Optimization of Oil and Tocopherol Extraction from Maqui (Aristotelia chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz) by Supercritical CO2 Procedure.

This study focused on the oil extraction from freeze-dried maqui (Aristotelia chilensis) by supercritical fluid extraction with carbon dioxide (SFE-CO2). The basic objective was to optimize the oil yield and the tocopherol concentration. A Box/Behnken experimental design was developed with three processing variables: supercritical pressure (74, 187, and 300 bar), temperature (35, 48, and 60 °C), and extracting time (30, 135, and 240 min). Multiple optimizations, based on the combination of factor levels at 274 bar, 240 min, and 60 °C, led to the highest oil yield and tocopherol values. The validation of the optimized conditions of maqui oil extraction led to an oil yield of 8% and values of 735, 53, and 97 (mg·kg-1 oil) for α-tocopherol, α-tocotrienol, and γ-tocopherol, respectively. A higher concentration of tocopherol compounds was observed when compared to the employment of the conventional extracting method. The optimized SFE-CO2 method led to an oil extract exhibiting higher Hydrophilic-Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (H-ORAC) assay and total phenol content (22 µmol Trolox equivalents·g-1 oil and 28 mg gallic acid equivalents·g-1 oil) than the oil obtained by the conventional procedure. A practical and accurate oil extraction is proposed for obtaining tocopherol-enriched oil including high concentrations of valuable lipophilic antioxidants.

Evaluation of antioxidant capacity, fatty acid profile, and bioactive compounds from buritirana (Mauritiella armata Mart.) oil: A little-explored native Brazilian fruit.

Buritirana (Mauritiella armata Mart.) is a fruit species native to the Amazon and Cerrado region, belonging to the Arecaceae family. It has high nutritional and functional potential, yet little explored. In this study, we evaluated for the first time the overall yield, behavior of total carotenoids in the extraction kinetics, fatty acid profile, bioactive compounds, and the antioxidant capacity of the oil from buritirana fractions obtained by supercritical CO2. The highest extraction yield was found in the pulp and whole without seed at 60 °C (18.06 ± 0.40 and 14.55 ± 1.10 g 100 g-1 of the freeze-dried sample (fdw), respectively), and in the peel at 40 °C (8.31 ± 0.73 g 100 g-1 fdw). During the extraction kinetics, the pulp had the highest yields of oil (41.57%) and total carotenoids (8.34 mg g-1) after 61 min at 40 °C. The antioxidant potential, fatty acid profile, and α-tocopherol content were dependent on both fraction and temperature, with oleic acid being the main fatty acid. The oil from the whole fraction without seed had the largest number (20) of identified phenolic compounds. The extraction at 60 °C reduced the relative intensity of most compounds in the whole without seed and pulp. Moreover, it increased the intensity of the compounds in the peel. These results suggest that buritirana is a good oil source with great bioactive potential to produce new products with functional claims.

It Is Feasible to Produce Olive Oil in Temperate Humid Climate Regions.

Worldwide olive industry has expanded into new climatic regions outside the Mediterranean basin due to an increase in extra virgin olive oil demand posing new challenges. This is the case of Uruguay, South America, where the olive crop area reached 10,000 hectares in the last 15 years and is intended to the production of EVOO. Uruguay has a temperate humid climate with mean precipitations above 1,100 mm per year but unequally distributed, mild winters, and warm summers, with mean annual temperatures of 17.7°C. Different agroecological conditions require local knowledge to achieve good productivity whereby the objective of this work was to show the feasibility and potential of olive oil production under our climatic conditions. For this the agronomic performance of Arbequina, Barnea, Frantoio, Leccino, Manzanilla de Sevilla, and Picual cultivars was evaluated along 10 years of full production. Phenology behavior, vegetative growth rate, productive efficiency, alternate bearing, and oil yield were determined. Sprouting and flowering processes occur in a wide window within the annual cycle between the months of August to November with great interannual variation. More than 8 t/ha fruit yield and 40% oil yields in dry weight basis were obtained in promising cultivars. However, alternate bearing arose as the main production limiting factor, with ABI values greater than 0.60 for most cultivars. We conclude that olive oil production in humid climate regions is feasible and the most promising cultivars based on productive efficiency are Arbequina and Picual.

Ambiente e densidade de semeadura em cultivares de soja para produção de biodiesel / Environment and sowing density in soybean genotypes for biodiesel production

O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de diferentes ambientes e densidades de semeadura em cultivares de soja, no Estado do Tocantins. Foram realizados cinco ensaios de competição de cultivares, semeados entre os meses de novembro/2012 e janeiro/2013, em que cada um representou um ambiente distinto: três em Gurupi-TO e, dois em Palmas-TO. O delineamento experimental foi de blocos ao acaso, com nove tratamentos e três repetições. Os tratamentos foram dispostos em esquema fatorial 3 x 3: três cultivares (P98Y70, M8766RR, M9144RR) e; três densidades de semeadura (6, 10 e 14 plantas m-1). A colheita das plantas foi realizada uma semana após o estágio R8 em que na área útil da parcela foram avaliadas a produtividade de grãos (kg ha-1), teor de óleo (%) e rendimento de óleo (kg ha-1). A semeadura em época inadequada promoveu redução de aproximadamente 50% na produtividade de grãos e, de 64%, no rendimento de óleo. Os cultivares apresentaram teores de óleo entre 18,90% (P98Y70) e 20,99% (MSOY 9144RR), com rendimento de óleo entre 513,94 (P98Y70) a 579,31 kg ha-1 (MSOY 9144RR). A mudança do ambiente promoveu maior influência nos atributos avaliados que a densidade de plantas. O cultivar M9144RR apresentou características favoráveis para a produção de biodiesel.(AU)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different environments and sowing densities in soybean cultivars on Tocantins State. They were conducted five field experiments, they were seeding between November/2012 e January/2013, and each field experiment was considered a distinct environment. Three experiments were conducted in Gurupi-TO, and two were conducted in Palmas-TO. The experimental design was a randomized blocks, with nine treatments and three replications. The treatments were disposed in a 3 x 3 factorial: three soybean genotypes (P98Y70, M8766RR and M9144RR) and; three seeding densities (6, 10 and 14 plants m-1). The harvest was done one week after the R8 stage and in the utility area they were evaluated the grain yield (kg ha-1), oil content (%) and oil yield (kg ha-1). The grain and oil yield had shown decrease of 50% and 64%, respectively, with the late sowing date. The genotypes had shown oil contents between 18.90% (P98Y70) and 20.99% (MSOY 9144RR), and oil yield between 513.94 (P98Y70) and 579.31 (MSOY 9144RR) kg ha-1. The change of environment had shown more influence than seeding density in the traits. The genotype M9144RR had shown favorable traits for the biodiesel production.(AU)

Ambiente e densidade de semeadura em cultivares de soja para produção de biodiesel / Environment and sowing density in soybean genotypes for biodiesel production

O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de diferentes ambientes e densidades de semeadura em cultivares de soja, no Estado do Tocantins. Foram realizados cinco ensaios de competição de cultivares, semeados entre os meses de novembro/2012 e janeiro/2013, em que cada um representou um ambiente distinto: três em Gurupi-TO e, dois em Palmas-TO. O delineamentoexperimental foi de blocos ao acaso, com nove tratamentos e três repetições. Os tratamentos foram dispostos em esquema fatorial 3 x 3: três cultivares (P98Y70, M8766RR, M9144RR) e; três densidades de semeadura (6, 10 e 14 plantas m-1). A colheita das plantas foi realizada uma semana após o estágio R8 em que na área útil da parcela foram avaliadas a produtividade de grãos (kg ha-1), teor de óleo (%) e rendimento de óleo (kg ha-1). A semeadura em época inadequada promoveu redução de aproximadamente 50% na produtividade de grãos e, de 64%, no rendimento de óleo. Os cultivares apresentaram teores de óleo entre 18,90% (P98Y70) e 20,99% (MSOY 9144RR), com rendimento de óleo entre 513,94 (P98Y70) a 579,31 kg ha-1 (MSOY 9144RR). A mudança do ambiente promoveu maiorinfluência nos atributos avaliados que a densidade de plantas. O cultivar M9144RR apresentou características favoráveis para a produção de biodiesel.(AU)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different environments and sowing densities in soybean cultivars on Tocantins State. They were conducted five field experiments, they were seeding between November/2012 e January/2013, and each field experiment was considered a distinct environment. Three experiments were conducted in Gurupi-TO, and two were conducted in Palmas-TO. The experimental design was a randomized blocks, with nine treatments and three replications. The treatments were disposed ina 3 x 3 factorial: three soybean genotypes (P98Y70, M8766RR and M9144RR) and; three seeding densities (6, 10 and 14 plants m-1). The harvest was done one week after the R8 stage and in the utility area they were evaluated the grain yield (kg ha-1), oil content (%) and oil yield (kg ha-1). The grain and oil yield had shown decrease of 50% and 64%, respectively, with the late sowing date. The genotypes had shown oil contents between 18.90% (P98Y70) and 20.99% (MSOY 9144RR), and oil yield between 513.94 (P98Y70) and 579.31 (MSOY 9144RR) kg ha-1. The change of environment had shown more influence than seeding density in the traits. The genotype M9144RR had shown favorable traits for the biodiesel production.(AU)

Olive Cultivation in the Southern Hemisphere: Flowering, Water Requirements and Oil Quality Responses to New Crop Environments.

Olive (Olea europaea L.) is a crop well adapted to the environmental conditions prevailing in the Mediterranean Basin. Nevertheless, the increasing international demand for olive oil and table olives in the last two decades has led to expansion of olive cultivation in some countries of the southern hemisphere, notably in Argentina, Chile, Perú and Australia. While the percentage of world production represented by these countries is still low, many of the new production regions do not have typical Mediterranean climates, and some are located at subtropical latitudes where there is relatively little information about crop function. Thus, the primary objective of this review was to assess recently published scientific literature on olive cultivation in these new crop environments. The review focuses on three main aspects: (a) chilling requirements for flowering, (b) water requirements and irrigation management, and (c) environmental effects on fruit oil concentration and quality. In many arid and semiarid regions of South America, temperatures are high and rainfall is low in the winter and early spring months compared to conditions in much of the Mediterranean Basin. High temperatures have often been found to have detrimental effects on olive flowering in many olive cultivars that have been introduced to South America, and a better understanding of chilling requirements is needed. Lack of rainfall in the winter and spring also has resulted in an urgent need to evaluate water requirements from the flower differentiation period in the winter to early fruit bearing. Additionally, in some olive growing areas of South America and Australia, high early season temperatures affect the timing of phenological events such that the onset of oil synthesis occurs sooner than in the Mediterranean Basin with most oil accumulation taking place in the summer when temperatures are very high. Increasing mean daily temperatures have been demonstrated to decrease fruit oil concentration (%) and negatively affect some aspects of oil quality based on both correlative field studies and manipulative experiments. From a practical standpoint, current findings could be used as approximate tools to determine whether the temperature conditions in a proposed new growing region are appropriate for achieving sustainable oil productivity and quality.

Yield and Water Productivity Responses to Irrigation Cut-off Strategies after Fruit Set Using Stem Water Potential Thresholds in a Super-High Density Olive Orchard.

An increase in the land area dedicated to super-high density olive orchards has occurred in Chile in recent years. Such modern orchards have high irrigation requirements, and optimizing water use is a priority. Moreover, this region presents low water availability, which makes necessary to establish irrigation strategies to improve water productivity. An experiment was conducted during four consecutive growing seasons (2010-2011 to 2013-2014) to evaluate the responses of yield and water productivity to irrigation cut-off strategies. These strategies were applied after fruit set using midday stem water potential (Ψstem) thresholds in a super-high density olive orchard (cv. Arbequina), located in the Pencahue Valley, Maule Region, Chile. The experimental design was completely randomized with four irrigation cut-off treatments based on the Ψstem thresholds and four replicate plots per treatment (five trees per plot). Similar to commercial growing conditions in our region, the Ψstem in the T1 treatment was maintained between -1.4 and -2.2 MPa (100% of actual evapotranspiration), while T2, T3 and T4 treatments did not receive irrigation from fruit set until they reached a Ψstem threshold of approximately -3.5, -5.0, and -6.0 MPa, respectively. Once the specific thresholds were reached, irrigation was restored and maintained as T1 in all treatments until fruits were harvested. Yield and its components were not significantly different between T1 and T2, but fruit yield and total oil yield, fruit weight, and fruit diameter were decreased by the T3 and T4 treatments. Moreover, yield showed a linear response with water stress integral (SΨ), which was strongly influenced by fruit load. Total oil content (%) and pulp/stone ratio were not affected by the different irrigation strategies. Also, fruit and oil water productivities were significantly greater in T1 and T2 than in the T3 and T4. Moreover, the T2, T3, and T4 treatments averaged 37, 51, and 72 days without irrigation which represented 75-83, 62-76, and 56-70% of applied water compared with T1, respectively. These results suggest that using the T2 irrigation cut-off strategy could be applied in a super-high density olive orchard (cv. Arbequina) because it maintained yields, saving 20% of the applied water.

Diallel among soybean genotypes with high oil content and resistance to sudden death syndrome

The objective of this work was to use a partial diallel to evaluate the combining ability of 14 soybean genotypes and recommend superior combinations. Seven of the genotypes had high oil yield; other seven exhibited tolerance to sudden death syndrome and they generated 49 hybrids in a diallel cross without reciprocals. F2plants of each cross and the parents were evaluated for the following traits: number of days to maturity (NDM), oil content in the seeds (OC), grain yield (GY) and oil yield (OY). The results indicated the existence of genetic variability in the parents and progeny for all the traits. The rank of the parents based on the means was similar to the rank based on general combining ability (GCA) for all the traits. The specific combining ability (SCA) and the GCA were significant for all the traits, with a predominance of additive effects. The parent with the highest GCA and mean for OC was the cultivar A 7002; on the other hand, the lowest values were found in PI 520733 and IAC 100. The crosses with the highest oil yields were those involving parent A 7002, except when it was crossed with IAC 100.

Produção do girassol e teor de óleo nos aquênios em função da temperatura do ar, precipitação pluvial e radiação solar / Yield of sunflower and oil seed content as a function of air temperature, rainfall and solar radiation

O presente estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar o efeito da temperatura do ar, precipitação pluvial e radiação solar, ocorridos em cada fase fenológica da cultura do girassol, na produção de aquênios, no teor de óleo dos aquênios e na produção de óleo do girassol. Foram conduzidos dez experimentos em intervalos de 20 dias, com início em 30/07/2007 e término em 28/01/2008. Cada experimento constituiu uma época de semeadura. Para verificar a normalidade dos erros e homogeneidade das variâncias, inicialmente, realizou-se uma análise individual por experimento para, em seguida, realizar análise conjunta. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso com quatro tratamentos (cultivares) e quatro repetições, em cada época de semeadura. Houve interação entre épocas de semeadura e cultivares para todas as variáveis estudadas. Foram feitas análises de correlação entre as variáveis meteorológicas e as de produção do girassol. A produção de aquênios, teor de óleo e produção de óleo nas cultivares de girassol foram mais elevados quando ocorreram temperaturas mais baixas na fase vegetativa, maiores precipitações pluviais na floração e maiores índices de radiação solar na fase vegetativa e de enchimento de aquênios.

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of air temperature, rainfall and solar radiation occurring during each phonological phase of the sunflower crop, on yield of achenes, on oil content of achenes and on oil yield in sunflower. Ten experiments were carried out at Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil, with intervals of 20 days, beginning on July 30, 2007 and finishing on January 28, 2008. Each sowing time constituted an experiment. The experiments were arranged in a randomized complete block design, with four treatments (cultivars) and four replicates. It was performed the analysis of variance of each experiment separately and, after that, the joint analysis of all experiments. There was interaction between sowing date and cultivars for all the studied variables. Correlation analysis between meteorological and yield variables of sunflower were performed. The achene yield, oil content and oil yield in sunflower cultivars were higher when there were lower temperatures in the vegetative phase, higher rainfall at flowering and higher levels of radiation in the vegetative and filling of achenes phase.

Produção do girassol e teor de óleo nas sementes em diferentes épocas de semeadura no Centro-Sul do Paraná / Sunflower yield and oil seed content at different sowing dates in the southern central region of Paraná state

O presente estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de dez épocas de semeadura na produção de aquênios, no teor de óleo dos aquênios e, como consequência, na produção de óleo em quatro cultivares de girassol em Ponta Grossa, PR. Dessa forma, foram conduzidos dez experimentos em intervalos de 20 dias, com início em 30/07/2007 e término em 28/01/2008. Cada experimento constituía uma época de semeadura e, para verificar a normalidade dos erros e homogeneidade das variâncias, inicialmente, realizou-se uma análise individual por experimento para, em seguida, realizar análise conjunta. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso com quatro tratamentos e quatro repetições, em cada época de semeadura. Entre épocas de semeadura e cultivares, houve interação para todas as variáveis estudadas, sendo que as maiores produções de aquênios e de óleo ocorreram nas semeaduras do final de julho, mês de agosto e de setembro. O teor de óleo dos aquênios foi maior nas primeiras épocas de semeadura, diminuindo nas épocas mais tardias, enquanto as maiores produções de aquênios foram obtidas com as cultivares 'M734' e 'Aguará 4'.

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of ten sowing date on achenes yield, on achenes oil content s and, as a consequence, on oil yield in four cultivars of sunflower. Ten experiments were carried out at Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil, with intervals of 20 days, beginning on July 30, 2007 and finishing on January 28, 2008. Each sowing time constituted an experiment. The experiments were arranged in a randomized complete block design, with four treatments (cultivars) and four replicates. It was performed the analysis of variance of each experiment separately and, after that, the joint analysis of all experiments. There was interaction between sowing date and cultivars for all the studied variables. The highest achenes yield s and oil occurred at the end of July, in August and in September. The achenes oil content was higher in the earlier sowing dates, decreasing in the later sowing dates. The cultivars 'M734' and 'Aguará 4' had the highest achenes yield.

Produção do girassol e teor de óleo nas sementes em diferentes épocas de semeadura no Centro-Sul do Paraná

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of ten sowing date on achenes yield, on achenes oil content s and, as a consequence, on oil yield in four cultivars of sunflower. Ten experiments were carried out at Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil, with intervals of 20 days, beginning on July 30, 2007 and finishing on January 28, 2008. Each sowing time constituted an experiment. The experiments were arranged in a randomized complete block design, with four treatments (cultivars) and four replicates. It was performed the analysis of variance of each experiment separately and, after that, the joint analysis of all experiments. There was interaction between sowing date and cultivars for all the studied variables. The highest achenes yield s and oil occurred at the end of July, in August and in September. The achenes oil content was higher in the earlier sowing dates, decreasing in the later sowing dates. The cultivars 'M734' and 'Aguará 4' had the highest achenes yield.

O presente estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de dez épocas de semeadura na produção de aquênios, no teor de óleo dos aquênios e, como consequência, na produção de óleo em quatro cultivares de girassol em Ponta Grossa, PR. Dessa forma, foram conduzidos dez experimentos em intervalos de 20 dias, com início em 30/07/2007 e término em 28/01/2008. Cada experimento constituía uma época de semeadura e, para verificar a normalidade dos erros e homogeneidade das variâncias, inicialmente, realizou-se uma análise individual por experimento para, em seguida, realizar análise conjunta. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso com quatro tratamentos e quatro repetições, em cada época de semeadura. Entre épocas de semeadura e cultivares, houve interação para todas as variáveis estudadas, sendo que as maiores produções de aquênios e de óleo ocorreram nas semeaduras do final de julho, mês de agosto e de setembro. O teor de óleo dos aquênios foi maior nas primeiras épocas de semeadura, diminuindo nas épocas mais tardias, enquanto as maiores produções de aquênios foram obtidas com as cultivares 'M734' e 'Aguará 4'.

Produção do girassol e teor de óleo nos aquênios em função da temperatura do ar, precipitação pluvial e radiação solar

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of air temperature, rainfall and solar radiation occurring during each phonological phase of the sunflower crop, on yield of achenes, on oil content of achenes and on oil yield in sunflower. Ten experiments were carried out at Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil, with intervals of 20 days, beginning on July 30, 2007 and finishing on January 28, 2008. Each sowing time constituted an experiment. The experiments were arranged in a randomized complete block design, with four treatments (cultivars) and four replicates. It was performed the analysis of variance of each experiment separately and, after that, the joint analysis of all experiments. There was interaction between sowing date and cultivars for all the studied variables. Correlation analysis between meteorological and yield variables of sunflower were performed. The achene yield, oil content and oil yield in sunflower cultivars were higher when there were lower temperatures in the vegetative phase, higher rainfall at flowering and higher levels of radiation in the vegetative and filling of achenes phase.

O presente estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar o efeito da temperatura do ar, precipitação pluvial e radiação solar, ocorridos em cada fase fenológica da cultura do girassol, na produção de aquênios, no teor de óleo dos aquênios e na produção de óleo do girassol. Foram conduzidos dez experimentos em intervalos de 20 dias, com início em 30/07/2007 e término em 28/01/2008. Cada experimento constituiu uma época de semeadura. Para verificar a normalidade dos erros e homogeneidade das variâncias, inicialmente, realizou-se uma análise individual por experimento para, em seguida, realizar análise conjunta. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso com quatro tratamentos (cultivares) e quatro repetições, em cada época de semeadura. Houve interação entre épocas de semeadura e cultivares para todas as variáveis estudadas. Foram feitas análises de correlação entre as variáveis meteorológicas e as de produção do girassol. A produção de aquênios, teor de óleo e produção de óleo nas cultivares de girassol foram mais elevados quando ocorreram temperaturas mais baixas na fase vegetativa, maiores precipitações pluviais na floração e maiores índices de radiação solar na fase vegetativa e de enchimento de aquênios.

Produção do girassol e teor de óleo nas sementes em diferentes épocas de semeadura no Centro-Sul do Paraná

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of ten sowing date on achenes yield, on achenes oil content s and, as a consequence, on oil yield in four cultivars of sunflower. Ten experiments were carried out at Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil, with intervals of 20 days, beginning on July 30, 2007 and finishing on January 28, 2008. Each sowing time constituted an experiment. The experiments were arranged in a randomized complete block design, with four treatments (cultivars) and four replicates. It was performed the analysis of variance of each experiment separately and, after that, the joint analysis of all experiments. There was interaction between sowing date and cultivars for all the studied variables. The highest achenes yield s and oil occurred at the end of July, in August and in September. The achenes oil content was higher in the earlier sowing dates, decreasing in the later sowing dates. The cultivars 'M734' and 'Aguará 4' had the highest achenes yield.

O presente estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de dez épocas de semeadura na produção de aquênios, no teor de óleo dos aquênios e, como consequência, na produção de óleo em quatro cultivares de girassol em Ponta Grossa, PR. Dessa forma, foram conduzidos dez experimentos em intervalos de 20 dias, com início em 30/07/2007 e término em 28/01/2008. Cada experimento constituía uma época de semeadura e, para verificar a normalidade dos erros e homogeneidade das variâncias, inicialmente, realizou-se uma análise individual por experimento para, em seguida, realizar análise conjunta. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso com quatro tratamentos e quatro repetições, em cada época de semeadura. Entre épocas de semeadura e cultivares, houve interação para todas as variáveis estudadas, sendo que as maiores produções de aquênios e de óleo ocorreram nas semeaduras do final de julho, mês de agosto e de setembro. O teor de óleo dos aquênios foi maior nas primeiras épocas de semeadura, diminuindo nas épocas mais tardias, enquanto as maiores produções de aquênios foram obtidas com as cultivares 'M734' e 'Aguará 4'.

Produção do girassol e teor de óleo nas sementes em diferentes épocas de semeadura no Centro-Sul do Paraná

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of ten sowing date on achenes yield, on achenes oil content s and, as a consequence, on oil yield in four cultivars of sunflower. Ten experiments were carried out at Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil, with intervals of 20 days, beginning on July 30, 2007 and finishing on January 28, 2008. Each sowing time constituted an experiment. The experiments were arranged in a randomized complete block design, with four treatments (cultivars) and four replicates. It was performed the analysis of variance of each experiment separately and, after that, the joint analysis of all experiments. There was interaction between sowing date and cultivars for all the studied variables. The highest achenes yield s and oil occurred at the end of July, in August and in September. The achenes oil content was higher in the earlier sowing dates, decreasing in the later sowing dates. The cultivars 'M734' and 'Aguará 4' had the highest achenes yield.

O presente estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de dez épocas de semeadura na produção de aquênios, no teor de óleo dos aquênios e, como consequência, na produção de óleo em quatro cultivares de girassol em Ponta Grossa, PR. Dessa forma, foram conduzidos dez experimentos em intervalos de 20 dias, com início em 30/07/2007 e término em 28/01/2008. Cada experimento constituía uma época de semeadura e, para verificar a normalidade dos erros e homogeneidade das variâncias, inicialmente, realizou-se uma análise individual por experimento para, em seguida, realizar análise conjunta. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso com quatro tratamentos e quatro repetições, em cada época de semeadura. Entre épocas de semeadura e cultivares, houve interação para todas as variáveis estudadas, sendo que as maiores produções de aquênios e de óleo ocorreram nas semeaduras do final de julho, mês de agosto e de setembro. O teor de óleo dos aquênios foi maior nas primeiras épocas de semeadura, diminuindo nas épocas mais tardias, enquanto as maiores produções de aquênios foram obtidas com as cultivares 'M734' e 'Aguará 4'.

Produção do girassol e teor de óleo nos aquênios em função da temperatura do ar, precipitação pluvial e radiação solar

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of air temperature, rainfall and solar radiation occurring during each phonological phase of the sunflower crop, on yield of achenes, on oil content of achenes and on oil yield in sunflower. Ten experiments were carried out at Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil, with intervals of 20 days, beginning on July 30, 2007 and finishing on January 28, 2008. Each sowing time constituted an experiment. The experiments were arranged in a randomized complete block design, with four treatments (cultivars) and four replicates. It was performed the analysis of variance of each experiment separately and, after that, the joint analysis of all experiments. There was interaction between sowing date and cultivars for all the studied variables. Correlation analysis between meteorological and yield variables of sunflower were performed. The achene yield, oil content and oil yield in sunflower cultivars were higher when there were lower temperatures in the vegetative phase, higher rainfall at flowering and higher levels of radiation in the vegetative and filling of achenes phase.

O presente estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar o efeito da temperatura do ar, precipitação pluvial e radiação solar, ocorridos em cada fase fenológica da cultura do girassol, na produção de aquênios, no teor de óleo dos aquênios e na produção de óleo do girassol. Foram conduzidos dez experimentos em intervalos de 20 dias, com início em 30/07/2007 e término em 28/01/2008. Cada experimento constituiu uma época de semeadura. Para verificar a normalidade dos erros e homogeneidade das variâncias, inicialmente, realizou-se uma análise individual por experimento para, em seguida, realizar análise conjunta. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso com quatro tratamentos (cultivares) e quatro repetições, em cada época de semeadura. Houve interação entre épocas de semeadura e cultivares para todas as variáveis estudadas. Foram feitas análises de correlação entre as variáveis meteorológicas e as de produção do girassol. A produção de aquênios, teor de óleo e produção de óleo nas cultivares de girassol foram mais elevados quando ocorreram temperaturas mais baixas na fase vegetativa, maiores precipitações pluviais na floração e maiores índices de radiação solar na fase vegetativa e de enchimento de aquênios.

Componentes primários e secundários do rendimento de óleo de pinhão-manso / Primary and secondary yield components of the oil in physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.)

A definição dos critérios para seleção de materiais é especialmente importante para o cultivo do pinhão-manso (Jatropha curcas L.), pois subsidia a caracterização dos ideótipos mais adequados para o plantio e o progresso genético com a prática da seleção. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar, por meio de análise de trilha com diagrama em cadeia, os efeitos diretos e indiretos de sete características vegetativas e quatro características de qualidade da matéria-prima sobre o rendimento de óleo de pinhão-manso com 38 meses de cultivo. A produtividade de grãos e o teor de óleo apresentaram efeito direto e positivo sobre o rendimento de óleo, e o volume de copa mostrou-se como um dos principais componentes de efeito indireto e positivo sobre a variável principal. Na população de melhoramento avaliada, as estimativas dos efeitos diretos e indiretos indicaram que a seleção de plantas de maior rendimento de óleo deve considerar genótipos de maior produtividade de grãos e maior volume de copa, mantendo-se a variabilidade para as outras características avaliadas.

The definition of the most suitable plant selection criteria is especially important for Jatropha curcas L. as subsidies the genetic progress estimates and the ideotype characterization, described in terms of the traits that are thought to enhance genetic yield potential. The objective of this study was to estimate the direct and indirect effects of seven vegetative traits and four seed quality traits on J. curcas oil yield. The traits grain yield and the weight of the nuts showed direct and positive effect on the oil yield. The tree volume showed the major indirect and positive effect on the main variable through grain yield. The development of J. curcas with higher oil yield in the evaluated population has to consider the selection of plants with higher yield and tree volume, maintaining the variability of the grain quality traits.

Componentes primários e secundários do rendimento de óleo de pinhão-manso

The definition of the most suitable plant selection criteria is especially important for Jatropha curcas L. as subsidies the genetic progress estimates and the ideotype characterization, described in terms of the traits that are thought to enhance genetic yield potential. The objective of this study was to estimate the direct and indirect effects of seven vegetative traits and four seed quality traits on J. curcas oil yield. The traits grain yield and the weight of the nuts showed direct and positive effect on the oil yield. The tree volume showed the major indirect and positive effect on the main variable through grain yield. The development of J. curcas with higher oil yield in the evaluated population has to consider the selection of plants with higher yield and tree volume, maintaining the variability of the grain quality traits.

A definição dos critérios para seleção de materiais é especialmente importante para o cultivo do pinhão-manso (Jatropha curcas L.), pois subsidia a caracterização dos ideótipos mais adequados para o plantio e o progresso genético com a prática da seleção. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar, por meio de análise de trilha com diagrama em cadeia, os efeitos diretos e indiretos de sete características vegetativas e quatro características de qualidade da matéria-prima sobre o rendimento de óleo de pinhão-manso com 38 meses de cultivo. A produtividade de grãos e o teor de óleo apresentaram efeito direto e positivo sobre o rendimento de óleo, e o volume de copa mostrou-se como um dos principais componentes de efeito indireto e positivo sobre a variável principal. Na população de melhoramento avaliada, as estimativas dos efeitos diretos e indiretos indicaram que a seleção de plantas de maior rendimento de óleo deve considerar genótipos de maior produtividade de grãos e maior volume de copa, mantendo-se a variabilidade para as outras características avaliadas.

Componentes primários e secundários do rendimento de óleo de pinhão-manso

The definition of the most suitable plant selection criteria is especially important for Jatropha curcas L. as subsidies the genetic progress estimates and the ideotype characterization, described in terms of the traits that are thought to enhance genetic yield potential. The objective of this study was to estimate the direct and indirect effects of seven vegetative traits and four seed quality traits on J. curcas oil yield. The traits grain yield and the weight of the nuts showed direct and positive effect on the oil yield. The tree volume showed the major indirect and positive effect on the main variable through grain yield. The development of J. curcas with higher oil yield in the evaluated population has to consider the selection of plants with higher yield and tree volume, maintaining the variability of the grain quality traits.

A definição dos critérios para seleção de materiais é especialmente importante para o cultivo do pinhão-manso (Jatropha curcas L.), pois subsidia a caracterização dos ideótipos mais adequados para o plantio e o progresso genético com a prática da seleção. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar, por meio de análise de trilha com diagrama em cadeia, os efeitos diretos e indiretos de sete características vegetativas e quatro características de qualidade da matéria-prima sobre o rendimento de óleo de pinhão-manso com 38 meses de cultivo. A produtividade de grãos e o teor de óleo apresentaram efeito direto e positivo sobre o rendimento de óleo, e o volume de copa mostrou-se como um dos principais componentes de efeito indireto e positivo sobre a variável principal. Na população de melhoramento avaliada, as estimativas dos efeitos diretos e indiretos indicaram que a seleção de plantas de maior rendimento de óleo deve considerar genótipos de maior produtividade de grãos e maior volume de copa, mantendo-se a variabilidade para as outras características avaliadas.

Componentes primários e secundários do rendimento de óleo de pinhão-manso

The definition of the most suitable plant selection criteria is especially important for Jatropha curcas L. as subsidies the genetic progress estimates and the ideotype characterization, described in terms of the traits that are thought to enhance genetic yield potential. The objective of this study was to estimate the direct and indirect effects of seven vegetative traits and four seed quality traits on J. curcas oil yield. The traits grain yield and the weight of the nuts showed direct and positive effect on the oil yield. The tree volume showed the major indirect and positive effect on the main variable through grain yield. The development of J. curcas with higher oil yield in the evaluated population has to consider the selection of plants with higher yield and tree volume, maintaining the variability of the grain quality traits.

A definição dos critérios para seleção de materiais é especialmente importante para o cultivo do pinhão-manso (Jatropha curcas L.), pois subsidia a caracterização dos ideótipos mais adequados para o plantio e o progresso genético com a prática da seleção. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar, por meio de análise de trilha com diagrama em cadeia, os efeitos diretos e indiretos de sete características vegetativas e quatro características de qualidade da matéria-prima sobre o rendimento de óleo de pinhão-manso com 38 meses de cultivo. A produtividade de grãos e o teor de óleo apresentaram efeito direto e positivo sobre o rendimento de óleo, e o volume de copa mostrou-se como um dos principais componentes de efeito indireto e positivo sobre a variável principal. Na população de melhoramento avaliada, as estimativas dos efeitos diretos e indiretos indicaram que a seleção de plantas de maior rendimento de óleo deve considerar genótipos de maior produtividade de grãos e maior volume de copa, mantendo-se a variabilidade para as outras características avaliadas.

Adaptabilidade e estabilidade de genótipos de girassol nos estados do Rio Grande do Sul e Paraná / Adaptability and stability of sunflower genotypes from the States of Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná

Neste trabalho, objetivou-se estudar a adaptabilidade e estabilidade de genótipos de girassol nos Estados do Rio Grande do Sul e Paraná, quanto a rendimento de grãos e de óleo. Os dados analisados foram obtidos da Rede de Ensaios de Avaliação de Genótipos de Girassol, coordenada pela Embrapa Soja, entre 2003 e 2007. Os ensaios foram conduzidos em delineamento de blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições. Os métodos usados foram os de Eberhart & Russel, Lin & Binns e Annicchiarico. Correlações próximas da unidade, em valores absolutos, foram obtidas entre a média geral dos genótipos e os parâmetros de adaptabilidade dos métodos de Lin & Binns e Annicchiarico. Contudo, o método de Eberhart & Russel teve a vantagem de indicar genótipos com adaptação a ambientes específicos. Nesse método, os híbridos Agrobel 959 e Helio 360 e a variedade BRSGira 02 foram considerados ideais, por apresentar bons desempenhos em rendimento de grãos, adaptabilidade geral e boa previsibilidade. Para rendimento de óleo, essas características foram encontradas nos híbridos Agrobel 959 e EXP 1441 e nas variedades BRSGira 01, BRSGira 02 e BRSGira 03.

The objective of this paper was to study the adaptability and stability of sunflower genotypes from the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná, according to their grain and oil yield. The analyzed data were obtained from the Official Sunflower Trials Network, coordinated by Embrapa Soja, from the year 2003 to 2007. The experiment was carried out in randomized block design with four replicates. The Eberhart & Russel, Lin & Binns, and Annicchiarico methods were used. Correlations close to the unit in absolute values were obtained between the general average of genotypes and the adaptability parameters of Lin & Bins and Annicchiarico methods. However, the method of Eberhart & Russel had the advantage of indicating genotypes with adaptation to specific environments. According to this method, the hybrids Agrobel 959 and Helio 360, and the variety BRSGira 02 were considered ideal, for showing good performance in yield grain, general adaptability and good previsibility. For oil yield, these characteristics were found in the hybrids Agrobel 959 and EXP 1441 as well as in the varieties BRSGira 01, BRSGira 02, and BRSGira 03.