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Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. is a weed that frequently infests Brazilian agricultural areas. Knowledge of the plant's response to competition, in the form of nutrient availability in soil, is fundamental to management of agroecosystems. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of concentrations of N, P and K on the growth of N. physalodes. The experiment was carried out in greenhouse conditions, using a randomized complete block design with split-plot arrangement (4 x 10), with three replications. The main plots were four combinations of N, P and K: (L1) 26, 33, 40, 47, 54, 61, 76, 91, 106 and 121 days after emergence (DAE). The dry matter, dry matter partitioning, leaf area, relative growth rate, height and photochemical efficiency of photosystem II were measured in N. physalodes plants at each harvest time. Overall, the leaves showed higher total dry matter accumulation up to 61 DAE. After that, the reproductive organs showed higher accumulation. Increasing concentrations of N, P and K resulted in higher plant height and dry matter of N. physalodes. Moreover, doubling the nutrient levels resulted in a proportional increase in dry matter accumulation. However, N. physalodes showed lower growth under natural soil fertility conditions (L1 treatment). Thus, increasing concentrations of N, P, and K promoted higher growth of N. physalodes. Biomass distribution was not changed by fertilization. There is evidence that N. physalodes could adapt easily in fertile soil. Thus, this species has greater competitive potential in high fertility soils.

Intoxication by dispersion of glyphosate droplets in coffee seedlings is common and, in addition to the problem of drift, there are reports of contamination of this herbicide to a nontarget plant via the rhizosphere. Hydroponics allows the comparison of the translocation of the glyphosate absorbed by the foliage or the roots and avoids the interaction with the soil, which could hamper the achievement of more accurate conclusions when it is absorbed by the root. Thus, the toxicity of glyphosate sublethal dosages in the initial growth of coffee plants in hydroponics was evaluated by applying four sublethal dosages in two different locations (solution and leaf). Fifty days after the application of the herbicide, the intoxication percentage and the growth of the coffee seedlings were evaluated. From the reduced dose of 115.2 g·ha-1 of glyphosate, height reductions, root length; number of leaves, dry mass of leaf, roots and total, leaf area, and leaf mass ratio were observed. The first two parameters were observed only in leaf application and the others via leaf and solution. The aerial part–root ratio system had an increase in herbicide sublethal dosages when applied to leaves and the ratio of leaf area and specific leaf area increased in both applications. Sublethal dosages of glyphosate applied to young coffee plants under hydroponic conditions impair their growth, and it is more accentuated with increasing doses and when the leaves, instead of the roots, absorb the herbicide.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Ca and Mg silicate and B on the gas exchange, leaf water potential and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters in the sunflower variety Embrapa 122 -V2000 under water stress conditions. The trial was conducted in Red Yellow Latosol with very clayey texture, with contrasting levels of Si and B and subjected to water deficit. The experimental design was randomized blocks in a 2 4 factorial arrangement, with five replicates. Treatments consisted of the combination of two acidity corrective agents (calcium magnesium silicate and dolomitic limestone), two levels of base saturation (30 and 70%), two levels of B (0.18 mg dm -3 -value available in the soil and 1.20 mg dm -3 ) and two water regimes (with and without water stress from the beginning of flowering). It can be concluded that the supply of Si and B can reduce the damage to sunflower caused by water stress.Silício e boro atenuam os efeitos do déficit hídrico sobre o girassol RESUMO: Objetivou-se avaliar o efeito do silicato de Ca e Mg e do B sobre as trocas gasosas, potencial hídrico foliar e parâmetros da fluorescência da clorofila na variedade de girassol Embrapa 122-V2000, em condições de deficiência hídrica. O ensaio foi realizado em Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo de textura muito argilosa, com níveis contrastantes de Si e B, e submetido à deficiência hídrica. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados, num arranjo fatorial 2 4 , com cinco repetições. Os tratamentos foram constituídos da combinação de dois materiais corretivos de acidez (silicato de cálcio e magnésio e calcário dolomítico), dois níveis de saturação por bases (30 e 70%), dois níveis de B (0,18 mg dm -3 valor disponível no solo e 1,20 mg dm -3 ) e dois regimes hídricos (sem e com deficiência hídrica a partir do início do florescimento). O suprimento de Si e B podem reduzir os danos causados ao girassol pela deficiência hídrica. Palavras-chave:Helianthus annuus, fluorescência da clorofila, trocas gasosas, potencial hídrico foliar

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