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M.P. Barbosa Filho1, G.H. Snyder2, A.S. Prabhu1, L.E. Datnoff1, G.H. Korndrfer3
nutrientes, principalmente por no ser con- Si reduziu a incidncia de brusone de 31% e a mancha parda de 15% a 32% em
siderado um elemento essencial s plan-
tas. Entretanto, numerosos autores no Ja- 17% a 31% e a mancha parda de relao ao tratamento que no recebeu si-
lcio (DATNOFF et al., 1990, 1991).
po, Coria, Taiwan e no Sul da Flrida, 15% a 32% em relao ao No Brasil, a cultura do arroz pode
nos Estados Unidos, tm demonstrado a im-
portncia do Si para as culturas do arroz e
tratamento que no recebeu silcio tambm responder adubao com Si de-
pendendo da sua disponibilidade no solo.
da cana-de-acar (IMAIZUMI & YOSHI-
Entretanto, para conhecer a necessidade de
DA, 1958; PARK et al., 1964, 1976; TAKI-
uma prtica como esta, preciso, inicialmente, desenvolver mto-
JIMA et al., 1970; LIAN, 1976; YOSHIDA et al., 1976, 1979;
dos eficientes de anlise de Si no solo, na planta e nos fertilizan-
SNYDER et al., 1986; DATNOFF et al., 1991, 1992; DEREN et
tes. Somente a partir do conhecimento das tcnicas de extrao de
al., 1992, 1994; MATICHENKOV et al., 1995).
Si e das relaes entre o Si no solo e na planta pode-se estabelecer
Mesmo no sendo essencial, do ponto de vista fisiolgico, um critrio para aplicao de fertilizante silicatado.
para o crescimento e o desenvolvimento das plantas (EPSTEIN,
Entre os mtodos estudados para avaliar o Si solvel no
1994), a sua absoro traz inmeros benefcios, principalmente
solo incluem-se os extratores cidos, como cido ctrico, actico e
ao arroz. Isto mostra a essencialidade agronmica deste elemento
acetato de amnio tamponado a pH 4,0. O Si extrado por estes
para um aumento e/ou produo sustentvel desta cultura.
mtodos, entretanto, nem sempre correlaciona-se com o Si absor-
Em geral, os produtos usados nequeles pases como fonte vido pelas plantas e, geralmente, subestima a necessidade de ferti-
de Si para o arroz so basicamente resduos obtidos das usinas de lizao. Reconhecendo este problema, NONAKA & TAKAHASHI
ao, no Japo, e da fabricao de fosfato triclcico, nos Estados (1988, 1990) desenvolveram um mtodo baseado no silicato sol-
Unidos, denominados genericamente de slags ou silicatos de vel em gua dos solos submersos atravs da incubao do solo.
clcio. Entretanto, h uma grande variao na composio e dis- Com este mtodo, o Si extrado do solo geralmente correlaciona-se
ponibilidade de Si desses slags para a cultura do arroz, depen- melhor com o Si absorvido pela planta de arroz. O mesmo aconte-
dendo, sobretudo, do processo industrial utilizado na fabricao ce quando se avalia o Si disponvel para as plantas em fertilizan-
do ao ou do fosfato. A disponibilidade de Si nestes materiais pode tes silicatados (slags). Para as condies brasileiras, estas infor-
variar, tambm, dependendo da relao Ca:Si e do tamanho de maes no so encontradas na literatura, havendo necessidade,
grnulos. portanto, de investigaes mais detalhadas.
No Japo, 25% da rea cultivada com arroz recebe, anual- Espera-se, ento, que, a partir dessas informaes bsicas,
mente, aplicaes de silicatos de clcio, que pode variar de 0,5 a e uma vez demonstrada a eficincia do Si em reduzir a incidncia
1,0 t, embora a quantidade recomendada seja de 1,5 a 2,0 t/ha. de doenas do arroz, a fertilizao com Si em combinao com
Alm do efeito do Si como elemento til para o arroz, ca- doses reduzidas de fungicidas possa constituir-se numa alternati-
paz de aumentar o rendimento da cultura, vrios pesquisadores va mais sustentvel do manejo de doenas no ecossistema de cer-
rado.
1
Pesquisador, EMBRAPA Arroz e Feijo, Caixa Postal 179, CEP 75375-000, Santo A IMPORTNCIA DO SILCIO COM RELAO S
2
Antnio de Gois-GO. E-mail: morel@cnpaf.embrapa.br
Professor, University of Florida, Everglades Research & Education Center, Belle
DOENAS DO ARROZ
Glade, FL. E-mail: ghs@gnv.ifas.ufl.udu
3
Professor Titular, Universidade Federal de Uberlndia, Caixa Postal 593, CEP 38400- O silcio, embora no faa parte da lista dos elementos es-
902, Uberlndia-MG. E-mail: gaspaeh@triang.com.br senciais, considerado elemento til para o crescimento e produ
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