PERFORMANCE OF WHEAT CULTIVARS FOR SILAGE PRODUCTION UNDER DIFFERENT IRRIGATION DEPTHS
Triticum aestivum L., Water deficit, Diseases, Cultivars
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 the Brazilian agricultural scenario. Despite the plasticity presented by wheat, in terms of climatic characteristics of the different growing regions, this crop has its yield and economic viability strongly influenced by climate conditions. Thus, this work aims to evaluate the health and performance of two wheat cultivars for silage, under different irrigation depths. The experiment will be carried out under field conditions, at the Federal University of São João del-Rei, in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais. The evaluations to be made for the project's inferences are evaluations in relation to the agronomic characteristics of the cultivars, such as plant height, flowering and maturation, green and dry mass of the aerial part, number of ears per unit of area and number of grains per ear, weight of 1000 grains and grain yield, water yield, forage production and monitoring of Blumeria graminis and Puccinia triticina. The data obtained referring to the evaluations, by the experimental design used, will be submitted to analysis of variance (ANOVA), at the level of 5% of probability, using the Sisvar statistical computational program.