Resumo Ramas de batata-doce apresentam características satisfatórias para alimentação animal, porém não têm sido exploradas na forma de feno. Objetivou-se avaliar o uso de ramas de batata-doce para a produção de feno e a divergência genética em clones de batata-doce. Foram avaliados dez clones de batata-doce, conduzidos a campo em blocos ao acaso e cinco repetições. Foram determinados o teor de matéria seca, as produtividades de massa verde e massa seca (PMS), a relação folha e haste das ramas e a produção total e comercial de raízes (PRC). Obtidos os fenos, avaliaram-se as características MS, PB, FDN, FDA, lignina, amido, açúcares solúveis, macro e micronutrientes. Estimou-se a divergência genética entre os clones de batata-doce. O clone UFVJM-54 aliou alta PRC com maior PMS. Os fenos apresentaram teores de PB variando de 11,99 a 15,09%, FDN 47,22 a 55,55%, FDA 22,92 a 28%, e 6,87 a 13,72% de LIG. De forma geral, os teores de minerais nos fenos foram satisfatórios. Os clones foram separados em cinco grupos diferentes. As ramas de batata-doce podem ser utilizadas para a produção de feno. Os clones UFVJM-37, UFVJM-46 e UFVJM-54 são recomendados para cruzamentos com os demais genótipos.

Knowledge of appropriate conditions of water and temperature is very important for the metabolic activities involved in the germination process. However, the Rules for Testing Seeds do not indicate the volume of water and the ideal temperature for pitaya germination. The study was carried out to evaluate different water volumes in the substrate and temperatures on seeds germination and vigor of pitaya. The experimental design was completely randomized in a factorial 5 x 3, with treatments consisted of five water volumes in the substrate and three temperatures. The used water volumes was equivalent to 1.5; 2.0; 2.5; 3.0 and 3.5 times the dry weight of the substrate. Were tested at constant temperatures of 20, 25 and 30 °C. The parameters evaluated were: germination, first count of germination, emergence speed index, length and dry mass of plantlets. The temperature of 25 °C and a water volume in the range of 2.5 to 3.5 times the weight of substrate is the most suitable combination for doing germination tests and evaluating the vigor of pitaya seeds. The temperature of 20 °C and the volume of water 1.5 times the weight of the substrate inhibited germination of seeds

). Twelve days after emergence, the plants were allocated inside experimental rectangular chambers with a volume of 500 dm 3 , covered by 150 uM of transparent polyethylene film. The plants remained exclusively in the chamber atmosphere with the herbicide for a period of 96 hours. After the chambers were opened, there were the first evaluation of intoxication and chlorophyll content, as well. The evaluations were repeated on day 7 and 14 after the chamber opening. The presence of clomazone in minimal concentrations in the atmosphere affected the quality of the evaluated plants. Signal grass, palisade grass, sorghum, triticale and purslane were sensitive to atmospheric residual concentrations of clomazone and they can be used to monitor the air quality when there are wastes from this molecule. (equivalentes às concentrações atmosféricas de 0,0, 0,05, 0,10, 0,15 e 0,20 mg L -1 Keywords: Triticosecale rimpaui

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic dissimilarity between half-sibling progenies of kale in order to determine the most divergent progenies and, also, to select potential parents. Thirty-six kale genotypes were evaluated, being thirty-three half-sibling progenies and three commercial cultivars, in a randomized block design with four replicates and six plants per plot. Twenty-eight traits were evaluated in each plant per plot, thirteen quantitative and fifteen qualitative traits. Genetic divergence was studied using MANOVA and canonical variables for quantitative observations. In addition, dendrograms were made for quantitative, qualitative and joint analyses by UPGMA method, using Mahalanobis distance. Genetic divergence was observed between genotypes. Commercial cultivars were more divergent than half-sibling progenies. Among half-sibling progenies, the most divergent ones were P1, P21, P23, P25 and P30. We concluded that half-sibling progenies P1, P23 and P30 can be used as potential parents to compose the recombinant population.

The aim of this study was to obtain information for the genetic improvement of kale through repeatability and phenotypic stabilization studies and to compare methodologies that represent the reliability of the estimated parameters. Thirty-three half-sib progenies were evaluated in a randomized block design with three replicates and six plants per plot. Eight harvests were evaluated in terms of the yield of fresh leaves, number of shoots, number of leaves and average mass of leaves. Then, a phenotypic repeatability and stabilization study was performed, estimating the genetic parameters σ2a, σ²g, σ²e, and the coefficient of environmental variation and repeatability using the frequentist and Bayesian methodologies. To evaluate the reliability of these estimates, intervals were obtained using the frequentist, Bayesian and bootstrap methods. It was verified that the reliable selection of progenies of half-sib of kale can be achieved in four harvests that were realized between 95 and 170 days after planting. It was observed that the frequentist and Bayesian methodologies are better suited to obtain reliable estimates of the genetic parameters evaluated, as the last one provided smaller amplitudes for the obtained intervals. The bootstrap methodologies are not recommended for phenotypic repeatability and stabilization studies in kale.

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