The Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) can improve interpretations of leaf analysis to determine the nutrient status. Diagnoses by this method require DRIS norms, which are however not known for oil content of soybean seeds. The aims of this study were to establish and test the DRIS method for oil content of soybean seed (maturity group II cultivars). Soybean leaves (207 samples) in the full flowering stage were analyzed for macro and micro-nutrients, and the DRIS was applied to […]

The Cerrado (Brazilian Savannah) plays an important economic and financial role in the nation, since the pastures of this biome feed cattle for half of the domestic bovine meat productivity, and its agricultural fields produce a third of the country’s grain. The variability and spatial dependence between the soil physical attributes and soybean yield were evaluated in a crop rotation planted on a degraded brachiaria pasture, on a dystroferric Red Latosol of an experimental farm of the State University of […]

Soybean is a major grain crop in Brazil, and yields can be considerably improved by inoculation with selected Bradyrhizobium strains. However, the incompatibility between inoculation and seed treatments with fungicides and micronutrients represents a major barrier to the achievement of high rates of biological N2 fixation. Inoculation practices that can alleviate the negative effects of agrochemicals must therefore be found and in-furrow inoculation seems to be an attractive alternative. This study reports the results of seven field experiments conducted in […]

An earlier application of potassium fertilizer, in the cultivation of cover crop species preceding the main summer crop in no-tillage system can be an advantageous in commercial farming. The objective of this study was to evaluate grain yield and K accumulation in soybean due to an earlier application of potassium fertilizer to a pear millet cover crop, and compared to K applied at sowing of the subsequent soybean under no-tillage. The experiment was conducted at the Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas […]

Fertilizer recommendations for agricultural crops in Brazil are based on tables that relate indexes of nutrient availability in the soil with the required dose of the nutrient. This study presents an alternative for lime and fertilizer recommendations for soybean, called SIRSo. This lime and fertilizer recommendation system for soybean considers the nutritional balance, i.e., recommendations are based on the difference between plant nutrient requirement and the nutrient supply from the soil through organic residues, fertilizers and liming. The system further […]

Soil physical quality is essential for plant growth and sustainable agricultural systems. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of the least limiting water range (LLWR) to monitor soil compaction and soil physical quality for soybean, without and with irrigation. The study was carried out in an clayer Red Latosol (Oxisol) (21 ° 14 ‘ 53 ” S; 48 ° 17 ‘ 20 ” W; 540 m asl). The experiment was entirely randomized, in a 6 x 2 factorial scheme, with four repetitions. The compaction treatments were: T1 = without compaction; T2 = 1 pass of a 4 t […]

This study compared the residual effect of reactive natural phosphate originated from Morocco with that of triple superphosphate on the oat biomass production, soybean yield and yield components, availability of phosphorus and sulfur in the soil and determined these nutrient contents in soybean leaf tissue in response to the phosphorus and sulfur sources and doses. The study consisted of soybean and oat crops cultivated under minimum tillage cultivation system. The experiment had a complete randomized block design with four replications […]

Cover crop residues mobilize cations and benefit the action of lime applied on the soil surface owing to the release of low molecular weight organic acids from the soluble fraction of residues. However, these effects in no-till system are yet to be confirmed in field studies. A five-year trial was carried out on a no-till dystrophic Rhodic Hapludox in Ponta Grossa, State of Paraná, Brazil, with the aim of evaluating changes in chemical soil attributes, as well as the corn […]

There has been an increasing interest to search alternatives for the establishment of crops under no-tillage systems in the southern region of Brazil, opening up new areas without soil disturbance. A field trial was carried out on a dystrophic Clay Rhodic Hapludox in Ponta Grossa, Paraná State, Brazil, from 1998 to 2001, with the aim to evaluate changes in chemical soil characteristics, as well as the soybean response to lime and gypsum applications in a no-tillage system. A completely randomized […]

The evaluation and classification of soybean cultivars, based on their tolerance to deficient or excessive boron levels, may be relevant when recommending fertilizers and amendments, and for plant breeding programs. This research aimed to study the response of four soybean cultivars to doses of B added to the nutrient solutions. The experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions, at the experimental station of Instituto Agronômico, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil in 1998. The soybean cultivars IAC-1, IAC-8, IAC-15 e IAC-17 were […]