Response of soybean to grains in no-till system no Paraguai

ABSTRACT The application of gypsum in areas under no-till system can influence the characteristics chemical properties of the soil profile and increase soybean productivity. This work was conducted in order to evaluate effect of gypsum in soybean productivity in an Argissolo and Latossolo in the Paraguai. The experiment was carried out in the municipalities of Minga Porá and Itakyry, using randomized block design with six treatments (0, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1600 kg ha‒1 of gypsum) and five replications were installed. Gypsum was applied to the surface in September 2014. Two soybean crops (2014/2015 and 2015/2016) were evaluated. Samples of leaf tissue and grains were collected for determination of P, K, Ca, Mg and S contents. A mass of 1000 grains, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per plant, number and grain yield per pods were evaluated. Soil samples were collected in both locations of layers of 0‒10, 10‒20 and 20‒40 cm, for determination contents of S, K, Ca and Mg available, bases saturation and Al saturation. The grain yield components, the Ca, Mg, S, P and K contents in the soybean grain and leaf were not influenced by the gypsum. The grain yield had no relation to the available S, Ca, Mg and K contents in the soil in the 0‒10, 10‒20 and 20‒40 cm soil layers.