Forage cactus-sorghum intercropping at different irrigation water depths in the Brazilian Semiarid Region.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the productive performance, biological efficiency, and the competitive ability of the forage cactus-sorghum intercropping under different irrigation depths with saline water in the Brazilian Semiarid Region. The experiment was carried out in Serra Talhada, in the state of Pernambuco, between 2014 and 2015, in a randomized complete block design, with four replicates, and a 5x3 factorial arrangement in split plots, with one year of forage cactus cycle and two years of sorghum cycles. The plots were composed by four irrigation water depths based on the fractions of 25, 50, 75, and 100% of the reference evapotranspiration, besides dry conditions; and the subplots consisted of three cropping systems (single crop of forage cactus, single crop of sorghum, and intercropping of forage cactus-sorghum). The increase of water irrigation depths increased the yields of sorghum in single crop and of the forage cactus-sorghum intercropping. The intercropping system promoted production stability with a higher system productivity index (SPI) for forage cactus-sorghum intercropping (6,279.02 kg ha-1 DM) than for forage cactus in single crop (4,626.98 kg ha-1 DM). The relative density coefficient (12.33) was indicative of the great compatibility of the intercropping system. The forage cactus-sorghum association shows biological advantage and competitiveness capacity, with a higher productive index than their monocultures.Título em português: Consórcio palma-sorgo irrigado com diferentes lâminas de água no Semiárido brasileiro

Análise de haplótipos em QTL associado ao conteúdo de ferro no músculo de bovinos Nelore.

Editores técnicos: João de Mendonça Naime, Caue Ribeiro, Maria Alice Martins, Elaine Cristina Paris, Paulino Ribeiro Villas Boas, Ladislau Marcelino Rabello

Novos clones de mandioca recomendados para a Região dos Tabuleiros Costeiros da Bahia.

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Efeito das variáveis meteorológicas na evapotranspiração de referência do Submédio do Vale São Francisco.

A evapotranspiração de referência (ETo) é um dos parâmetros mais importantes no ciclo hidrológico e sua estimativa fundamental no manejo adequado de irrigação. O objetivo do trabalho foi identificar por meio de uma análise de trilha os efeitos diretos e indiretos das variáveis meteorológicas (variáveis explicativas) sobre a ETo (variável resposta). Os dados utilizados foram coletados de cinco estações meteorológicas automáticas situadas no Vale do Submédio São Francisco. A ETo foi calculada pelo método de Penman Monteith. O saldo de radiação e a velocidade do vento foram as variáveis explicativas que apresentaram efeito direto, sendo a primeira de maior magnitude. O maior efeito da radiação solar global ocorreu de forma indireta, via radiação solar. A precipitação apresentou através do seu efeito direto, e efeito indireto via o saldo de radiação e velocidade do vento, uma relação inversa com a ETo

Potential regulatory elements on PCDH7 gene affecting residual feed intake in Nelore cattle.

Editores: Luiz Lehmann Coutinho, ESALQ/USP; Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano, Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste; Gerson Barreto Mourão, ESALQ/USP; Aline Silva Mello Cesar, ESALQ/USP; Bárbara Silva Vignato, FZEA/USP; Mirele Daiana Poleti, ESALQ/USP; Wellison Jarles da Silva Diniz, UFSCar

Iron content affects lipogenic gene expression in the muscle of nelore beef cattle.

Iron (Fe) is an essential mineral for metabolism and plays a central role in a range of biochemical processes. Therefore, this study aimed to identify differentially expressed (DE) genes and metabolic pathways in Longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle from cattle with divergent iron content, as well as to investigate the likely role of these DE genes in biological processes underlying beef quality parameters. Samples for RNA extraction for sequencing and iron, copper, manganese, and zinc determination were collected from LD muscles at slaughter. Eight Nelore steers, with extreme genomic estimated breeding values for iron content (Fe-GEBV), were selected from a reference population of 373 animals. From the 49 annotated DE genes (FDR<0.05) found between the two groups, 18 were upregulated and 31 down-regulated for the animals in the low Fe-GEBV group. The functional enrichment analyses identified several biological processes, such as lipid transport and metabolism, and cell growth. Lipid metabolism was the main pathway observed in the analysis of metabolic and canonical signaling pathways for the genes identified as DE, including the genes FASN, FABP4, and THRSP, which are functional candidates for beef quality, suggesting reduced lipogenic activities with lower iron content. Our results indicate metabolic pathways that are partially influenced by iron, contributing to a better understanding of its participation in skeletal muscle physiology

Co-expression network analysis identifies genes associated with iron content in bovine muscle.

Editores: Luiz Lehmann Coutinho, ESALQ/USP; Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano, Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste; Gerson Barreto Mourão, ESALQ/USP; Aline Silva Mello Cesar, ESALQ/USP; Bárbara Silva Vignato, FZEA/USP; Mirele Daiana Poleti, ESALQ/USP; Wellison Jarles da Silva Diniz, UFSCar