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The long juvenile period (LJP) characteristic of soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) cultivars delays flowering under short-day conditions. This trait may be important in increasing the adaptation range of soybean to low latitudes and provides greater flexibility for sowing times within the same latitude. The inheritance of the long juvenile period was studied in the MG/BR22 (Garimpo) soybean cultivar to provide knowledge to support the development of cultivars adapted to short day conditions. Four cultivars ('Paraná', 'Bossier', 'Bragg', and 'Davis') were crossed among each other and with MG/BR 22 ('Garimpo'). The study was conducted under short-day conditions (early sowing) in a greenhouse and in the field, in Londrina, Paraná, (23°22' south latitude). The parents and the F 1 , F 2 , and F 3 populations were assessed daily for flowering. The genotype ratios of 15:1 (p > 0.95, χ 2 test) and 8:7:1 (p = 0.193) for the F 2 and F 3 generations, respectively, obtained for the Paraná x Bossier cross indicated a case of digenic interaction with a duplicate recessive epistatic effect for the LJP character. Segregation of the F 2 population from the MG/BR 22 (Garimpo) x Paraná cross resulted in the expected ratio of 3:1 (p = 0.166, indicating that the MG/BR 22 (Garimpo) and Paraná cultivars differed at a single locus. Similarly, in the MG/BR 22 (Garimpo) x Bossier cross, a 3:1 (p = 0.065) segregation indicated that these two cultivars differed at a single locus for number of days to flowering. The Davis cultivar had the same gene for LJP as the Paraná cultivar (aa). The F 2 segregation of the classic flowering Bragg with MG/BR 22 (Garimpo) cross resulted in a 15:1 (p = 0.138) ratio, indicating that these two cultivars differed at two loci for flowering. The genotypes assigned to the cultivars were aaBB for Paraná, AAbb for Bossier and aabb for MG/BR 22 (Garimpo). A single locus in recessive homozygosis does not produce LJP.

Our study demonstrated differences concerning compostion of culturable endophytic bacterial population in nontransgenic and transgenic soybean.

Resumo -O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a eficiência de diferentes métodos de estratificação ambiental, a representatividade dos locais de avaliação, e a adaptabilidade e estabilidade de genótipos de soja, por meio de ensaios de produtividade de grãos, nos estados do Paraná e Santa Catarina, nos anos agrícolas de 2000 a 2003, em um total de 15 ambientes. Foram utilizados, para estratificação ambiental, o método tradicional de Lin e a análise de fatores aliada ao porcentual de parte simples (PS%) da interação genótipo vs. ambiente (GxA). Na determinação da adaptabilidade e estabilidade dos genótipos, foram utilizados modelos baseados em regressão linear única e bissegmentada. Foram testados 21 genótipos de soja em delineamento de blocos ao acaso com três repetições, na avaliação da produtividade de grãos. O genótipo RB 605 apresenta ampla faixa de adaptação com elevada produtividade média de grãos. De acordo com ambos os métodos, as localidades de Palotina e Brasilândia do Sul podem ser reduzidas a somente um local de ensaio.A análise de fatores associada ao PS% da interação GxA é mais seletiva para estratificação ambiental, em relação ao método tradicional de Lin.Termos para indexação: Glycine max, interação genótipo x ambiente, previsibilidade. Factor analysis and environmental stratification in the assessment of soybean adaptability and stabilityAbstract -The objective of this work was to assess the efficiency of different methods of environmental stratification, the representation level of the evaluation places, and the adaptability and stability of soybean genotypes, through yield trials in the Paraná and Santa Catarina States, Brazil, in the agricultural years of 2000 to 2003, totaling 15 environments. For environmental stratification, the Lin's traditional method and factor analysis, allied to percentage of the simple portion (SP%) of genotype vs. environment interaction (GxE), were utilized. Adaptability and stability of the genotypes were determined by linear and bisegmented regression models. Twenty one soybean genotypes were evaluated on randomized complete blocks design, comprising three replications, and the analyzed variable was grain yield. RB 605 genotype is highly adapted and presents high yield. According to both methods, Palotina and Brasilândia do Sul localities can be reduced to one trial location. The factor analysis allied to SP% of GxE interaction is more selective to environmental stratification in relation to the Lin's traditional method.

Increased synthesis of galactinol and raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) has been reported in vegetative tissues in response to a range of abiotic stresses. In this work, we evaluated the transcriptional profile of a Coffea canephora galactinol synthase gene (CcGolS1) in two clones that differed in tolerance to water deficit in order to assess the contribution of this gene to drought tolerance. The expression of CcGolS1 in leaves was differentially regulated by water deficit, depending on the intensity of stress and the genotype. In clone 109A (drought-susceptible), the abundance of CcGolS1 transcripts decreased upon exposure to drought, reaching minimum values during recovery from severe water deficit and stress. In contrast, CcGolS1 gene expression in clone 14 (drought-tolerant) was stimulated by water deficit. Changes in galactinol and RFO content did not correlate with variation in the steady-state transcript level. However, the magnitude of increase in RFO accumulation was higher in the tolerant cultivar, mainly under severe water deficit. The finding that the drought-tolerant coffee clone showed enhanced accumulation of CcGolS1 transcripts and RFOs under water deficit suggests the possibility of using this gene to improve drought tolerance in this important crop.