Produtividade de genótipos de gergelim sob a influência de fitoestimulante

Abstract

The Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the oldest cultivated plant species by man. The locality of its origin is somewhat uncertain and may be between Africa and Asia. Sesame arrived in Brazil, mainly in the Northeast, brought by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century and its cultivation used traditionally as a backyard crop or small areas of plots of separation more known with terraces. Exploration attempts in the Northeast has always been an obstacle to the expansion of sesame in this region, because the lack of incentive is great making the culture remain only at subsistence level, with the need to test inputs and more apt to local cultivars production. The plant growth regulators produced in research labs focused on improving production, while similar plant hormones (cytokinins, gibberellins, auxin and ethylene), is an option to stimulate the growth and development of sesame. Given the constant search of the population by edible oil which will benefit human health and the lack of technical information to improve the management of sesame culture, aimed to evaluate four sesame cultivars productivity gap, in two growing seasons under the influence of the application of Stimulate® plant hormone. The experiment was carried out in crop years 2014 and 2015 in areas belonging to the Academic Unit of Garanhuns, located in Garanhuns. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design, using four genotypes (BRS SEDA, CNPA G4, Lineage 1 and Lineage 2) and four sesame lines with and without fitoestimulante (Stimulate®). Data were subjected to analysis of variance and means compared by Tukey test at 5% probability. Upland condition (2014) are recommended for planting genotypes in launching Lineage 1 and Lineage 2 with application fitoestimulante. With use of irrigation (2015) plants of the genotypes BRS SEDA and CNPA G4 with fitoestimulante employment are more productive. Productivity of genotypes is influenced by the application of fitoestimulante.