RESUMO O experimento foi realizado em casa de vegetação na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, em Cuiabá/MT no período de março a maio de 2012 com o objetivo de avaliar o crescimento de plantas de milho e o teor de micronutrientes em doses de níquel com e sem calagem. O delineamento foi o de blocos casualizados, em um arranjo fatorial 2 x 5 com quatro repetições, totalizando 40 parcelas, sendo: com e sem calagem e cinco doses de níquel, em um Latossolo Vermelho Amarelo de textura argilosa. A calagem e a aplicação de níquel interferiram no crescimento das plantas de milho. Foi registrada a redução do desenvolvimento das plantas com o aumento das doses de níquel sem a calagem. Tanto a calagem quanto a aplicação de doses de níquel alteraram os teores de micronutrientes nas plantas de milho, independente da parte da planta avaliada. O níquel exerceu ação antagônica com manganês e zinco e sinérgica com o cobre e ferro. | ABSTRACT The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse located at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiaba-MT, from March to May 2012. The objective was to assess the effects of different rates of nickel application with and without liming on maize growth and micronutrient levels. The study was a randomized block design in a 2 x 5 factorial arrangement with four replicates, for a total of 40 plots, including with and without liming and five rates of nickel application, on a clayey Red Yellow Latosol (Oxisol, USDA classification and Ferralsol, FAO classification). Both lime and nickel applications influenced plant growth, reducing plant development with increased nickel application without liming. It was also observed that both lime and nickel applications altered micronutrient levels in the maize plants, independent of which part of the plant was evaluated. Nickel played an antagonistic role with manganese and zinc and a synergistic role with copper and iron.

ABSTRACT Iron and zinc deficiency is one of the main problems affecting vulnerable populations in the Colombian Caribbean, thereby generating malnutrition from the consumption of foods with low content of essential minerals. The objective of this study was to evaluate the genotype-environment interaction for iron and zinc accumulation in grains in 10 cowpea bean genotypes by additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model and to select the most stable ones to stimulate their planting or as parents in the genetic improvement program. Nine promising lines and a commercial control were evaluated using the randomized complete block design with 10 treatments and four replications in 10 environments of the northern Colombia in the second semester of 2017 and first of 2018. The adaptability and stability analysis was done using AMMI model. The results showed highly significant differences at the level of environments, genotypes, and genotype-environment interaction for iron and zinc, demostrating a differential adaptability of genotypes in the test environments. Genotypes 2 and 3 expressed greater adaptability and stability for iron contents in the seed; while genotype 1, recorded it for zinc contents. These three genotypes outperformed the commercial control and, therefore, can be recommended for planting or be used as parents in the genetic improvement program.