Contribuição do sistema de cultivo sobre a matéria orgânica de um Gleissolo e a produtividade do milho e soja

To evaluate the behavior of the organic matter in the profile of Gley soil and the productivity of corn and soybean in a temperate climate (Experimental Station of the University of Purdue - West Lafayette - Indiana - United States - Long: 86º 55' W and Lat: 40º 26' N). The effects of six treatments were studied, derived from three different tillage systems: conventional tillage, minimum tillage, and no tillage, with two successions of crops (soybean-corn and continuous corn), in an experiment conducted in the period of 1980 to 1995, with an experimental design of randomized blocks constituting six treatments arranged in subdivided parcels (split-plot), with three replications. In the experimental plots the treatments of succession of crops and the sub-plot were established with the systems of soil management. The sub-plot was constituted by three tillage systems: conventional tillage, minimum tillage, and no tillage. The soil samples originating from five depths and 11 positions and the data of productivity were analyzed, taken in a transversal line from the plot. With the results it can be concluded that: a) the percentage of organic matter increases in the superficial layer as the movement of the soil diminished, in the following sequence: no tillage system > minimum tillage system > conventional system; b) system of conventional tillage provided greater values of corn yield when associated to continuous crop and in succession with soybean; when compared with conservation tillage; and c) in the conditions of a temperate climate and hydromorphic soil, the content of organic matter showed a relation invproportional to productivity, with a smaller ersely performance for the succession of soybean and corn._________________________________________________________________________________________ RESUMO: O comportamento dos teores de matéria orgânica em um Gleissolo e da produtividade do milho e soja foi avaliado em condição de clima temperado (Estação Experimental da Universidade de Purdue – West Lafayette – Indiana - Estados Unidos - Long: 86º 55’ W e Lat: 40º 26’ N). Estudaram-se os efeitos de seis tratamentos (três diferentes sistemas de cultivo: convencional (SC), plantio direto (PD) e cultivo mínimo (CM), com duas sucessões de culturas (soja-milho e milho cultivado continuamente), com delineamento experimental de blocos casualizados, constituindo seis tratamentos arranjados em parcelas subdivididas (split-plot), com três repetições. Nas parcelas experimentais foram estabelecidos os tratamentos de sucessão das culturas e a sub-parcela, os sistemas de manejo do solo. Analisaramse amostras de solo provenientes de cinco profundidades em 11 posições, de uma linha transversal na parcela e a produtividade de grãos. Os teores de matéria orgânica aumentam na camada superficial à medida que diminuiu a movimentação do solo, na seguinte seqüência: PD > CM > CC. O CC proporcionou maiores valores de produtividade do milho quando associado ao CM e em sucessão à soja; quando comparado com os sistemas conservacionistas e, nas condições de clima temperado e quando em solos hidromórficos, os teores de matéria orgânica estabelecem relação inversamente proporcional à produtividade, com menor expressão para a sucessão de soja e milho

Contribution of tillage systems on the organic matter of Gley soil and the productivity of corn and soybean soil and the productivity of corn

O comportamento dos teores de matéria orgânica em um Gleissolo e da produtividade do milho e soja foi avaliado em condição de clima temperado (Estação Experimental da Universidade de Purdue – West Lafayette – Indiana - Estados Unidos - Long: 86º 55’ W e Lat: 40º 26’ N). Estudaram-se os efeitos de seis tratamentos (três diferentes sistemas de cultivo: convencional (SC), plantio direto (PD) e cultivo mínimo (CM), com duas sucessões de culturas (soja-milho e milho cultivado continuamente)), com delineamento experimental de blocos casualizados, constituindo seis tratamentos arranjados em parcelas subdivididas (split-plot), com três repetições. Nas parcelas experimentais foram estabelecidos os tratamentos de sucessão das culturas e a sub-parcela, os sistemas de manejo do solo. Analisaram-se amostras de solo provenientes de cinco profundidades em 11 posições, de uma linha transversal na parcela e a produtividade de grãos. Os teores de matéria orgânica aumentam na camada superficial à medida que diminuiu a movimentação do solo, na seguinte seqüência: PD > CM > CC. O CC proporcionou maiores valores de produtividade do milho quando associado ao CM e em sucessão à soja; quando comparado com os sistemas conservacionistas e, nas condições de clima temperado e quando em solos hidromórficos, os teores de matéria orgânica estabelecem relação inversamente proporcional à produtividade, com menor expressão para a sucessão de soja e milho.To evaluate the behavior of the organic matter in the profile of Gley soil and the productivity of corn and soybean in a temperate climate (Experimental Station of the University of Purdue - West Lafayette - Indiana - United States - Long: 86º 55' W and Lat: 40º 26' N). The effects of six treatments were studied, derived from three different tillage systems: conventional tillage, minimum tillage, and no tillage, with two successions of crops (soybean-corn and continuous corn), in an experiment conducted in the period of 1980 to 1995, with an experimental design of randomized blocks constituting six treatments arranged in subdivided parcels (split-plot), with three replications. In the experimental plots the treatments of succession of crops and the sub-plot were established with the systems of soil management. The sub-plot was constituted by three tillage systems: conventional tillage, minimum tillage, and no tillage. The soil samples originating from five depths and 11 positions and the data of productivity were analyzed, taken in a transversal line from the plot. With the results it can be concluded that: a) the percentage of organic matter increases in the superficial layer as the movement of the soil diminished, in the following sequence: no tillage system > minimum tillage system > conventional system; b) system of conventional tillage provided greater values of corn yield when associated to continuous crop and in succession with soybean; when compared with conservation tillage; and c) in the conditions of a temperate climate and hydromorphic soil, the content of organic matter showed a relation inversely proportional to productivity, with a smaller performance for the succession of soybean and corn

Associations of Mitochondrial and Nuclear Mitochondrial Variants and Genes with Seven Metabolic Traits.

Mitochondria (MT), the major site of cellular energy production, are under dual genetic control by 37 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genes and numerous nuclear genes (MT-nDNA). In the CHARGEmtDNA+ Consortium, we studied genetic associations of mtDNA and MT-nDNA associations with body mass index (BMI), waist-hip-ratio (WHR), glucose, insulin, HOMA-B, HOMA-IR, and HbA1c. This 45-cohort collaboration comprised 70,775 (insulin) to 170,202 (BMI) pan-ancestry individuals. Validation and imputation of mtDNA variants was followed by single-variant and gene-based association testing. We report two significant common variants, one in MT-ATP6 associated (p ≤ 5E-04) with WHR and one in the D-loop with glucose. Five rare variants in MT-ATP6, MT-ND5, and MT-ND6 associated with BMI, WHR, or insulin. Gene-based meta-analysis identified MT-ND3 associated with BMI (p ≤ 1E-03). We considered 2,282 MT-nDNA candidate gene associations compiled from online summary results for our traits (20 unique studies with 31 dataset consortia's genome-wide associations [GWASs]). Of these, 109 genes associated (p ≤ 1E-06) with at least 1 of our 7 traits. We assessed regulatory features of variants in the 109 genes, cis- and trans-gene expression regulation, and performed enrichment and protein-protein interactions analyses. Of the identified mtDNA and MT-nDNA genes, 79 associated with adipose measures, 49 with glucose/insulin, 13 with risk for type 2 diabetes, and 18 with cardiovascular disease, indicating for pleiotropic effects with health implications. Additionally, 21 genes related to cholesterol, suggesting additional important roles for the genes identified. Our results suggest that mtDNA and MT-nDNA genes and variants reported make important contributions to glucose and insulin metabolism, adipocyte regulation, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease