Variabilidade genética em cultivares de soja e eficiência do potássio sobre os teores de óleo e proteína visando à produção de biocombustível

Abstract

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merril) is the principal source of oil for the production of biodiesel and protein for animal feed. However, the chemical composition of seeds and grain yield may be affected by the availability of nutrients to the plant, particularly potassium. Given this, the objective was to study the genetic diversity and potassium use efficiency in soybean cultivars for the levels of oil and protein, aimed at producing biofuel. Thus, in the agricultural year 2013/14, were performed four soybean cultivars competition trials in Palmas - TO, which were distributed in two growing seasons, whose cultivars were conducted under high and low potassium (40kg of K2O ha-1 and 200 kg de K2O.ha-1, respectively – 88,18 lb of K2O ha-1 and 440,92 lb of K2O.ha-1, respectively). The experimental design used in the trials was randomized blocks with seven treatments and three replications. The treatments consisted of cultivars M9144RR, BRS33871RR (Sambaíba), TMG1288RR, BRS333RR, P98Y70RR, TMG 1180RR and M8766RR. Was determined the efficiency of the use of potassium by crops, through the methodology adapted from Fischer (1983) and the genetic divergence by multivariate procedures: Mahalanobis distance and clustering method optimization Tocher. In the study of genetic diversity, each test represented a distinct variable in the multivariate model. The M8766RR and BRS333RR cultivars are promising for biodiesel production and efficient use of potassium. Cultivar P98Y70 is indicated for protein production and efficient in the use of available potassium in the soil. Hybridizations M8766RR x TMG1180RR and M8766RR x TMG1180RR are promising for oil content, and P98Y70 x TMG1180RR for protein content.