Yield and nutritive value of dual purpose winter cereals: green forage, silage or grain ABSTRACT -This study was carried out to evaluate 14 genotypes of six winter species for yield and nutritive value of early forage and silage or regrowth grain. The experiment was in a randomized complete block design with three replications, so that the plots consisted of seven 5.0 m-long rows spaced at 0.2 m. The seeding date was April in the three study years and fertilization followed the recommendations for the crops. During the tillering period and after cutting, urea was applied at the rate of 22.5 kg N/ha. Each plot was cut at a height of 7.0 cm from the soil to estimate the forage yield per genotype, when plants reached 30 cm height. Half the regrowth of each plot was used for silage and half for grain.Harvesting for silage was at the dough stage, from 30 to 35% DM. Nutritive value analyses were made using the near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technique. Rye BRS Serrano was superior for green forage, silage, and total forage yield (green forage + silage) and regrowth grain yield. However, for grain yield, BRS Serrano rye was similar to BRS 277 wheat, BRS 148 and BRS 203 triticales, UPF 18 oats, and BR 1 rye. It is possible to obtain early forage using genotypes of rye, wheat, barley, and triticale, producing equivalent forage yields to those obtained with black oats pasture. Embrapa 53 triticale and UPF 18 oats yielded more digestible green forage, but the silages had digestibility similar to barley silage.Key Words: digestibility, NDF, oats, rye, triticale, wheat IntroduçãoOs cereais de inverno incluem a aveia-branca (Avena sativa L.), o centeio (Secale cereale L.), a cevada (Hordeum vulgare L.), o trigo (Triticum aestivum L.) e o triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack). Geralmente são utilizados para produção de grãos, para alimentação humana e animal, como forrageira constituintes de pastagens ou conservados R. Bras.

ABSTRACT. Mangaba (Hancornia speciosa Gomes) is found in areas of coastal tablelands in the Brazilian Northeast and Cerrado regions. This species has been subjected to habitat fragmentation that is mainly due to human activity, and requires conservation strategies. The aim of this study was to analyze the structure and inter-and intrapopulation genetic diversity of natural populations of H. speciosa Gomes using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) molecular markers. A total of 155 individuals were sampled in 10 natural populations (ITA, PAC, IND, EST, BC, PIR, JAP, BG, NEO, and SANT) in the State of Sergipe, Brazil. Fifteen primers were used to generate 162 fragments with 100% polymorphism. Genetic analysis showed that the variability between populations (77%) was higher than within populations (23%). It was possible to identify five different groups by the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean and principal coordinate analysis, and only one individual (E10) remained isolated. Using ISSR markers it was possible to obtain a molecular profile of the populations evaluated, showing that these markers were effective and exhibited sufficient polymorphism to estimate the genetic variability of natural populations of H. speciosa Gomes.

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Cambui (Myrciaria tenella O. Berg) is a native species from Brazil, which belongs to the family Myrtaceae. Molecular characterization is one of the most used tools for the study of the biotechnological potential of species because the diversity level between individuals can be inferred. Analysis of genetic diversity is fundamental to the direction of the strategies necessary to form and maintain a germplasm. This study aimed to evaluate the genetic diversity in a natural population of cambui using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) molecular markers. The natural population, which provided the plant material, is found at the Private Reserve of Natural Heritage of Caju, which belongs to the experimental field of Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros, in the municipality of Itaporanga d'Ajuda, SE, Brazil. Young leaves of each individual were collected for DNA extraction and analysis of PCR-ISSR. Thirty primers were tested and the top 10 were selected. The use of these primers resulted in 71 fragments with 98.3% polymorphism. Similarity of individuals ranged between 0.30 and 0.92. The most similar individuals were C13 and C17 and the most distant were C1 and C41. Through UPGMA, six distinct groups were identified. This information may be used for conservation of these genetic resources, germplasm exchange, creation of germplasm bank and in future studies with this species.

A análise da adaptabilidade e da estabilidade de genótipos de trigo auxilia o melhorista na recomendação de novas cultivares, indicando linhagens de adaptação ampla ou específica aos ambientes. Esse procedimento é particularmente importante para a cultura do trigo, principalmente levando em consideração a grande diversidade de ambientes a que o cereal é submetido no Brasil. Assim, este trabalho teve como objetivo identificar genótipos de trigo com ampla adaptação e estáveis para recomendação. Os dados para as análises foram obtidos a partir do ensaio de Valor de Cultivo e Uso (VCU) estabelecido nas diferentes regiões de adaptação do Brasil, em 2003 e 2004. O delineamento experimental usado foi o de blocos ao acaso, com 4 repetições. A variável analisada foi o rendimento de grãos. Para fins de comparação, foram usadas três cultivares como testemunhas: "CEP 24", "BRS 194" e "Ônix". Para a determinação da adaptabilidade e da estabilidade dos genótipos, foram usados os métodos descritos por Eberhart & Russel e por Lin & Binns. Quatro genótipos apresentaram ampla adaptabilidade e estabilidade (beta=1 e S²d=0) pelo método de Eberhart & Russel destes, dois não diferiram estatisticamente da melhor testemunha. Os coeficientes de determinação foram significativos e explicaram o comportamento de todos os genótipos avaliados (R²>80% e significativo). O modelo de Lin & Binns gerou resultados coerentes com o de Eberhart & Russel, para a maioria das linhagens avaliadas. Os genótipos PF 990313 e PF 980524 destacaram-se pela ampla adaptação e produtividade média, podendo ser recomendados para todas as regiões tritícolas do Brasil.