https://periodicos.cerradopub.com.br/cerrado <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, and is intended for the dissemination of original, unpublished technical-scientific works and scientific research in the areas of agrarian and biological sciences.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> en-US <p>Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:</p> <p>1) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.</p> <p>2) Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.</p> <p>3) Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.</p> antonio.filho@cerradopub.com.br (Antonio Carlos Pereira de Menezes Filho) matheus.ventura@cerradopub.com.br (Matheus Vinicius Abadia Ventura) Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0300 OJS 3.3.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://periodicos.cerradopub.com.br/cerrado/article/view/763 <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> 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 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://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://periodicos.cerradopub.com.br/cerrado/article/view/763 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0300 https://periodicos.cerradopub.com.br/cerrado/article/view/764 <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> Monique Hellen Ananias Vital, Thacylla Alves Fernandes, Matheus Vinicius Abadia Ventura, Antonio Carlos Pereira de Menezes Filho Copyright (c) 2025 Monique Hellen Ananias Vital, Thacylla Alves Fernandes, Matheus Vinicius Abadia Ventura, Antonio Carlos Pereira de Menezes Filho https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://periodicos.cerradopub.com.br/cerrado/article/view/764 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0300