Formononetin accelerates mycorrhization and increases maize production at low phosphorus application rates

SANTOS, JESSÉ V. DOS; RIBEIRO, PAULA R.A.; CARNEIRO, MARIA ANGÉLICA B.; SOARES, ISAAC C.; FIORINI, IVAN V.A.; CANCELLIER, LEANDRO L.; VEIGA, ADRIANO D.; ALBUQUERQUE, CARLOS JULIANO B.; PINHO, RENZO G. VON; MOREIRA, FATIMA M.S.

doi:10.1590/0001-3765202020181371

person JESSÉ V. DOS SANTOS

school Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia Agrícola, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Biologia, Câmpus Universitário - Aquenta Sol, Caixa Postal 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil

0000-0003-4757-2658

person PAULA R.A. RIBEIRO

school Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia Agrícola, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Biologia, Câmpus Universitário - Aquenta Sol, Caixa Postal 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil

0000-0003-3620-3689

person MARIA ANGÉLICA B. CARNEIRO

schoolUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Rua Acre, 1004, Umuarama, 38402-022 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

0000-0001-8291-9333

person ISAAC C. SOARES

schoolUniversidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Câmpus Universitário - Aquenta Sol, Caixa Postal 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil

0000-0002-4189-5280

person IVAN V.A. FIORINI

schoolUniversidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Agricultura, Câmpus Universitário - Aquenta Sol, Caixa Postal 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil

0000-0002-1317-3475

person LEANDRO L. CANCELLIER

schoolUniversidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Agricultura, Câmpus Universitário - Aquenta Sol, Caixa Postal 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil

0000-0002-2565-2211

person ADRIANO D. VEIGA

schoolEmpresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária – Embrapa Cerrados, BR-020, Km 18, Planaltina, 73310-970 Brasília, DF, Brazil

0000-0003-2155-5198

person CARLOS JULIANO B. ALBUQUERQUE

schoolEmpresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais/EPAMIG, Unidade Experimental do Triângulo e Alto Paranaíba, BR 050, Km 63, Zona Rural Via Araguari, Caixa Postal 2248, 38402-019 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil schoolUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Avenida Universitária, 1000, Universitário, 39404-547 Montes Claros, MG, Brazil

0000-0003-2244-1336

person RENZO G. VON PINHO

schoolUniversidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Agricultura, Câmpus Universitário - Aquenta Sol, Caixa Postal 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil

0000-0001-5276-2806

person FATIMA M.S. MOREIRA

schoolUniversidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Câmpus Universitário - Aquenta Sol, Caixa Postal 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil

0000-0003-0159-5811

Correspondence to: Fatima Maria de Souza Moreira E-mail: fmoreira@ufla.br

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Jessé Valentim dos Santos contributed to the installation and conduct of experiments in the field, collection and processing of soil samples and plants, laboratory and data analysis, and scientific writing. Paula Rose de Almeida Ribeiro contributed to the installation of experiments in the field, collection of plants, laboratory analysis, and scientific writing. Maria Angélica Barcelos Carneiro, Isaac Carvalho Soares, Ivan Vilela Andrade Fiorini, Leandro Lopes Cancellier, Adriano Delly Veiga contributed to the installation and conduct of experiments in the field, collection plants, and scientific writing. Professor Carlos Juliano Brant Albuquerque and Renzo Garcia Von Pinho contributed to the project idealization, installation and conduct of experiments in the field data analysis, and scientific writing. and Professor Fatima Maria de Souza Moreira contributed to the project coordination and idealization, laboratory and data analysis, and scientific writing.

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia Agrícola, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Biologia, Câmpus Universitário - Aquenta Sol, Caixa Postal 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Rua Acre, 1004, Umuarama, 38402-022 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Câmpus Universitário - Aquenta Sol, Caixa Postal 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil

Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Agricultura, Câmpus Universitário - Aquenta Sol, Caixa Postal 3037, 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária – Embrapa Cerrados, BR-020, Km 18, Planaltina, 73310-970 Brasília, DF, Brazil

Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais/EPAMIG, Unidade Experimental do Triângulo e Alto Paranaíba, BR 050, Km 63, Zona Rural Via Araguari, Caixa Postal 2248, 38402-019 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Avenida Universitária, 1000, Universitário, 39404-547 Montes Claros, MG, Brazil

Characteristic	Source of Variation	Lavras		Ijaci		Uberlândia
Characteristic	Source of Variation	2010/11	2011/12	2010/11	2011/12	2010/11
Plant height	Phosphorus (P)	**	**	**	**	NA
	PHC-506	ns	*	ns	**
	P x PHC-506	*	**	ns	*
	CV	10.15	6.92	6.45	4.93
Ear height	Phosphorus (P)	**	**	**	**	NA
	PHC-506	ns	ns	ns	**
	P x PHC-506	**	**	ns	**
	CV	8.28	10.40	8.75	6.91
100-grain weight (100GW)	Phosphorus (P)	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
	PHC-506	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
	P x PHC-506	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
	CV	8.28	10.40	8.75	6.91	8.36
Yield	Phosphorus (P)	**	**	**	**	**
	PHC-506	**	**	**	ns	ns
	P x PHC-506	**	**	*	ns	*
	CV	13.02	12.01	13.43	13.85	20.54

Characteristic	Source of Variation	Lavras			Ijaci			Uberlândia
Characteristic	Source of Variation	2010/11-1^a	2010/11-2^b	2011/12^b	2010/11-1^a	2010/11-2^b	2011/12^b	2010/11^b
MCR	Phosphorus (P)	**	**	**	**	**	**	ns
	PHC-506	**	**	**	**	**	ns	ns
	P x PHC-506	**	ns	**	**	ns	ns	ns
	CV	5.25	6.25	3.96	5.27	6.85	5.06	4.39

Phosphorus (P₂O₅) (kg ha^-1)^a	PHC-506 (g ha^-1)	Lavras			Ijaci			Uberlândia
Phosphorus (P₂O₅) (kg ha^-1)^a	PHC-506 (g ha^-1)	2010/11-1^b	2010/11-2^c	2011^c	2010/11-1^b	2010/11-2^c	2011^c	2010/11^b
----------------------------------------------------- % ------------------------------------------------------
0	0	59.5 c	68.9 a	77.0 a	58.8 c	69.6 a	74.0 a	68.6 a
	25	64.0 b	72.7 a	79.1 a	61.8 c	74.9 a	76.9 a	69.1 a
	50	68.1 b	73.4 a	78.5 a	70.3 b	76.4 a	77.5 a	66.9 a
	100	76.9 a	77.3 a	80.5 a	76.2 a	77.8 a	79.3 a	71.7 a
	Mean	67.1 A	73.3 A	78.8 A	66.8 A	74.6 A	76.9 A	69.1 A
70 or 50	0	64.5 b	68.7 b	64.4 b	60.2 b	68.6 b	68.1a	66.2 a
	25	63.0 b	67.0 b	64.8 b	62.7 b	68.8 b	68.4a	67.9 a
	50	67.4 a	73.1 a	75.6 a	67.0 a	75.6 a	70.3a	71.0 a
	100	71.6 a	75.8 a	79.1 a	71.6 a	76.2 a	72.6a	71.2 a
	Mean	66.6 A	71.1 A	71.0 B	65.4 A	72.3 A	70.0 B	69.1 A
140 or 100	0	56.8 a	64.9 a	59.5 a	56.1 a	61.5 a	66.5 a	66.1a
	25	56.6 a	66.4 a	60.2 a	57.5 a	60.8 a	66.7 a	67.5a
	50	54.6 a	66.9 a	56.5 a	54.3 a	64.0 a	67.7 a	67.7a
	100	57.1 a	66.6 a	58.5 a	54.9 a	63.0 a	64.0 a	66.8a
	Mean	56.3 B	66.2 B	58.7C	55.7 B	62.3 B	66.2 C	67.0 A

Phosphorus (P₂O₅) (kg ha^-1)^a	PHC-506	Lavras				Ijaci
Phosphorus (P₂O₅) (kg ha^-1)^a	PHC-506	2010/11		2011/12		2010/11		2011/12
------------------------------------------------ m ----------------------------------------------
0	0	1.80 a	1.52 c	0.86 a	0.64 a	1.60 a	1.63 b	0.85 a	0.88 b
	25	1.84 a	1.75 b	0.93 a	0.80 a	1.72 a	1.73 b	0.90 a	0.91 b
	50	2.02 a	1.91 a	1.03 a	0.85 a	1.77 a	1.70 b	0.96 a	0.93 b
	100	2.03 a	2.02 a	1.00 a	0.94 a	1.79 a	1.90 a	0.99 a	1.09 a
	Mean	1.92 B	1.80 C	0.96 B	0.81 B	1.72 B	1.74 B	0.92 B	0.95 C
70 or 50	0	2.24 a	2.10 a	1.19 a	1.05 a	1.90 a	1.91 a	1.04 a	1.08 a
	25	2.13 a	1.93 a	1.14 a	0.90 a	1.81 a	1.86 a	0.99 a	1.03 a
	50	2.25 a	2.14 a	1.23 a	1.01 a	1.84 a	1.92 a	1.00 a	1.12 a
	100	2.21 a	2.02 a	1.14 a	0.99 a	1.85 a	2.01 a	1.00 a	1.10 a
	Mean	2.20 A	2.05 B	1.18 A	0.99A	1.85 A	1.93 A	1.01 A	1.08 B
140 or 100	0	2.09 b	2.13 a	1.07 a	1.02 a	1.75 a	1.78 a	0.94 a	0.95 b
	25	2.55 a	2.22 a	1.22 a	1.13 a	1.88 a	1.97 a	1.05 a	1.11 a
	50	1.98 b	2.04 a	0.99 a	0.98 a	1.76 a	1.79 b	0.94 a	0.98 b
	100	2.23 a	2.22 a	1.17 a	1.07 a	1.87 a	1.92 a	1.04 a	1.06 a
	Mean	2.21 A	2.15 A	1.11 A	1.05 A	1.82 A	1.87 A	0.99 A	1.03 A

Phosphorus (P₂O₅) (kg ha^-1)^a	PHC-506	Lavras		Ijaci		Uberlândia
Phosphorus (P₂O₅) (kg ha^-1)^a	PHC-506	2010/11	2011/12	2010/11	2011/12	2010/11
------------------------------------------ g --------------------------------
0	0	27.8 a	29.1 a	28.8 a	29.2 a	17.7 a
	25	28.9a	28.4 a	27.0 a	28.1 a	17.8 a
	50	28.7a	32.0 a	29.7 a	28.4 a	15.7 a
	100	29.9a	30.2 a	29.0 a	28.4 a	17.0 a
	Mean	28.9A	29.9A	28.6A	28.5A	17.1A
70 or 50	0	29.5a	30.2 a	29.4 a	28.7 a	17.4 a
	25	30.4a	30.5 a	29.0 a	29.1 a	17.9 a
	50	29.0a	30.5 a	29.2 a	28.3 a	17.2 a
	100	29.3a	29.4 a	29.1 a	29.5 a	17.7 a
	Mean	29.4A	30.15A	29.2B	28.9A	17.6A
140 or 100	0	29.9a	29.8 a	28.4 a	27.6 a	18.8 a
	25	30.4a	31.0 a	29.4 a	28.2 a	18.3 a
	50	29.6a	28.6 a	28.7 a	28.3 a	17.3 a
	100	28.7a	29.5 a	29.1 a	28.5 a	17.6 a
	Mean	29.6A	29.7A	29.3A	28.2A	18A

Phosphorus (P₂O₅) (kg ha^-1)^a	PHC-506	Lavras		Ijaci		Uberlândia
Phosphorus (P₂O₅) (kg ha^-1)^a	PHC-506	2010/11	2011/12	2010/11	2011/12	2010/11
-------------------------------- kg ha^-1 ---------------------------------
0	0	3472b	4160c	4272b	6322b	3918b
	25	2869b	4554c	4443b	5567b	3778b
	50	5853a	7699a	5493a	6954a	5283a
	100	5354a	6573b	5647a	7590a	6462a
	Mean	4387C	5747B	4964B	6608B	4860B
70 or 50	0	7441a	7033a	5005a	7163a	6619a
	25	7934a	6328a	5271a	7468a	5612a
	50	7067a	6576a	5663a	7917a	5834a
	100	7098a	6326a	5551a	6497a	6915a
	Mean	7385A	6565A	5373B	7261A	6245A
140 or 100	0	5786a	6057b	5423b	7652a	8935a
	25	6579a	6403b	6248a	7957a	8438a
	50	4206b	5996b	5071b	7865a	9417a
	100	6913a	7435a	6745a	7741a	7224a
	Mean	5871B	6473A	5872A	7804A	8504A

[tfnI] **, *, and ^ns - significant at 1%, 5%, and not significant, respectively, by the Scott-Knott test; NA – parameter not evaluated. PHC-506 - commercial product (potassium salt of 7-hydroxy, 4’-methoxyisoflavone).

Formononetin accelerates mycorrhization and increases maize production at low phosphorus application rates

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