inoculação mais adubação química, exceto a nitrogenada. As maiores produtividades de soja, tanto no primeiro como no segundo ano agrícola, foram obtidas nas duas maiores doses de lodo. Os teores de vários elementos nos grãos de soja, nos tratamentos com lodo, não diferiram, significativamente, daqueles obtidos nos tratamentos testemunha ou com adubação mineral. Perdas de NO 3 -para o ambiente podem ocorrer, principalmente no período inicial do ciclo da cultura.Termos para indexação: biossólido, fósforo, mineralização de nitrogênio, metais pesados. Availability of soil nutrients, quality of grains and yield of soybean in soil treated with sewage sludgeAbstract -The objective of this work was to evaluate the direct and residual effects of sewage sludge soil application, as a source of phosphorus, on soybean yield, on grain quality for human consumption, and the potential of NO 3 -leaching. The experiment was carried out in the field, and the following treatments were compared: absence of chemical fertilization and sewage sludge; complete chemical fertilization; inoculated soybean plus dose 0 of sludge; inoculated soybean plus 1.5 t ha -1 of sewage sludge; inoculated soybean plus 3 t ha -1 of sewage sludge; inoculated soybean plus 6 t ha -1 of sewage sludge; and inoculated soybean plus chemical fertilization, except nitrogen. The highest sewage sludge doses resulted in highest soybean yield, in the first and second year. Contents of several elements in soybean grains, under sewage sludge treatments, were not significantly different from those obtained in the control and chemical fertilization treatments. Losses of NO 3 -to the environment may occur, mainly in the beginning of crop growth cycle.

Foi estudado o efeito da calagem sobre a produtividade de grãos, óleo e proteína de quatro cultivares de soja. O experimento foi conduzido num solo Podzólico Vermelho Amarelo orto, durante três anos agrícolas sendo os dois últimos para efeito residual. As parcelas receberam aplicações de calcário (0, 4, 8 e 12 t/ha), enquanto nas subparcelas foram cultivadas a soja (IAC-13, IAS-5, BR-4 e BR-6), de ciclo precoce. Independentemente de cultivares, a calagem aumentou a produtividade de grãos, diminuiu a concentração de óleo e aumentou a de proteína. Nos três anos, a variedade BR-4 obteve a maior produtividade de óleo e de proteína (444 e 709 kg/ha). As relações proteína/óleo são semelhantes para os quatro cultivares estudados.
A study was carried out to evaluate the effects of liming on the yield of four early varieties of soybeans. The experiment was conducted on a Red Yellow Podzolic soil during three years, in which the last two years the residual effect of liming was studied. A split plot design was used, in which the main plots consisted of liming (0, 4, 8 and 12 t/ha) and the sub-plots the early varieties (IAC-13, IAS-5, BR-4 and BR-6). The results showed that independent of varieties, liming increased the soybean yield, decreased the oil content and increased the protein content. Concerning the average of three years, independent of liming levels, the variety BR-4 produced the greatest quantity of oil and protein (444 and 709 kg/ha). The ratio protein/oil was similar among the four cultivars studied

LIME AND POTASSIUM FOR THE SOYBEAN CROPABSTRACT: An experiment was carried out on analic Dark Red Latosol in Mococa, SP, Brazil, during three years, to study the effects of the application of dolomitic limestone (0, 3.5 and 7 t ha -1 ) and of potassium (0, 150, 300, 450 and 600 kg ha -1 of K 2 O in the form of KCl ) broadcasted. Two soybean cultivars, IAC-17 and FT-2, of 110 day cycle were utilized, the latter being more demanding for potassium. The results of three crops showed that in the absence of liming there is no response to potassium. Maximum yields were obtained at the rate of 383 and 441 kg ha -1 of K 2 O, respectively in the presence of 3.5 and 7.0t ha -1 of dolomitic limestone, where the soil ratio (Ca + Mg)/K were in average between 14 and 23. The cv. FT-2 had always a higher yield than IAC-17, except when no potassium was applied. Cultivars FT-2 and IAC-17 produced maximum grain yields of 2384 and 1786 kg ha -1 with the application of 450 and 370 kg ha -1 of K 2 O, respectively. At the 370 kg ha -1 , FT-2 produced a yield of 2354 kg ha -1 of soybean grains, showing that it is more efficient in utilizing the potassium fertilizer in comparison to cultivar IAC-17.

Chlorophyll in soybean represents a downgrading factor for the crops. Five Brazilian cultivars were harvested between R(6) and R(8) stage of development (Fehr & Caviness scale) and dried at 25 degrees and 40 degrees C. The effect of maturity stages and two drying conditions after harvest were studied to achieve reduction of moisture and chlorophylls to acceptable levels. When seeds were dried at 25 degrees C, even harvesting at early stages of development such as R(6), the green pigments were almost degraded, and 16 ppm of chlorophyll were found at maximum, accompanied by loss of moisture. Moisture and chlorophyll declines as seed matures, but at intermediary stages (R(6)-R(7)), chlorophyll degrades first, so the rate of moisture loss should not be used to predict chlorophyll contents. At 40 degrees C, complete degradation of chlorophyll pigments is only achieved when seeds are swathed from R(7) stage up, otherwise the seed quality could be compromised. Slow drying allows almost complete removal of green pigments, even when seeds are swathed a few days before the physiological maturity stage.