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Despite a large availability of areas suitable for sunflower cropping in Central Brazil, few adapted cultivars are available in the market. The objective of this work was to select sunflower cultivars adapted to this important production region. Experimental data from 2000 to 2004 were obtained by the National Sunflower Trials, coordinated by Embrapa Soja. The evaluated traits were grain and oil yields. Two criteria were used for selection of cultivars: i) the general mean obtained from different environments; ii) partitioning of general mean in favorable and unfavorable environments. Partitioning of the general mean allowed to detect the specific environment indicated for each cultivar.

RESUMO -Informações de 56.413 nascimentos de fêmeas da raça Nelore, ocorridos entre 1950 e 2000, em diferentes regiões do País, sob diferentes condições de criação e de manejo, foram usadas para estudar os componentes de (co)variância e os parâmetros genéticos (herdabilidade e correlação genética) dos pesos das vacas ao desmame (P205), a um ano de idade (P365) e ao sobreano (P550), dos pesos do bezerro ao desmame (P205b), a um ano de idade (P365b) e ao sobreano (P550b), bem como da idade ao primeiro parto (IPPM), da vida produtiva (VPM) e da longevidade, todas em meses (LONGM), do intervalo de partos em dias (INTP), da eficiência reprodutiva (ER), dos índices de produção (IP), de produção metabólico (IPM), de produção somado (IPS) e de produção metabólico somado (IPMS). As estimativas dos componentes de (co)variância foram realizadas por máxima verossimilhança restrita assumindo modelo animal.Analisaram-se os efeitos genéticos diretos, maternos e de ambiente permanente, além de efeitos fixos de fazenda, regime alimentar, condição de criação, ano de nascimento, estação de nascimento e sexo do bezerro. As estimativas de herdabilidade apresentaram-se similares entre as diferentes análises, sendo mais altas (0,24 a 0,75) para P205, P365, P550, P205b, P365b, P550b, IP, IPM, IPPM, VPM e LONGM e mais baixas (0 a 0,10) para ER, INTP, IPS e IPMS. Algumas correlações entre efeito genético materno e as características de crescimento foram negativas. De modo geral, correlações negativas entre LONGM e características de crescimento evidenciam o antagonismo genético entre maturidade precoce e longevidade. Entre LONGM e características de reprodução (IPPM) ou produção (índices de produção), as estimativas foram positivas, evidenciando que a fêmea que permanece no rebanho por mais tempo é aquela que possui os melhores índices reprodutivos e produtivos. Palavras-chave: características produtivas, características reprodutivas, componentes de (co)variância Genetic Parameters of Longevity and Productivity of Nellore FemalesABSTRACT -In order to estimate the (co)variance components, heritabilities and genetic correlations of longevity and herd life in females, informations of 56,413 births of females from a Nellore cattle herd, from 1950 to 2000, under different rearing and management conditions, were used. It was studied from calf: weaning weight (W205C), yearling weight (W365C), weight in 550 days (W550C), from cows: weaning weight (W205), yearling weight (W365) and weight in 550 days (W550), age at first calving (AFC), calving interval (CI), herd life (RL), longevity (LONG), reproductive efficiency (RE), index production (IP), index of metabolic production (IMP), sum of index production (SIP), sum of index metabolic production (SIMP). The analysis were performed using the MTDFREML software, estimating (co)variance components, assuming animal model. Direct genetic, maternal and permanent environmental effects were analyzed. Fixed effects of farm, feeding program, rearing condition, birth calf year, birth calf season and calf sex, ...

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Adaptability and stability of sunflower genotypes in Central BrazilAbstract -The objective of this study was to evaluate the adaptability and stability of sunflower genotype grain and oil yield, in Central Brazil. The analyzed data were obtained from sunflower genotype trials coordinated by Embrapa Soja, from 2004 to 2007. Genotype adaptability and stability were evaluated using the methods of Eberhart & Russell, Porto et al., Rocha et al., and Annicchiarico. The Annicchiarico method divides sites into favorable and unfavorable environments. This method and the one of Porto et al. were similar and more adequate to evaluate genotypic adaptability. For grain yield, the varieties BRSGira 02 and Nutrissol were widely adapted. The hybrids Agrobel 959, MG50 and V03005 and the varieties Catissol and Multissol were adapted to favorable environments and the hybrids BRHS 02 and BRHS 04 were adapted to unfavorable environments. For oil yield, the hybrids Agrobel 959, V03005, MG50, VDH 487, EXP 1441, EXP 1447, and EXP 1446 and the varieties BRSGira 01, BRSGira 02, and Nutrissol were widely adapted. The hybrid MG52 and the varieties Catissol and Multissol were adapted to favorable environments and BRHS 04 and BRHS 02 were adapted to unfavorable environments. The selected genotypes were shown to be stable, but at different levels.