ABSTRACT Sugarcane is considered as one of the prominent agricultural crops in Brazil, with Goiás being the second largest national producer. During the processing of sugarcane, waste is generated, and one of these is vinasse. The objective of this study was to evaluate the biometric and technological performances of two varieties of sugarcane for different depths and vinasse parceling. Experiments were conducted at Fazenda Boa Sorte, located in the municipality of Carmo do Rio Verde-GO. A randomized block design was used with a subdivided plot containing two varieties of sugarcane (RB 86-7515 and SP 80-1816) and each subplot having three management types for the application of vinasse (M1 20-20 mm, M2 40-0 mm, and M3 30-30 mm) and four repetitions. The applications were performed in the months of May and June (dry period). The variables analyzed were the plant height, number of photosynthetically active green leaves, stem diameter, leaf area, stalk productivity, soluble solids content, broth pol, apparent sucrose content, fiber content, total reducing sugars, and reducing sugars. Analysis of variance was performed on the results obtained using the F test; subsequently, for the significant data, the test of means was performed. The SP 80-1816 variety showed superiority for both the biometric and technological variables. The ethanol yield and total recoverable sugar content were higher for the SP 80-1816 variety, with no difference between the vinasse application management. The vinasse application installment did not show viability. | RESUMO A cana-de-açúcar é considerada uma das culturas agrícolas de maior destaque no Brasil, sendo o Goiás o segundo maior produtor nacional. Durante o processo de beneficiamento da cana-de-açúcar são gerados resíduos e um deles é a vinhaça. Objetivou-se avaliar o desempenho biométrico e tecnológico de duas variedades de cana-de-açúcar, sob aplicação de diferentes lâminas e parcelamento de vinhaça. O experimento foi conduzido na Fazenda Boa Sorte, localizada no município de Carmo do Rio Verde - GO. Foi utilizado o delineamento experimental de blocos casualizados, com parcela subdividida, sendo as parcelas duas variedades de cana-de-açúcar (RB 86-7515 e SP 80-1816) e as subparcelas três manejos da aplicação de vinhaça (M1 2020 mm, M2 40-0 mm e M3 30-30 mm), com quatro repetições. As aplicações ocorreram nos meses de maio e junho (período seco). As variáveis analisadas foram altura de planta, número de folhas verdes fotosinteticamente ativas, diâmetro do colmo, área foliar, produtividade de colmos, teor de sólidos solúveis, Pol do caldo, teor de sacarose aparente, teor de fibra, açúcares redutores totais, açúcares redutores. Para os resultados encontrados foi feita análise de variância pelo teste F e, posteriormente, para os dados significativos, foi feito o teste de média. A variedade SP80 - 1816 mostrou superioridade tanto para as variáveis biométricas, quanto para as variáveis tecnológicas. O rendimento de etanol e o teor de açúcares totais recuperáveis foram superiores para a variedade SP80 - 1816, não havendo diferença entre os manejos de aplicação de vinhaça. O parcelamento da aplicação de vinhaça não mostrou viabilidade.

ABSTRACT Melon is a vegetable of great socioeconomic importance, and its cultivation is carried out under different production systems. The protected cultivation of melon can be carried out in coconut shell fiber, which is a substrate widely used in olericulture, but little information is available regarding its continuous use in more than one cultivation cycle. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the performance of muskmelon hybrids as a function of the reuse of coconut shell fiber with fertigation in a protected environment. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse from March to July 2008 and designed in randomized blocks in a 2×3 factorial arrangement, with four replications. The factors consisted of two hybrids (‘Bonus 2’ and ‘Fantasy’) and three types of substrate (S1: new coconut shell fiber; S2: coconut shell fiber reused once in sweet pepper cultivation; and S3: coconut shell fiber reused twice, i.e., first in sweet pepper cultivation and then in melon cultivation). Transverse and longitudinal fruit diameter, fruit shape index, transverse and longitudinal locule diameter, locule shape index, peduncle insertion diameter, mesocarp thickness, firmness, skin netting, fresh mass, soluble solids, titratable acidity, pH, and yield were evaluated after harvest. Reusing twice the coconut shell fiber as a substrate did not affect the agronomic and physicochemical characteristics of the hybrids Bonus 2 and Fantasy.