ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to evaluate the management of nitrogen fertilization in grains of sorghum inoculated or not with Azospirillum brasilense in single crop or intercropped with Urochloa brizantha (cv. Paiaguás) in the off-season. The experimental design was a completely randomized block design with four replications, in a 2 x 2 x 3 factorial scheme, with sorghum in single-cropped system or intercropped with grass; sorghum seeds inoculated or not with A. brasilense; and N management (application of 100% of the dose at sowing or only in topdressing or split - 30% at sowing and 70% in topdressing) at a dose of 120 kg ha-1 N. Morphological components and sorghum grain yield and productivity of dry matter of the aerial part of the grass and the sorghum were evaluated. The splitting of nitrogen fertilization did not interfere in the yield of sorghum grain straw intercropped with U. brizantha. The intercropping with U. brizantha did not reduce sorghum grain yield. In dry climate conditions in the off-season, inoculation of sorghum seeds cv. Ranchero with A. brasilense increases grain yield.

ABSTRACT One of the alternatives to achieve agriculture with sustainability and reduction in production costs, mainly with fertilizers, is the formation of straw from the previous crop and the use of genus Azospirillum bacteria. The objective of this study was to evaluate the agronomic characteristics and yield of soybean, cultivated in areas under straw of sorghum regrowth inoculated or not with diazotrophic bacteria, single or intercropped with Paiaguás grass under Integrated System of Agricultural Production, in Cerrado region. It was used a complete randomized block design, in a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial arrangement, with four replications, in two agricultural years: with the cultivation of dual-purpose and grain sorghum, single or intercropped with Paiaguás grass, with or without inoculating sorghum seeds with the bacterium Azospirillum brasilense. Soybean production and yield components were evaluated. Inoculation of grain or dual-purpose sorghum seeds with Azospirillum brasilense intercropped with Paiaguás grass, before soybean cultivation, increased the components of production and grain yield of soybean in succession.

RESUMO O desempenho da pecuária no Cerrado brasileiro tem sido limitado pela baixa disponibilidade de forragens de satisfatória qualidade, principalmente nos períodos de baixa precipitação pluvial. Objetivou-se avaliar o crescimento e a produtividade de massa seca de duas cultivares de sorgos inoculadas ou não com bactérias diazotróficas, exclusivamente ou em consórcio com capim-paiaguás, sob sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária, no período de outono-inverno, em região de Cerrado por dois anos agrícolas. Os experimentos foram realizados a campo, nos anos de 2015 e 2016, na fazenda experimental da Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira, Unesp, em Selvíria-MS. O delineamento utilizado foi o de blocos casualizados, em esquema fatorial 2 x 2 x 2, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos corresponderam: a dois anos agrícolas (2015 e 2016); cultivo de sorgo granífero e de dupla aptidão solteiros ou em consórcio com o capim-paiaguás, com ou sem a inoculação das sementes de sorgos com a bactéria Azospirillum brasilense. Avaliou-se a produtividade de massa seca dos componentes vegetais e o crescimento das plantas para confecção de silagem. A inoculação de sementes de sorgos com a bactéria Azospirillum brasilense aumenta a produção de massa seca vegetal para ensilagem, independentemente da cultivar ou consórcio com capim. A consorciação do sorgo granífero e dupla aptidão com o capim-paiaguás é um sistema viável do ponto de vista agronômico para produção de massa vegetal para ensilagem em cultivo outonal.

ABSTRACT Livestock performance in the Brazilian Cerrado has been limited by the low availability of good quality fodder, especially during periods of low rainfall. The aim of this study was to evaluate growth and dry matter production in two cultivars of sorghum, inoculated or not with diazotrophic bacteria, and as a monocrop or intercropped with palisade grass under a system of crop-livestock integration. The experiments were carried out in the field in the Cerrado region during the autumn-winter period of 2015 and 2016, on the experimental farm of the Faculty of Engineering at Ilha Solteira, UNESP, in Selvíria, in the State of Mato Groso do Sul, Brazil (MS). A randomised complete block experimental design was used in a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial scheme with four replications. The treatments corresponded to two agricultural years (2015 and 2016); the cultivation of dual-purpose grain sorghum, alone or intercropped with palisade grass; with or without inoculation of the sorghum seeds with the bacterium Azospirillum brasilense. The dry matter production of the plant components and plant growth were evaluated for the preparation of silage. Inoculation of sorghum seeds with the bacterium Azospirillum brasilense increases the production of plant dry matter for silage, irrespective of the cultivar or intercrop. Dual-purpose grain sorghum intercropped with palisade grass is a viable agronomic system for producing plant matter for silage during the autumn season.

RESUMO Uma das alternativas para obter agricultura com sustentabilidade e redução dos custos de produção, principalmente com fertilizantes fosfatados, é a inoculação das sementes com bactérias do gênero Azospirillum. Assim, o presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o residual da adubação fosfatada e do Azospirillum brasilense juntamente com a contribuição da palhada do consórcio milho/capim-Marandu sobre os teores foliares nutricionais, componentes de produção e produtividade do feijoeiro de inverno. Conduziu-se o experimento na Fazenda de Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão da Faculdade de Engenharia/UNESP, localizada em Selvíria/MS, em um Latossolo Vermelho Distrófico típico argiloso. O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos casualizados, com 4 repetições, em esquema fatorial 5 x 2. Os tratamentos foram constituídos da semeadura do feijoeiro sobre a palhada do consórcio milho/capim-Marandu nas áreas das parcelas que receberam as cinco doses de P2O5 na forma de MAP aplicadas no cultivo inicial da aveia preta (0; 30; 60; 120 e 240 kg ha-1) e a inoculação ou não com Azospirillum brasilense na aveia preta e no milho antecessores ao feijoeiro. Foram avaliados os teores de nutrientes foliares, o índice de clorofila foliar (ICF), os componentes da produção e produtividade do feijoeiro. A inoculação das sementes de aveia preta e do milho com Azospirillum brasilense em consórcio com capim-Marandu, antecessores ao cultivo do feijoeiro, melhorou o estado nutricional das plantas, mas exerceu efeito negativo na produtividade de grãos. A adubação fosfatada da cultura da aveia proporcionou efeito residual positivo para o feijoeiro com incremento dos componentes da produção e produtividade de grãos.

ABSTRACT One of the alternatives for achieving sustainable agriculture and a reduction in production costs, especially with phosphate fertilisers, is to inoculate seeds with bacteria of the genus Azospirillum. The aim of this study therefore, was to evaluate residual phosphate fertilisation and Azospirillum brasilense, together with the contribution of straw from maize intercropped with Marandu grass, on leaf nutritional content, yield components and winter bean yield. The experiment was carried out on the Teaching and Research Farm, of the School of Engineering at UNESP, located in Selvíria in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, in a typic clayey dystrophic Red Latosol. The experimental design was of randomised blocks with four replications in a 5 x 2 factorial scheme. The treatments consisted of beans sown on straw from maize intercropped with Marandu grass on areas that had received five levels of P2O5 in the form of MAP, applied during an initial cultivation of black oats (0, 30, 60, 120 and 240 kg ha-1), both with and without inoculation of the oat and maize which preceded the beans with Azospirillum brasilense. Leaf nutrient content, leaf chlorophyll index (ICF), yield components and bean productivity were all evaluated. Inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense of the black oat and maize seeds improved the nutritional status of the plants, but had a negative effect on grain yield. Fertilisation of the oat crop with phosphorus had a positive residual effect on the beans, with increases in yield components and grain yield.