https://periodicos.cerradopub.com.br/cerrado/issue/feed Cerrado: Agricultural and Biological Research 2025-09-01T00:00:00-03:00 Antonio Carlos Pereira de Menezes Filho antonio.filho@cerradopub.com.br Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Cerrado: Agricultural and Biological Research - ISSN 2966-0092</strong> (the abbreviated title is <em>Cerrado: Agr. and Biol. Res.</em>) is a multidisciplinary open access scientific journal published by the <a title="Cerrado Publishing" href="https://periodicos.cerradopub.com.br/cerrado/about/contact">Cerrado Publishing</a>, and is intended for the dissemination of original, unpublished technical-scientific works and scientific research in the areas of agrarian and biological sciences.</p> <p><strong>Open Access</strong> is free for readers, with <a title="Article Processing Charge (APC)" href="https://periodicos.cerradopub.com.br/cerrado/about/submissions">Article Processing Charge (APC)</a> paid by authors or their institutions.</p> <p> </p> https://periodicos.cerradopub.com.br/cerrado/article/view/763 Responses of sunflower biomass subjected to different water replacements and NPK sources 2025-06-23T22:02:21-03:00 Rafael Borges de Assis rafaassis238@gmail.com Fernando Rodrigues Cabral Filho rafaassis238@gmail.com Matheus Vinícius Abadia Ventura matheusvinicius10@hotmail.com Gustavo Quereza de Freitas rafaassis238@gmail.comb Marconi Batista Teixeira rafaassis238@gmail.com Nelmício Furtado da Silva rafaassis238@gmail.com Fernando Nobre Cunha rafaassis238@gmail.com Christiano Lima Lobo de Andrade rafaassis238@gmail.com <p>Sunflower is an important agricultural crop with high water demand for optimal development. This study aimed to evaluate the physiological responses of sunflower plants subjected to different irrigation levels and NPK fertilizer sources under protected conditions. The experiment was conducted in pots placed in a greenhouse, with controlled water deficit via lysimeters and application of various doses of NPK fertilizers, in both mineral and organomineral forms. The variables analyzed were fresh mass, dry mass, and water content of the floral capitulum. Results showed that irrigation levels between 103% and 125% led to greater accumulation of dry matter in the leaves and stems. In contrast, increasing NPK doses reduced leaf and stem dry mass, possibly due to toxic effects at doses exceeding crop recommendations. Organomineral fertilization demonstrated a positive effect on the development of leaf and stem biomass. Further studies are recommended to explore the use of alternative natural fertilization strategies in sunflower cultivation. &nbsp;</p> 2025-06-23T00:00:00-03:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Rafael Borges de Assis, Fernando Rodrigues Cabral Filho, Matheus Vinícius Abadia Ventura, Gustavo Quereza de Freitas, Marconi Batista Teixeira, Nelmício Furtado da Silva, Fernando Nobre Cunha, Christiano Lima Lobo de Andrade https://periodicos.cerradopub.com.br/cerrado/article/view/764 Morphological and nutritional performance of maize (Zea mays L.) inoculated with phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms 2025-06-24T15:53:15-03:00 Monique Hellen Ananias Vital antonio.menezes@braseducacional.com.br Thacylla Alves Fernandes antonio.menezes@braseducacional.com.br Matheus Vinicius Abadia Ventura matheusvinicius10@hotmail.com Antonio Carlos Pereira de Menezes Filho antonio.menezes@braseducacional.com.br <p>The use of microbial inoculants presents potential benefits for the development of crops. This study aimed to evaluate different phosphate-solubilizing inoculants on the early development of maize. The trials were conducted in pots under experimental conditions, with seeds inoculated using fungal and bacterial microbial suspensions. Morphological parameters such as root and shoot length, fresh and dry biomass of roots and shoots, and bioaccumulated phosphorus (P) content were determined up to the V8 growth stage. The solutions containing phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms showed potential to enhance plant development, fresh and dry biomass accumulation, and bioaccumulated phosphorus (P) content, especially the fungal inoculant <em>Scleroderma citrinum</em>, a microorganism of emerging agricultural interest.</p> 2025-06-24T00:00:00-03:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Monique Hellen Ananias Vital, Thacylla Alves Fernandes, Matheus Vinicius Abadia Ventura, Antonio Carlos Pereira de Menezes Filho