Desenvolvimento e produtividade de de genótipos de milho sob preparo convencional e plantio direto em gleissolo háplico no município de Iranduba - AM.

Abstract

In the Amazon, corn is grown mainly by small producers who have small areas for cultivation and apply low level of technology in agriculture. Considering the importance of maize for subsistence farming in the Amazon region, this research was conducted to evaluate the performance of three maize cultivars (Saracura, BRS1030 and Sol da Manhã) submitted by two different forms of management (preparation and conventional tillage) in lowland areas in the state of Amazonas. The research was developed by Embrapa Western Amazon, at the experimental station of the Cauldron, in the city of Iranduba - AM, in the season of 2010/2011, The soil is classified as Haplic Gleysoil (Embrapa 1999), considered a high natural fertility. The experimental design was a randomized block, split plot with four replications. The plots were defined by two management systems (System Conventional Tillage - Tillage System and SPC - SPD) and the subplots characterized by the use of three maize cultivars (Saracura, BRS 1030 and Sol da Manhã). Were evaluated: plant height, height of ear insertion, stem diameter, ear diameter, ear length, ear weight with straw, cob without straw weight, number of ears / ha, yield, grain moisture, number kernels per row and number of kernels per row. In general, all the evaluated statistically influenced by tillage systems studied. Observing the isolated cultivars, it was found that there were significant effects for Saracura among the management systems for the characteristics spike length, spike weight with and without straw yield, grain moisture and grain number per row. For BRS1030 (plant height, ear weight with and without straw, number of ears / ha and productivity) and the Sol da Manhã (plant height, height of ear height, weight of ears with husk, weight of spikes without straw and productivity). Regarding cultivars, all traits were statistically significant, except for the determination of grain moisture. The Saracura was superior to the others in the following characteristics (plant height, height of ear height, weight of ears without straw, grain moisture, grain number per row and number of kernels per row). The BRS1030 was superior to the other characteristics (stem diameter, ear diameter, ear length, weight of ears with husk, weight of ears without straw, number of ears / ha and productivity). Cultivar Sol da Manhã was lower than all genotypes for all traits.