IRRIGATED WHEAT FOR SILAGE IN THE CERRADO MINEIRO REGION
Triticum aestivum L., Water deficit, Diseases, Cultivars, Diagrammatic scale
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a herbaceous plant belonging to the class Liliopsida (Monocotyledon), Family Poaceae (grass), tribe Triticeae. It is one of the most important cereals in Brazilian agriculture. Despite the plasticity presented by wheat, in terms of climatic characteristics of the different growing regions, this crop's yield and economic viability are strongly influenced by climate conditions. Therefore, this work aims to evaluate the health and performance of two wheat cultivars for silage, under different irrigation depths.
This work aims to highlight in two chapters the main factors related to the establishment and production of the irrigated wheat crop, in which the first chapter discusses the use of irrigation in relation to the development of the crop, determining the influence of different levels of irrigation on the productivity of silage and water productivity. The second chapter, in addition to the main factors related to cultivation, highlights the monitoring of diseases in the crop in relation to different irrigation depths, evaluating the health, susceptibility and quality of the cultivars under study, with the aim of establishing proposals that influence productivity and quality of culture.