Genetic improvement, production environment and management
By Claitson Gustavo Zanin, Evandro Maschietto, Fabiano Pacentchuk and others
By Crébio José Ávila (Embrapa Western Agriculture); Charles Martins de Oliveira (Embrapa Cerrados); Suélen Cristina da Silva Moreira (Chapadão Foundation); Rodolfo Bianco (Paraná Institute for Rural Development); and Marco Antonio Tamai (Bahia State University)
Essential for the growth and development of corn and sunflower plants, Nitrogen is extremely important for both crops. Therefore, it is important to determine the fertilizer doses of this element in a balanced manner, which at the same time favor productivity aspects and are also economically viable.
Understanding the critical period of attack by the green-bellied stink bug in corn crops, based on the stages of plant and pest development, is essential for adopting management at the correct time, in order to prevent losses and ensure greater grain yield.