sombreados é uma das estratégias adotadas para mitigar os impactos da mudança climática sobre os cafeeiros. No entanto, existem poucos estudos sobre o efeito do sombreamento no crescimento e produção de clones de café robusta (Coffea canephora). Além disso, existe um paradigma no Brasil de que o sombreamento nesta espécies é sinônimo de menor rendimento. Assim, o objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar se os genótipos de C. canephora submetidos ao sombreamento aumentam sua produtividade e crescimento vegetativo em condições de campo. O estudo foi realizado entre setembro de 2013 e julho de 2017 (quatro safras) em Alegre, Espírito Santo, Brasil. Três genótipos da cultivar Conilon Vitória - Incaper 8142 foram avaliados (03V, 06V e 12V) e quatro níveis de sombreamento: pleno sol (testemunha) e baixo,moderado e alto nível de sombreamento, com 34, 48 e 68% de capacidade real de sombreamento, respectivamente, obtidos com o uso de telas de poliolefinas de cor preta; plantas cultivadas em pleno sol foram apenas cercadas. Os níveis de sombreamento testados afetaram a taxa de crescimento e produtividade dasplantas de café Robusta O sombreamento provocou maior expansão foliar em relação ao pleno sol, bem como maior estiolação dos ramos plagiotrópicos e ortotrópicos. Os baixos, moderados e altos níveis de sombreamento afetaram negativamente a produção dos genótipos 03V e 12V. O sombreamento pode melhorar o rendimento do café Robusta, neste caso, do genótipo 06V da cultivar Conilon Vitória - Incaper 8142. O sucesso dasplantações cafeeiras sombreadas depende da escolha dos genótipos responsivos à sombra e do nível apropriado de sombreamento.

Relative importance of gene effects for nitrogen-use efficiency in popcorn.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of additive and non-additive genes on the efficiency of nitrogen (N) use and N responsiveness in inbred popcorn lines. The parents, hybrids and reciprocal crosses were evaluated in a 10x10 triple lattice design at two sites and two levels of N availability. To establish different N levels in the two experiments, fertilization was carried out at sowing, according to soil analysis reports. However, for the experiments with ideal nitrogen availability, N was sidedressed according to the crop requirement, whereas for the N-poor experiments sidedressing consisted of 30% of that applied in the N-rich environment. Two indices were evaluated, the Harmonic Mean of the Relative Performance (HMRP) and Agronomic Efficiency under Low Nitrogen Availability (AELN), both based on grain yield at both N levels. Both additive and non-additive gene effects were important for selection for N-use efficiency. Moreover, there was allelic complementarity between the lines and a reciprocal effect for N-use efficiency, indicating the importance of the choice of the parents used as male or female. The best hybrids were obtained from inbred popcorn lines with contrasting N-use efficiency and N responsiveness.

Tolerance of arabica coffee cultivars for aluminum in nutritive solution

This work aimed to evaluate the Coffea arabica cultivars for aluminum toxicity tolerance, in modified Hoagland solution. A completely randomized design with five repetitions in a factorial 4 x 4 (cultivar x combinations of aluminum) was used. After 44 days of the sowing, were transferred ten seedlings each cultivar germinated in the absence of Al3+ to solution without Al3+, and ten for solution with Al3+; ten seedlings each cultivar germinated in presence of Al3+ to solution without Al3+, and ten for solution with Al3+. In the treatment with aluminum, the element was added to the nutritive solution in the concentration of 0.83 mmol L-1 as Al2(SO4)3.16H2O. The cultivars Catuaí Amarelo IAC 62 and Iapar 59 were tolerant to the aluminum; cultivar Oeiras presented intermediate tolerance, while cultivar Obatã IAC 1669-20 was sensitive. The tolerance of the coffee cultivars to the aluminum during the initial development of the seedlings did not depend on the presence of aluminum in the germination phase.

Eficiência de utilização de nutrientes por cultivares de cafeeiro / Nutrients use efficiency by coffee cultivars

Elucidar as diferenças nas exigências nutricionais entre as cultivares é uma forma de obter maior produtividade e otimizar o uso de fertilizantes. Este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a eficiência na produção de raiz e parte aérea por unidade absorvida de N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu e Zn em quatro cultivares de cafeeiro arábico ('Acaiá IAC-474-19', 'Icatu Amarelo IAC-3282', 'Rubi Mg(-1)192' e 'Catuaí Vermelho IAC-99'). Para tanto, foi conduzido um experimento em condições de campo, no Campus da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, durante dois anos, em delineamento experimental de blocos casualizados, em arranjo fatorial 4x3, constituído de quatro cultivares e três níveis de adubação (baixo, normal e alto), com quatro repetições. As plantas que constituíram o nível normal receberam adubação baseada na marcha de acúmulo de nutrientes em café arábica. Nos níveis de adubação baixo e alto, as plantas receberam, respectivamente, 0,4 e 1,4 vezes a recomendação de adubação feita para o nível normal. A eficiência de utilização de nutrientes para produção de raízes foi diferenciada entre as cultivares quando houve restrição na quantidade de adubos fornecidos (nível baixo), não havendo diferenças entre elas quando se empregou dose normal e alta de fertilizantes. A eficiência na produção de raízes por unidade de N, P, K, Ca, Mg e S absorvidos foi maior na cultivar 'Acaiá IAC-474-19' e menor na 'Rubi Mg(-1)192'. Conclui-se que a eficiência de utilização de nutrientes para produção de raízes e uso de nutrientes pela parte aérea de cafeeiros foi diferenciada entre cultivares.

To elucidate the differences in the nutritional requirements among the cultivated varieties of plant species is a form of obtaining higher productivity and to optimize the fertilizer use. This work had as objective to evaluate the root and shoot production efficiency of four arabic coffee cultivars ('Acaiá IAC 474-19', 'Icatú Amarelo IAC-3282', 'Rubi Mg(-1)192' and 'Catuaí Vermelho IAC 99') per unit of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu and Zn absorbed. For this purpose an experiment was carried out in field conditions at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa. The treatments were settled in a 4x3 factorial arrangement (four cultivars and three fertilization levels; low, normal and high) in randomized blocks with four replications. The plants of the normal fertilization level received fertilization based on previously determined coffee plant recruitment. The plants of the levels low and high received, respectively, 0.4 and 1.4 times the normal fertilization doses. The efficiency of production of roots was differentiated among them cultivate when there was restriction in the amount of supplied fertilizers (low level), did not have differences among them when normal and high dose of fertilizers was used. When cultivate in the low fertilization level 'Acaiá IAC 474-19' presented highest efficiency to the production of roots per unit of N, P, K, Ca Mg and S absorbed, while in the some condition 'Rubi Mg(-1)192' presented the smallest. It was concluded that efficiency of utilization of nutrients for root and shoot productions were differentiated among cultivars.

Crescimento vegetativo e produtividade de cafeeiros Conilon propagados por estacas em tubetes / Vegetative growth and productivity of Conilon coffee-trees proceeding from seedlings produced of deep-rooted cuttings in plastic tubes

Objetivou-se neste trabalho avaliar o crescimento vegetativo e a produtividade de cafeeiros conilon (Coffea canephora Pierre ex Froehner), oriundos de mudas produzidas por estacas plantadas inicialmente em tubetes plásticos de 50 cm³ de capacidade. O experimento foi constituído de cinco tratamentos, que corresponderam aos tempos de permanência das estacas nos tubetes: 0; 15; 30; 45 e 60 dias. Transcorridos esses tempos as mudas foram, sucessivamente, transplantadas para sacos de polietileno, contendo mistura de terra, esterco de curral e adubo químico, enviveiradas em um viveiro coberto com sombrite (50 por cento), provido de micro aspersão automática. As mudas permaneceram no viveiro com micro aspersão automática por 150 dias, quando então foram transferidas para o viveiro de aclimatação, onde ficaram por mais 30 dias. Após esse período, em setembro de 1999, as mudas foram plantadas em condições de campo, na área experimental do CCA-UFES, em Alegre, Sul do Estado do Espírito Santo. Foram feitas as seguintes medições: crescimento de ramos ortotrópicos e plagiotrópicos no segundo ano após o plantio e as quatro primeiras colheitas. A produção inicial de mudas de café conilon em tubetes não afetou o crescimento vegetativo, tampouco a produção de frutos.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the vegetative growth and productivity of conilon coffee-tree (Coffea canephora Pierre ex Froehner), proceeding from seedlings produced of deep-rooted cuttings initially in plastic tubes with capacity of 50 cm³. The treatments were constituted of permanence period in plastic tube for 0; 15; 30; 45 and 60 days. After these periods the plants were transplanted for polyethylene bags filled with substrate (soil + sand + manure bovine and chemical fertilization) maintained on the greenhouse with environment under shading canvas (50 percent) and automatic micro aspersion during 150 days. After this time the plants were maintained during 30 days in acclimatization greenhouse management. Field experiment was set up in September of 1999, at experimental area CCA-UFES, in Alegre, south state of the Espírito Santo, Brasil. The following measurements were made: length of orthotropic and plagiotropic branches after first year and the first four productions. The results showed there were no differences either in vegetative growth and fruits production.

Nutrição e vigor de mudas de cafeeiro e infestação por bicho mineiro / Leaf-miner attack in relation to nutrition and vigor of coffee-tree seedlings

Avaliou-se o efeito da disponibilidade de N e K sobre o vigor das plantas e ataque de bicho mineiro a mudas de cafeeiro, cultivar Catuaí Vermelho IAC 99. O experimento foi conduzido em solução nutritiva e em casa de vegetação. Os tratamentos consistiram de um fatorial formado por 4 doses de N e 4 doses de K, dispostos em delineamento inteiramente ao acaso, com três repetições e duas plantas por parcela. Os adultos de bicho-mineiro (Leucoptera coffeella- Guérin-Ménèville) foram liberados 6 meses após o início do experimento. Dois meses após, avaliaram-se o crescimento e vigor das plantas, o ataque da praga e as concentrações de N, K, proteína, lignina, amido e açucares solúveis totais na matéria seca das plantas. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise da variância, de regressão e de correlação. De modo geral, o teor de proteína apresentou correlação positiva, enquanto os teores de lignina, amido e açucares solúveis totais apresentaram correlações negativas com o ataque do bicho-mineiro. As mudas de cafeeiro com nutrição nitrogenada adequada e mais vigorosas foram mais atacadas pelo inseto.