Mauro Wagner Oliveira

Federal University of Alagoas · Center of Agricultural Sciences (CECA)

By analysing biochemical composition, assessing soil quality, projecting yields, predicting productivity, identifying illnesses, and predicting productivity, artificial intelligence (AI) has greatly improved sugarcane cultivation. This study discusses the latest research on artificial intelligence (AI) in sugarcane farming, with particular attentio...

Avaliaram-se o estado nutricional, a concentração e o acúmulo de nutrientes na biomassa aérea dos sorgos forrageiros BRS658 e Volumax, em três ciclos (primeiro corte, e primeira e segunda rebrotas). O estudo foi instalado em solo de boa fertilidade, sem alumínio trocável no perfil de 0 a 40 cm. O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos ao acaso,...

Brachiaria (Urochloa spp.) has been widely used in livestock farming and in Brazilian agriculture, as fodder plants and ground cover plants. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate in the pedo-climatic environment of Coruripe, in the eastern region of the state of Alagoas, the production and the bromatological quality of the brizan...

The yield and quality of the sugar cane produced are influenced by the fertility status of the soil, as well as the farmers' fertilization schedule. Excess or deficiency of nutrients influence the concentration of sucrose in sugar cane. There is a significant interaction between nutrients, for example, potassium, together with phosphorus and nitrog...

In the present study, year and a half of sugarcane were evaluated the cycling of nutrients by crotalaria juncea, the nutritional status and the production of forage by the variety RB867515. In early spring, the soil was plowed, graded and subsoled, and then sown with crotalaria juncea. In February of the year following the sowing, crotalaria juncea...

The effect of nitrogenous fertilization on the nutritional status of the plants, the quality of the broth, the production of forage and sugars was evaluated by RB867515, in the year and a half cycle of sugarcane-plant. In February 6.0 t of limestone and 6.0 t of plaster were applied, plowing, grating and subsoling afterwards. At the beginning of Ma...

Sugarcane occupies an excellent position in industries as a commercial crop grown in nearly more than 115 tropical and subtropical nations worldwide. It is known for its high varietal resistance and sequesters carbon from the atmosphere, which makes it resilient in changing climate scenarios. The world population is projected to reach 9.7 billion b...

Avaliou-se o efeito da adubação nitrogenada sobre o estado nutricional das plantas, qualidade do caldo, produção de forragem e de açúcares pela RB867515, no ciclo de cana-planta de ano e meio. Em fevereiro aplicaram-se 6,0 t de calcário e 6,0 t de gesso, arando, gradeando-se e subsolando-se a seguir. No início de março, sulcou-se o solo e plantou-s...

No presente estudo foram avaliados o estado nutricional, o acúmulo de matéria seca e a qualidade bromatológica de dois híbridos de sorgo forrageiro: BRS 658 e Volumax. A pesquisa foi conduzida em área experimental do Campus de Engenharias e Ciências Agrárias, em Rio Largo, AL, nordeste do Brasil. O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos ao acaso...

The root design of crops in soils has a direct impact on yield potentials, which are controlled by soil moisture potential and its balancing components, because crops only benefit from transpiration sharing. The soil moisture potential, which governs the movement of soil moisture based on differential energy states, is a significant factor. In gene...

It is great pleasure to present this eBook entitled Technology and innovation focused on the Exact Sciences. In this occasion it is can divide the issues dealt on the book in two mains thematic: In one hand it is have the works that makes data treatment such as simulation, measure or computing, among other related topics, either as a theoretical is...

In the present study, nutrient cycling by sunn hemp, nutritional status and forage production by the RB867515 variety were evaluated in year-and-a-half sugarcane. At the beginning of spring, the soil was plowed, harrowed and subsoiled, followed by sowing sunn hemp. In February of the year following sowing, sunn hemp juncea was incorporated into the...

In the present study, forage production, nutrient removal and chemical composition of forage from corn hybrid P3862H, grown in high fertility soil, were evaluated. When sowing, 400 kg of 08-28-16 fertilizer was applied per hectare, and in top dressing, 700 kg of 30-00-20 fertilizer was applied per hectare. In the hard farinaceous grains phase, the...

In the present study, the nutritional status, dry matter accumulation and bromatological quality of two forage sorghum hybrids were evaluated: BRS 658 and Volumax. The research was conducted in an experimental area of the Agricultural Sciences Center, in Rio Largo, AL, northeast of Brazil. The experimental design was randomized blocks, with four re...

The article provides a methodological, computational, and instrumental assignment that aids in identifying the various elements that makeup soil water balance. Reputable publications have published a large number of studies in the last ten years that discuss the computation of the soil water balance under various cropping patterns using various est...

In the present work, the technologies adopted for the production of sugar cane on a milk producing farm located in the municipality of Mercês, Mata Mineira area, were evaluated. The main techniques used for the implementation and management of the sugarcane plantation are described, including the criteria adopted for liming, plastering, chemical fe...

The objective of this research was to evaluate in the edaphoclimatic environment of Coruripe, the growth rate and accumulation of potassium in brachiaria decumbens, used as a cover crop, in single cultivation. The experimental design was randomized blocks, with five replications, and the plots consisted of five grooves of five meters in length, spa...

Several managerial and agricultural techniques have been proposed for the implantation and management of sugarcane fields, aiming at high productivity in the cane-plant cycle and small decreases in regrowth. Green manuring with sunn hemp is one of these techniques. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate in a small rural property,...

Depending on how groundwater has been collected and used, the severity of the rainfall, and the following aquifer recharge, the quality of irrigation fluids differs between regions, nations, and even towns. In hot, arid regions with limited rainfall, the salinity of groundwater used for agriculture rises, limiting the variety of crops that may be p...

Crotalaria juncea and spectabilis have been widely used in green manuring, mainly due to the fact that they incorporate large amounts of N into the soil, through biological fixation of atmospheric N2, and also because they have a vigorous and branched root system, characteristics that help to recycle nutrients from the deeper layers of the soil. Th...

Brachiaria (Urochloa spp.) has been widely used in livestock and in Brazilian agriculture, as forage plants and soil cover. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate in the edaphoclimatic environment of Coruripe, eastern region of the state of Alagoas, the production and chemical quality of brachiaria brizantha and decumbens, as well...

Weeds compete with the plants of our interest for water, nutrients, and sunlight, hence reducing their performance in terms of grain quality and total land productivity which we cannot aford in an ever escalating population. This isa more serious matter when natural resources and their quality are also declining/depleted in today's time. This book...

Brachiaria (Urochloa spp.) has been widely used in livestock and in Brazilian agriculture, as forage plants and soil cover. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate in the edaphoclimatic environment of Coruripe, eastern region of the state of Alagoas, the production and chemical quality of brachiaria brizantha and decumbens, as well...

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o acúmulo e a alocação de matéria seca e de nutrientes pelas braquiárias decumbens e ruziziensis, em três cortes, cultivadas com adequado suprimento de nutrientes no solo. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso, com cinco repetições, sendo as parcelas constituídas de cinco sulcos de cinco...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the accumulation and allocation of dry matter and nutrients by Brachiaria decumbens and ruziziensis, in three cuts, cultivated with an adequate supply of nutrients in the soil. The experimental design used was randomized blocks, with five replications, with plots consisting of five furrows of five meters...

El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la acumulación y asignación de materia seca y nutrientes en las braquiarias decumbens y ruziziensis, en tres cortes, cultivadas con un adecuado suministro de nutrientes en el suelo. El diseño experimental utilizado fue el de bloques al azar, con cinco repeticiones, siendo las parcelas constituidas por cinco s...

For crops to have good productivity, it is necessary to adopt agricultural practices that ensure an adequate supply of water and nutrients, and neutralize toxic elements in the soil, especially exchangeable aluminum, both in the arable layer and in the subsurface. One of these agricultural practices usually employed in both small and medium and lar...

Traditional rice transplanting is water, energy, labor, and capital-intensive, causing sustainability challenges like diminishing subsurface water table, soil health, and escalating greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. Labor shortages during transplanting occur due to agricultural workers moving to cities for better pay. Low...

The nutritional status, juice quality and sugar production of sugarcane varieties RB867515 and RB92579 were evaluated in the cane-plant cycle, as a function of magnesium doses applied at the bottom of the planting furrow. The study, installed in soil with a Mg content equal to 0.61 cmolc dm-3, was conducted in an experimental design in randomized b...

Avaliou-se o estado nutricional, a qualidade do caldo e a produção de açúcar das variedades de cana-de-açúcar RB867515 e RB92579, no ciclo de cana-planta, em função de doses de magnésio aplicado no fundo do sulco de plantio. O estudo, instalado em solo com teor de Mg igual a 0,61 cmolc dm-3, foi conduzido em delineamento experimental em blocos casu...

Corn has been the most used plant for the production of silage of high bromatological value, aiming at feeding dairy cows of medium to high productivity. Several techniques have been proposed to increase the productivity of crops and the bromatological quality of silages, including new agricultural practices in the implantation and management of cr...

O milho têm sido a planta mais usada para a produção de silagem de alto valor bromatológico, visando a alimentação de vacas leiteiras de média a alta produtividade. Várias técnicas têm sido propostas para aumentar a produtividade das lavouras e a qualidade bromatológica das silagens, incluindo novas práticas agrícolas na implantação e condução das...

In the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia, the predominant cropping system occupies 13.5 million hectares and consists of rice and wheat. Rice cultivation using the traditional puddle transplanted method requires a lot of water, capital, and energy. The structural integrity of the soil will deteriorate as a result of this system. Additionally, whea...

Climate change, water scarcity, escalating food bills, population growth, and other social implications are probable to substantially endanger agricultural and global food security in the twenty-first century, particularly for the world's poorest residents who live in deserts and partitions. Scientists and nutritionists are challenged by these effe...

Soil alteration techniques popularly known as “Tillage” responsible for clean growing medium, eliminate unwanted plants, and reduce leaching and percolation losses to increase crop yields– long-term effects on soil characteristics, structure, and ultimately the ecosystem have been seen. Greenhouse gases are a problem because of agriculture. Zero ti...

Climate change, water scarcity, escalating food bills, population growth,and other social implications are probable to substantially endangeragricultural and global food security in the twenty-first century,particularly for the world's poorest residents who live in deserts andpartitions. Scientists and nutritionists are challenged by these effects...

The nutritional status, juice quality and sugar production of sugarcane varieties RB867515 and RB92579 were evaluated in the cane-plant cycle, as a function of magnesium doses applied at the bottom of the planting furrow. The study, installed in soil with a Mg content equal to 0.61 cmolc dm-3 , was conducted in an experimental design in randomized...

Advantages, problems of Mechanical paddy transplanting

Climate change, water scarcity, escalating food bills, population growth, and other social implications are probable to substantially endanger agricultural and global food security in the twenty-first century, particularly for the world's poorest residents who live in deserts and partitions. Scientists and nutritionists are challenged by these effe...

In the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia, the predominant cropping system occupies 13.5 million hectares and consists of rice and wheat. Rice cultivation using the traditional puddle transplanted method requires a lot of water, capital, and energy. The structural integrity of the soil will deteriorate as a result of this system. Additionally, whea...

Millets are small-grained, annual, warm weather cereal. The millets offer both nutritional and livelihood security of human population and fodder security of diverse livestock population in dry-land region of India. Millets are highly nutritious, they are known as health foods especially for control of diabetes and mineral deficiencies. One of the...

Millets are important cereal crops that have played a significant role in national food and nutritional security. They have the potential to support feeding the mouths of the increasing population due to their unique trait that sustains production and productivity in adverse climatic conditions, where other fine cereals can’t do well. Despite the f...

Phosphorus applied when planting sugarcane ensures, in most cases, an adequate supply of the element for the cane plant and for the first regrowth, however, this supply may be inadequate for subsequent regrowths. The objective of this research was to evaluate the nutritional status, production, and forage quality of the sugarcane variety RB92579, a...

Sugarcane is grown by small, medium, and large rural farmers in several countries around the globe. In addition, the primary objective is to increase cane yield, sugar recovery and sustainably improve the livelihoods of cane farmers. For producing a large amount of biomass and sugarcane, crop extracts a large amount of nutrients from the soil and a...

Sugarcane is grown by small, medium, and large rural farmers in several countries around the globe. In addition, the primary objective is to increase cane yield, sugar recovery and sustainably improve the livelihoods of cane farmers. For producing a large amount of biomass and sugarcane, crop extracts a large amount of nutrients from the soil and a...

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o acúmulo de matéria seca e a ciclagem de nutrientes pelos adubos verdes e um tratamento de pousio com vegetação espontânea. O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos ao acaso, com cinco repetições. As avaliações foram realizadas na fase de florescimento pleno de cada adubo verde. O menor acúmulo de matéria s...

RESUMO O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o acúmulo de matéria seca e a ciclagem de nutrientes pelos adubos verdes e um tratamento de pousio com vegetação espontânea. O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos ao acaso, com cinco repetições. As avaliações foram realizadas na fase de florescimento pleno de cada adubo verde. O menor acúmulo de ma...

RESUMO No presente trabalho foram avaliadas a produtividade de forragem e a composição química das variedades de cana-de-açúcar RB835486, RB867515 e SP801816, no ciclo de cana-planta. Em relação à qualidade do caldo, as concentrações médias de Brix, POL, Pureza foram, respectivamente, de 22,32; 19,79; 88,67%. Não houve diferença entre a RB835486 e...

Acúmulo de matéria seca e ciclagem de nutrientes por plantas de cobertura de solo em sistema intensivo de produção de silagem de milho Acumulación de materia seca y ciclo de nutrientes por plantas de cobertura del suelo en un sistema intensivo de producción de ensilaje de maíz Abstract This study aimed to evaluate dry matter accumulation and nutrie...

O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar a decomposição e liberação de nutrientes da palhada de duas variedades de cana-de-açúcar mais plantadas em Alagoas: RB867515 e RB92579. O estudo foi constituído de três épocas de amostragem: 45; 105 e 165 dias após a transferência para o campo, dos sacos contendo a palhada. O delineamento experimental foi o de bloco...

No presente estudo, foram avaliados o estado nutricional, o acúmulo de matéria seca e o balanço de nutrientes no sistema solo-planta, no primeiro corte e na rebrota do sorgo Volumax, cultivado em sistema de alta produtividade. O sorgo foi cultivado em solo de fertilidade média a alta, sendo a semeadura realizada na primeira semana de outubro, iníci...

In Brazil, forage is the main source of nutrients for ruminants, but most production systems are extensive and low amounts of inputs are used to improve soil fertility. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of nitrogen doses on dry matter yield and protein content in leaves, stems and shoots of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu. The soil was ferti...

This study evaluated dry matter allocation and chemical composition of brachiaria brizantha and decumbens under conditions of good nutrient supply. The study was conducted in the city of Coruripe, East Mesoregion of the state of Alagoas, in a medium-textured dystrophic red-yellow latosol. The experimental design was randomized blocks with five repl...

INTRODUÇÃO As pastagens constituem a principal fonte de alimentos volumosos para os ruminantes e, em Alagoas, extensas áreas são utilizadas para a pecuária de corte e para a pecuária de leite. Nas pastagens introduzidas, ou semeadas, há predominância do gênero Urochloa, anteriormente designado de Brachiaria. As plantas desse gênero têm sido as pref...

Sugarcane is an important cash crop cultivated globally from temperate to tropical regions. Improving cane yield and recovery sustainably is an important research area for improving livelihoods of the cane farmers. Among different approaches sill judicious and integrated use of nutrients as per plant needs holds the special place. Further, applying...

Sugarcane is an important cash crop cultivated globally from temperate to tropical regions. Improving cane yield and recovery sustainably is an important research area for improving the livelihoods of cane farmers. Among different approaches sill, judicious and integrated use of nutrients as per plant needs holds a special place. Further, applying...

Na maioria das pequenas propriedades rurais, especialmente nas de agricultura fami�liar, a cana-de-açúcar é cultivada para a alimentação de ruminantes, de monogástricos e humana. Nestas pequenas propriedades, o corte, o carregamento e o transporte da cana-de-açúcar demandam grande quantidade de horas de recursos humanos e, estes constituem isola...

Na maioria das pequenas propriedades rurais, especialmente nas de agricultura familiar, a cana-de-açúcar é cultivada para a alimentação de ruminantes, de monogástricos e humana. Nestas pequenas propriedades, o corte, o carregamento e o transporte da cana-de-açúcar demandam grande quantidade de horas de recursos humanos e, estes constituem isolad...

Resumo-A cana-de-açúcar é uma cultura de grande potencial produtivo. Alcança, em diversas lavouras, acúmulo anual de matéria natural superior a 150 t/ha. A colheita dessa matéria natural remove elevada quantidade de nutrientes e, portanto, devem-se adotar medidas para que o potencial produtivo da cana não venha a ser comprometido pelo insuficiente...

Esta obra constituiu-se a partir de um processo colaborativo entre professores, estudantes e pesquisadores que se destacaram e qualificaram as discussões neste espaço formativo. Resulta, também, de movimentos interinstitucionais e de ações de incentivo à pesquisa que congregam pesquisadores das mais diversas áreas do conhecimento e de diferentes In...

Em 2021, ainda em meio à crise social gerada pela pandemia causada pelo Coronavírus, que levou a população a manter um distanciamento social, o CIAGRO foi planejado, conduzido e vivenciado dentro do cenário crescente de temas que envolvem a agroindústria mundial. Com o tema norteador “Inovação Gestão e Sustentabilidade na Agroindústria” o CIAGRO 20...

Sugarcane grown in small rural properties of the Zona da Mata region, located in the southeast of the state of Minas Gerais (MG), is generally intended for animal feed and the production of rapadura, brown sugar, cachaça, and ethanol. This chapter focuses on the authors' experience on technologies recommended to small farmers for the implantation a...

Sugarcane grown in small rural properties of the Zona da Mata region, located in the the southeast of the state of Minas Gerais (MG), is generally intended for animal feed, and the production of rapadura, brown sugar, cachaça and ethanol. This chapter focuses on the authors' experience on technologies recommended to small farmers for the implantati...

Sugarcane grown in small rural properties of the Zona da Mata region, located in the southeast of the state of Minas Gerais (MG), is generally intended for animal feed and the production of rapadura, brown sugar, cachaça, and ethanol. This chapter focuses on the authors' experience on technologies recommended to small farmers for the implantation a...

The diagnosis of plant nutritional status was a tool to improve crop fertilization and thus ensure better productivity. This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of three sugarcane varieties (RB92579, RB98710 and RB961552) in the plant-cane and first regrowth cycles in the sub-humid region of the state of Alagoas, located in the Northeast...

Resumo O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar as variações de eficiências técnica e tecnológica ao longo dos ciclos da cultura da cana-de-açúcar, utilizando Índices de Malmquist. Para a coleta de dados foi realizado um levantamento em 79 propriedades canavicultoras, divididas em dois grupos: Grupo I, composto por 20 fazendas que aplicaram adubo orgâ...

Sugarcane nutritional requirement knowledge has great importance for an adequate crop management, since allows the selection of efficient varieties in the use of nutrients, contributing to a better use of fertilizers and reduction of production costs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the stalks yield and the accumulation of nitrogen (N), phos-...

Sugarcane plant uptakes a large amount of nutrients from the soil. Thus, crop yield may decrease due to the reduced availability of nutrients in the soil. The aim of this study was to evaluate plant nutritional status, yield and juice quality of variety RB867515 in the first regrowth cycle, fertilized with doses of nitrogen and potassium. Therefore...