ABSTRACT. In this experiment, we assessed the germination and vigor of quinoa seeds packed in paper bags and stored at room temperature for 36, 85, 119, 146, 177 and 270 days. The seeds were harvested under experimental conditions in Marechal Candido Rondon, Paraná, during the 2012/13 growing seasons. Four replicates of 100 seeds each were established for each storage time, and the seeds were evaluated, on paper, based on the BOD under the following experimental temperature conditions: alternating temperatures of 20 and 30°C and a constant temperature of 25°C. The seeds from both treatments were subject to seven-hour photoperiods and 25°C under continuous darkness. The germinated seeds were counted daily for eight days after sowing, and we evaluated the percentages of normal and abnormal seedlings and the germination index. The experimental design was completely randomized using a splitplot design. Increasing the storage time decreased the percentage of germinated seeds and seed vigor due to the increased number of abnormal seedlings. Over the 430-day study period, quinoa seed germination completely declined under the experimental conditions. The final number of germinating seeds should be evaluated 7 days after the beginning of the germination test.Keywords: Germination test, temperature, photoperiod, seed vigor.Resposta de sementes de quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) estocadas em diferentes temperaturas de germinação RESUMO. Neste ensaio, avaliou-se a germinação e o vigor de sementes de quinoa, acondicionadas em sacos de papel e armazenadas à temperatura ambiente durante 36, 85, 119, 146, 177 e 270 dias. Semearamse quatro repetições de 100 sementes, de cada período de armazenamento, sendo as mesmas avaliadas, sob papel, em BOD, sob as seguintes condições experimentais de temperatura: alternância de temperaturas de 20 e 30ºC e temperatura constante de 25ºC. As sementes de ambos os tratamentos foram dispostas em fotoperíodo de sete horas, adicionalmente, outras em 25ºC e escuro contínuo. A contagem de sementes germinadas foi realizada diariamente, durante oito dias após a semeadura, sendo avaliados a porcentagem de plântulas normais, anormais e o índice de velocidade de germinação. O delineamento experimental empregado foi inteiramente casualizado no esquema de parcela subdividida. Com o aumento do período de armazenamento, ocorreu diminuição do percentual de sementes germinadas e vigor das sementes, devido ao aumento do número de plântulas anormais. Durante o período de 430 dias, as sementes de quinoa perderem todo seu potencial de germinação sob as condições experimentais. A germinação total de sementes de quinoa deve ser avaliada 7 dias após o início do teste de germinação.Palavras-chave: teste de germinação, temperatura, fotoperíodo, vigor de semente.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the carbon content of the physical, chemical and oxidizable fractions of soil organic matter (SOM) and to calculate the carbon management index (CMI) in an area managed under an integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS) in the western region of Paraná - Brazil. The experiment was carried out at the experimental farm, belonging to the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná. Seventeen areas, which are managed in different ways, fifteen in ICLS and two areas of controls (Forest and Haymaking), using the design divided with two nested controls, with three replications were evaluated. Deformed and undisturbed soil samples were collected from all the areas to determine the total organic carbon (TOC), carbon stock, the physical, chemical and oxidizable fractions of SOM and the CMI in the layers of 0-0.05, 0.05-0.1 and 0.1-0.2 m. Little significant changes in the fractions were found for the management of the ICLS area in relation to the Forest and the area of Haymaking, although the Forest presented the best values for most of the studied fractions. It is recommended to adopt sustainable practices, such as ICLS, even though the average fractions tend to take time to match reference areas.

The experiment was conducted in a protected cultivation in the Marechal Cândido Rondon, PR, Brazil. The experimental design was constituted of randomized blocks with six piggery wastewater doses (0, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 400 m³ ha-1) in four repetitions. The variables evaluated were: number of tillers, plant height, dry matter, leaf area, leaf number, potassium content, phosphorus content and crude protein in the culture, leachate and soil analysis. The number of tillers increased linearly with the addition of SRW doses. At the beginning of the development of millet culture, swine raising wastewater (SRW) application causes a decrease in plant height; however, over the course of time, this management increases those values. There was an increase in the number of leaves at the beginning, and leaf area at the end of the development of millet crop. The SRW doses applied did not cause increase in phosphorus and potassium contents in plants, raising only the crude protein. The dry mass is highly influenced by the increase in SRW doses, with their highest levels in a dose of 319.75 m³ ha-1. The SRW doses cause reduction in soil pH and its constituents are not leached.

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ABSTRACT. Quinoa has been gaining attention because of its nutritional quality, low cholesterol and lack of gluten; in Brazil, the cultivation efforts in the different regions are mainly related to breeding. This study aimed to determine the genetic parameters and evaluate the productivity of the different genotypes of quinoa for detecting genotypes amenable to selection. The experiment was conducted in crop years 2010/11 and 2011/12 in environment 1 and environment 2, respectively. In environment 1, the evaluation of 61 genotypes was performed, and in environment 2, 31 genotypes were evaluated. The experimental design was a randomized block with two replications; each plot measured 2.0 x 5.0 m (10 m²) and consisted of four rows spaced at 0.45 m. Data collected on the productivity, plant height at maturation and growth cycle were analyzed using an analysis of variance, average tests and estimates of the genetic parameters. The genotypes N24 and N08 were the only genotypes more productive than the other 46 genotypes, with values of productivity of 1,446.23 and 1,428.93 kg ha -1 and with a growth cycle of 117 and 111 days, respectively. The heritability values determined demonstrate the possibility of genetic gain using joint selection that involves two environments.Keywords: Chenopodium quinoa, genotypic selection, agronomic performance.Parâmetros genéticos e produtividade de quinoa no oeste do Estado do Paraná, Brasil RESUMO. A quinoa possui destaque devido à sua qualidade nutricional, baixo colesterol e ausência de glúten; no Brasil, os esforços em seu cultivo, nas diferentes regiões, estão relacionados principalmente ao melhoramento. O presente trabalho objetivou determinar os parâmetros genéticos e avaliar a produtividade de diferentes genótipos de quinoa com o propósito de detectar genótipos passíveis de seleção. O experimento foi realizado nos anos agrícolas de 2010/11 e 2011/12, caracterizando ambientes 1 e 2, respectivamente. Dentro do ambiente 1, realizou-se a avaliação de 61 genótipos, no ambiente 2, foram avaliados 31 genótipos. O delineamento experimental adotado foi o de blocos casualizados com duas repetições, cada parcela medindo 2,0 x 5,0 m (10 m²) sendo constituída de quatro linhas espaçadas de 0,45 m. Com os dados de produtividade, altura de plantas na maturação e ciclo, foram realizadas análise de variância, teste de média e estimado os parâmetros genéticos. Os genótipos N24 e N08 foram os únicos a superar a produtividade de outros 46 genótipos, apresentando valores de produtividade de 1.446,23 e 1.428,93 kg ha -1 , com ciclo de 117 e 111 dias, respectivamente. Os valores de herdabilidade determinados demonstram a possibilidade de ganho genético com a seleção conjunta, envolvendo os dois ambientes. Palavras-chave:Chenopodium quinoa, seleção de genótipos, desempenho agronômico.

Soil organic matter is degraded and easily altered by the type of management. The objective of this work is to determine the total organic carbon and humic substance fractions in the organic matter of the soil with different management types and depths in the western region of Paraná, Brazil. The work was carried out in the Experimental Farm "Professor Antônio Carlos dos Santos Pessoa", belonging to the State University of the West of Paraná. Five soil management systems were evaluated: one area with corn cultivation for silage (CS); other area with succession of crops, with soybean in summer and corn in winter (SC); the next area also with succession of crops, with soy in the summer and oat in the winter (SO); the following area with permanent pasture with Tifton (PP); and the last area with crop-livestock integration (ILC). For each management system, four plots were randomly selected, in each plot three simple samples were collected in a diagonal direction to form a composite sample for the depth of 0.00-0.05 m, 0.05-0.10 m and 0.10-0.15 m. Total organic carbon, fractionation of the humic substances and the AH/AF and EA/HUM ratios were calculated. For most of the analyzed variables, it was verified that there were significant differences (P < 0.05) between the systems evaluated in the studied depths. In the evaluated areas, the PP, SO and ILC systems presented the highest carbon content for all attributes analyzed.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of two sowing densities of oat crop, managed in an integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS), or the use of fallow during the winter period, on the soil physical properties, total carbon and soil carbon stock, in two years. A split-plot in a randomized block design, with additional treatment was used. It was found that the number of grazing in the year 2014 adversely affected the values of macroporosity and microporosity in the layer 0-0.05 m, besides the microporosity in the 0.1-0.2 m layer. The total porosity in the 0.1-0.2 m layer was positively influenced by the sowing density of oats only in the year 2014. The soil penetrometer resistance (SPR) had changes after winter 2015, at 0-0.05 m due to the number of grazing. During 2014, there were no changes in the total carbon and carbon storage of the soil. In 2015, the amount of grazing used, negatively affected the total carbon in layers 0-0.05 and 0.1-0.2 m. However, it positively affected the storage of carbon in soil in the layer 0.05-0.1 m. The adoption of the lower density of the oat crop with realization of a grazing tends to improve the physical properties, total carbon and soil carbon stocks.

The present work was aimed in order to evaluate the decomposition process of remaining straw from oat cultivars submitted to different handling during the cultivation of corn for silage intercropped with Urochloa brizantha cv. MG13 Braúna. We considered nine oat cultivars named as follows: "IAPAR 61 IBIPORÃ" oat hay (61F), "IAPAR 61 IBIPORÃ" pasture (61P), "IAPAR 61 IBIPORÃ" cover crop (61SM), "Embrapa 139 (Fog)" oat hay (139F),"Embrapa 139 (Fog)" pasture (139P)," Embrapa 139 (Fog)" cover crop (139SM), "Emerald IPR 126" oat hay (EF), "Emerald IPR 126" grazed (EP) and "Emerald IPR 126" cover crop (ESM) from which we evaluated the decomposition of the remaining straw using the method of litter bags. The evaluations were carried out at 0, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 108 days after sowing corn for silage intercropped with Brizantha brachiaria cv. MG13 Braúna (Urochloa brizantha). Every oat cultivar had three repetitions arranged in a split-plot design. We took into account the quantity of straw, organic matter, carbon, nitrogen, carbon / nitrogen ratio, phosphorus and potassium. The results we got clarify that oat decomposition rate varied with the meteorological factors and initial mass, so that the greater the initial mass is, the longer the straw permanency and mulch effectiveness on the soil. The time the residual oat straw took to be decomposed depended on meteorological factors both during the cover crop developmental stage and the decomposition period itself. The higher the initial mass, the greater the time and effectiveness of mulching.