O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos da aplicação de concentrações do regulador de crescimento etil-trinexapac na altura de planta, no acamamento e na produtividade de grãos da cultivar de aveia-branca Barbarasul, em diferentes ambientes de cultivo e doses de nitrogênio. Os experimentos foram conduzidos nas safras 2010 e 2011 nos municípios de Capão do Leão e Augusto Pestana, no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, e nas safras 2010 e 2012 no Município de Lages, no Estado de Santa Catarina. Utilizou-se o delineamento de blocos ao acaso, em arranjo fatorial 4x2x6 (dose de etil-trinexapac, estádio de desenvolvimento da planta e ambiente), com quatro repetições constituídas por parcelas úteis de 3,0 m2. Em cada ambiente, realizou-se adubação nitrogenada com 30 e 90 kg ha-1 de N. Foram avaliados os caracteres altura de planta, percentagem de acamamento e produtividade de grãos. A aplicação do regulador de crescimento etil-trinexapac nas doses de 100 a 150 g i.a. ha-1 em plantas de aveia-branca 'Barbarasul', nos estádios E31 e E32, reduz a altura das plantas e a percentagem de acamamento, sem prejuízos à produtividade de grãos. A intensidade da redução do acamamento depende das características do ambiente de cultivo.

Resumo -O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos do arranjo de plantas nos componentes diretos da produtividade de grãos e na produção final em canola, com uso de híbridos de diferentes ciclos de desenvolvimento. Foram realizados três experimentos com espaçamento entre linhas de 0,20, 0,40 e 0,60 m, em delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições para cada ano de cultivo (2008 e 2009), genótipo (Hyola 432 e Hyola 61) e densidade de plantas (20, 40, 60 e 80 plantas por metro quadrado). Hyola 432 apresentou maior produção de grãos em comparação a Hyola 61, independentemente do ano e da densidade de cultivo. Os efeitos do ano de cultivo influenciaram mais a produção e os componentes da produtividade de grãos do que o potencial genético da cultivar e a densidade de cultivo. O ajuste da densidade de plantas em canola é alterado pelo genótipo e pelo ano de cultivo.Termos para indexação: Brassica napus, densidade de plantas, interação genótipo x ambiente. Plant arrangement in the expression of yield components of canolaAbstract -The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of plant arrangement on direct yield components and final production in canola, using hybrids of different development cycles. Three experiments were carried out with row spacing of 0.20, 0.40, and 0,60 m, in a randomized block design, with four replicates for each cultivation year (2008 and 2009), genotype (Hyola 432 and Hyola 61), and plant density (20, 40, 60, and 80 plants per square meter). Hyola 432 showed higher grain yield than Hyola 61, independently of year and plant density. The effects of years of cultivation influenced grain production and yield components more than the genetic potential of the cultivar and planting density. The adjustment of plant density in canola is altered by genotype and years of cultivation.Index terms: Brassica napus, plant density, genotype x environment interaction.

This study was carried out to evaluate the impact of including Acacia mearnsii tannin extract (TA) as a feed additive on nutrition and productive performance of dairy cows grazing a high-quality temperate pasture and receiving supplementation with a concentrate feedstuff. Fourteen multiparous Holstein cows were assigned to either of the following treatments: concentrate without or with 20 g TA/kg dry matter (DM). Concentrate intake accounted for 32% of the total DM intake. Tannin addition increased the herbage DM intake by 22% (p < .05). There was no effect of TA inclusion on milk yield, milk composition, milk nitrogen (N) excretion, milk and plasma urea-N concentration, urinary excretion of total N, urea-N, and purine derivatives. However, TA inclusion increased the N intake and retention, total N excretion in manure, fecal N to urine N ratio, and decreased the dietary N efficiency for milk production and the percentage of ingested N excreted in urine (p < .05). In conclusion, supplementing dairy cows grazing a high-quality temperate pasture with a concentrate containing 20 g TA/kg DM showed the potential of decreasing the proportion of ingested N excreted in urine without affecting the productive performance.

Context Tannin extracts have been investigated as natural feed additives with the potential to decrease the enteric emission of methane and urinary N and to improve the productive performance of ruminants. However, the impact of this additive in dairy cattle grazing tropical grass pastures has not been extensively evaluated. Aims To evaluate the impact of the Acacia mearnsii bark extract (TA) on productive and nutritional variables in dairy cows grazing a Cynodon dactylon pasture and receiving supplementary corn silage and concentrate. Methods Fourteen multiparous Holstein dairy cows were assigned in a randomised block design to either of the following two treatments: concentrate without TA (control) or with 10 g of TA/kg dry matter (DM). The concentrate and corn silage accounted for ~0.30 and 0.30 of total DM intake respectively. Key results The dietary concentration of TA was 2.9 g/kg DM and it did not affect nutrients intake, milk production and composition, rumen microbial protein synthesis, plasma urea concentration or faecal N excretion. Total N and urea N excreted in urine were higher, whereas total N excreted in manure tended to be higher in TA treatment. Conclusions No productive advantage was obtained by including TA in the diet of dairy cows grazing Cynodon dactylon pasture. Instead, it increased the excretion of labile urinary N. Implications The effect of the use of TA as a feed additive for cows fed tropical grass-based diets is negative from the environmental point of view.

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