Efeitos da aplicação do boro em solos sob vegetação de cerrado

The present was carried out with the objective of studying the effects of boron applications on Red Yellow Latosol - sandy phase and on Regossol (Quartzosas Sand) under "Cerrado" vegetation of São Simão, São Paulo, State. Chemical determinations of soluble boron were made on soil samples of the experimental area collected before and after dolomitic line applications. Complementary biological tests of boron were also made, employing sunflower (Helianthus annus L.). Simultaneously, fold experiment was carried and with dry (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to study boron applications. The main conclusions were the followings: 1 - Biologycal tests with sumflower were correlated with chemical analysis indicating that both soil units were slightly or no boron deficient. 2 - The soil classified how Regosol (Quartzous Sand) showed a larger Boron content than the Red Yellow Latosol-sandy phase. 3 - There has been no response of dry beans to boron on both soils.O presente trabalho teve como objetivo estudar os efeitos da aplicação de boro em duas unidades de solo cobertas com vegetação de cerrado, classificadas co-como, Latossolo Vermelho Amarelo-fase arenosa e Regossolo (Areas Quartzosas), que ocorrem no município de São Simão, no Estado de São Paulo. Foram feitas determinações químicas de boro solúvel em amostras colhidas nas áreas experimentais antes e depois do tratamento dos solos com calagem. As determinações do boro foram complementados com testes biológicos do girassol (Helianthus annuus L.). Simultaneamente foram conduzidos ensaios de campo para estudos sobre a aplicação de doses crescentes de boro no feijoeiro (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). As conclusões do trabalho foram as seguintes: 1 - O teste do girassol apresentou boa concordância com os testes químicos, indicando que as duas unidades de solo são ligeiramente deficientes ou não deficientes em boro. 2 - O solo classificado como Regossolo (Areias Quartzosas) mostrou-se mais elevado em boro do que o Latossol Vermelho Amarelo - fase arenosa. 3 - Não houve efeito da aplicação de boro na produção do feijoeiro

Promising high-yielding tetraploid plantain-bred hybrids in west Africa

Open Access Journal; Published online: 21 April 2019The devastating threat of black leaf streak disease caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis on plantain production in West Africa spurred the development of resistant hybrids. The goal of this research and development (R&D) undertaken was assessing the development and dissemination of two plantain hybrids PITA 3 and FHIA 21 bred in the 1980s by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA, Nigeria) and the Fundación Hondureña de Investigación Agrícola (FHIA, Honduras), respectively. In Côte d’Ivoire, plantain growers selected PITA 3 and FHIA 21 based on their improved agronomic characteristics and, between 2012 and 2016, they were massively propagated and distributed to farmers in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Togo under the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAAP) coordinated by the West and Central Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF). In 2016, the Centre National de Recherche Agronomique in Côte d’Ivoire included the hybrids in the improved cultivar directory. This R&D activity illustrates how three decades of crossbreeding, selection, and distribution led to local acceptance. It also highlights how a CORAF-led partnership harnessed CGIAR research for development. The dissemination and acceptance of these plantain hybrids will enhance the sustainable intensification in plantain-based farming systems across the humid lowlands of West and Central Africa