Adubação de boro na cultura da canola em latossolo vermelho arenoso na Região Oeste Paulista

Abstract

In the western region of São Paulo state the cultivation of brassica plants it is commonly indicated B application at planting, because of the lack of information about this element in its type of soil. The objective of this study was to observe the reaction of B dosages in the culture of canola (Brassica napus L. var. oleifera) in Red Sandy Latosol in the Western São Paulo state. The experimental design was a completely randomized type, under a factorial 2 x 4 with 4 replications (two cultivars and four dosages of B). It was evaluated two different cultivars: Hyola 401 and Hyola 76. The concentration of Boron (0,0, 0,5, 1,0 and 2,0 kg B ha-1), was calculated by using boric acid - PA reagent, applied directly to the soil. The biometric parameters analyzed involved: plant height, stem diameter, shoot dry mass, root dry mass, number of branches, production of seeds per plant, seeds moisture content, 1000 grain weight, germination, seed oil content and accumulation of nutrients. All of them were subjected to the analysis of variance by F test, and comparison of means by Tukey test at 5% significance, and polynomial regression analysis through statistical programs. The results indicated that the culture of canola responded doses of B in the parameters of grain weight plant-1, root dry mass and oil percentage to grow Hyola 76. The Hyola 401 had the highest percentage of germination with 0,5 kg B ha-1. But Hyola 76 showed higher germination percentage than Hyola 401. Ratings among the cultivars Hyola 76 had a better performance in all biometric parameters regarding Hyola 401.