-The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of stalk/leaf ratio and the stage of maturity on the digestibility of the corn plant. Hybrids AG1051, AG4051, AG5011, DOW2B710, DOW2C577, DOW2A525, NB7315 and P30F90 were used, harvested at the one-half milk line (½ ML), three-quarters milk line (¾ ML) and black layer (BL) stages.A randomized block design was used in an 8 (hybrids) × 3 (stages of maturity) factorial design, with three replications. The means generated were used for grouping into high and low stalk/leaf ratio and a new analysis of variance was generated in a 2 × 3 (two groups and three stages of maturity) factorial design. The whole plant and its stalk, leaf, husk, cob and grain components were incubated in situ in the rumen of three cows for determination of degradability of dry matter and degradable neutral detergent fiber. Stalk/leaf ratio did not influence neutral detergent fiber content or the degradability of dry matter and neutral detergent fiber of any of the components, except for the cob, in which the high ratio group had greater degradable neutral detergent fiber contents. There was a reduction in the degradability of all the parts, except for the stalk and cob, and an increase in the neutral detergent fiber contents of the vegetative parts, except for the stalk. Unlike the vegetative components, the neutral detergent fiber contents of the whole plant decreased throughout the stages evaluated. For degradable neutral detergent fiber, there was a reduction in the whole plant and in its components. The advance of maturity reduces the quality of the vegetative components; however, this loss in the entire plant is moderated by grain filling. Forage quality depends more on the quality of the components than on their proportions in the dry matter.
Atualmente existem dezenas de doenças foliares que têm causado perdas significativas na cultura do milho. Entre elas, destacam-se a cercosporiose e a mancha branca. O presente trabalho teve, pois, como objetivo avaliar o efeito da aplicação de um fungicida, que possui como princípio ativo o mancozebe, na produtividade de híbridos de milho, e verificar a sua eficiência no controle das doenças foliares cercosporiose e mancha branca. O experimento foi conduzido no ano agrícola de 2011/2012, na fazenda experimental do IFSULDEMINAS - Câmpus Inconfidentes. Para a realização do trabalho foram utilizados híbridos selecionados de acordo com os níveis de resistência às doenças. O delineamento foi feito em blocos casualizados, com três repetições em esquema fatorial, no qual foram avaliados 8 (híbridos) x 3 aplicações do fungicida. Foram realizadas sete avaliações visuais da severidade das doenças a partir dos 90 dias após a emergência, por meio de escala de notas variando de 1 (altamente resistente) a 9 (altamente suscetível). Os grãos foram colhidos para a obtenção da produtividade dos híbridos, e a umidade foi ajustada para 13%. A aplicação do fungicida foi eficiente no controle das doenças mancha branca e cercosporiose, no entanto, não aumentou a produtividade de grãos dos híbridos utilizados neste experimento. A aplicação do fungicida no estádio V6 e no pré-pendoamento das plantas de milho foi mais eficiente.
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