Morpho-Agronomic Evaluation of Regrowth of Silage Sorghum Genotypes For Recommendation in the Southern Capixaba Region

Silage sorghum has proved to be a formidable alternative for use as animal feed since the Brazilian production of grains and silage depends almost exclusively on rainfall in the growing regions. This crop shows potential for cultivation in adverse climate and soil conditions, thus being able to red...

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Main Authors: Simone Wellita Simão de Carvalho, Natália Cassa, Sebastião Carlos Paes de Assis, Layra Cortes da Silva, Nayara Norrene Lacerda Durães, Rafael Augusto da Costa Parrella, Ana Paula Cndido Gabriel Berilli
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Language:English
Published: Instituto de Zootecnia 2022-12-01
Series:Boletim de Indústria Animal
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Online Access:http://ojs.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/1879
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author Simone Wellita Simão de Carvalho
Natália Cassa
Sebastião Carlos Paes de Assis
Layra Cortes da Silva
Nayara Norrene Lacerda Durães
Rafael Augusto da Costa Parrella
Ana Paula Cndido Gabriel Berilli
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Natália Cassa
Sebastião Carlos Paes de Assis
Layra Cortes da Silva
Nayara Norrene Lacerda Durães
Rafael Augusto da Costa Parrella
Ana Paula Cndido Gabriel Berilli
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description Silage sorghum has proved to be a formidable alternative for use as animal feed since the Brazilian production of grains and silage depends almost exclusively on rainfall in the growing regions. This crop shows potential for cultivation in adverse climate and soil conditions, thus being able to reduce the impact of this factor on the supply of animal feed in times of drought. For Brazil agriculture and livestock breeding, it is strategically important to have an area occupied with sorghum, since it facilitates obtaining raw material for silage production and generates yet another source of income to sustain family farmers, because the crop does not have high water demand and is easy to handle. The objective of this work was to evaluate 25 sorghum genotypes to recommend cultivars adapted to the soil and climate conditions of the Caparaó Capixaba region. The different genetic materials from the Embrapa sorghum breeding program were evaluated in a randomized block design with three replications. The plots were divided into two rows five meters long and 0.70 meters apart. The experiment was conducted under rainfed conditions. The following morpho-agronomic and production traits were evaluated: days to flowering, number of days elapsed from planting to the point where 50% of the plants in the plot are flowering; initial stand (number of plants per usable area of the plot); plant height; number of sick plants; total plant weight; stem weight, leaf weight, and panicle weight. For the selection of genotypes, analysis of variance and the F test were performed at 5% probability. Subsequently, the Scott-Knott test of the means was used at 5% probability. Considering the importance of the interaction of the genotype with the environment, this work proved to be relevant, because for all the morpho-agronomic and production traits of silage sorghum, there was a significant difference, indicating that each genotype behaved differently in the region studied. These results showed that the cultivation of forage sorghum under the soil and climate conditions in the Caparaó Capixaba region is possible and indicated that the genotypes T5, T6, T7, T9, T11, T17, T18, T19, T20, and T21 stood out due to their high production, earlier flowering, and reduced number of sick plants.
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spelling doaj.art-c37a5cfc73fd4697a2c4bf3534681cbe2023-08-08T23:31:25ZengInstituto de ZootecniaBoletim de Indústria Animal1981-41002022-12-0179Morpho-Agronomic Evaluation of Regrowth of Silage Sorghum Genotypes For Recommendation in the Southern Capixaba RegionSimone Wellita Simão de CarvalhoNatália CassaSebastião Carlos Paes de AssisLayra Cortes da SilvaNayara Norrene Lacerda DurãesRafael Augusto da Costa ParrellaAna Paula Cndido Gabriel Berilli Silage sorghum has proved to be a formidable alternative for use as animal feed since the Brazilian production of grains and silage depends almost exclusively on rainfall in the growing regions. This crop shows potential for cultivation in adverse climate and soil conditions, thus being able to reduce the impact of this factor on the supply of animal feed in times of drought. For Brazil agriculture and livestock breeding, it is strategically important to have an area occupied with sorghum, since it facilitates obtaining raw material for silage production and generates yet another source of income to sustain family farmers, because the crop does not have high water demand and is easy to handle. The objective of this work was to evaluate 25 sorghum genotypes to recommend cultivars adapted to the soil and climate conditions of the Caparaó Capixaba region. The different genetic materials from the Embrapa sorghum breeding program were evaluated in a randomized block design with three replications. The plots were divided into two rows five meters long and 0.70 meters apart. The experiment was conducted under rainfed conditions. The following morpho-agronomic and production traits were evaluated: days to flowering, number of days elapsed from planting to the point where 50% of the plants in the plot are flowering; initial stand (number of plants per usable area of the plot); plant height; number of sick plants; total plant weight; stem weight, leaf weight, and panicle weight. For the selection of genotypes, analysis of variance and the F test were performed at 5% probability. Subsequently, the Scott-Knott test of the means was used at 5% probability. Considering the importance of the interaction of the genotype with the environment, this work proved to be relevant, because for all the morpho-agronomic and production traits of silage sorghum, there was a significant difference, indicating that each genotype behaved differently in the region studied. These results showed that the cultivation of forage sorghum under the soil and climate conditions in the Caparaó Capixaba region is possible and indicated that the genotypes T5, T6, T7, T9, T11, T17, T18, T19, T20, and T21 stood out due to their high production, earlier flowering, and reduced number of sick plants. http://ojs.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/1879Animal nutritionenvironmental interactiongenotypeplant genetic improvement
spellingShingle Simone Wellita Simão de Carvalho
Natália Cassa
Sebastião Carlos Paes de Assis
Layra Cortes da Silva
Nayara Norrene Lacerda Durães
Rafael Augusto da Costa Parrella
Ana Paula Cndido Gabriel Berilli
Morpho-Agronomic Evaluation of Regrowth of Silage Sorghum Genotypes For Recommendation in the Southern Capixaba Region
Boletim de Indústria Animal
Animal nutrition
environmental interaction
genotype
plant genetic improvement
title Morpho-Agronomic Evaluation of Regrowth of Silage Sorghum Genotypes For Recommendation in the Southern Capixaba Region
title_full Morpho-Agronomic Evaluation of Regrowth of Silage Sorghum Genotypes For Recommendation in the Southern Capixaba Region
title_fullStr Morpho-Agronomic Evaluation of Regrowth of Silage Sorghum Genotypes For Recommendation in the Southern Capixaba Region
title_full_unstemmed Morpho-Agronomic Evaluation of Regrowth of Silage Sorghum Genotypes For Recommendation in the Southern Capixaba Region
title_short Morpho-Agronomic Evaluation of Regrowth of Silage Sorghum Genotypes For Recommendation in the Southern Capixaba Region
title_sort morpho agronomic evaluation of regrowth of silage sorghum genotypes for recommendation in the southern capixaba region
topic Animal nutrition
environmental interaction
genotype
plant genetic improvement
url http://ojs.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/1879
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