Essential oils of Cunila galioides and Origanum majorana as anesthetics for Rhamdia quelen: efficacy and effects on ventilation and ionoregulation

ABSTRACT This study evaluated anesthetic efficacy and possible effects of the essential oils (EOs) of Cunila galioides (EOC) and Origanum majorana (EOO) on ventilatory rate (VR) and ionoregulation in Rhamdia quelen. In the anesthesia assessments, 50, 100, 200 and 300 μL L-1 EOC and 50, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 μL L-1 EOO were tested, and time for induction to sedation and anesthesia stages, as well as recovery, were taken. A second trial employed lower concentrations of both EOs, 10, 25, 50 and 100 μL L-1, in order to verify VR and Na+, K+ and Cl- whole body net fluxes. Sedation was achieved with both oils at 100 µL L-1, and anesthesia at ≥ 200 µL L-1. There was no significant difference between control and EO-treated groups regarding VR, but all fish subjected to 100 µL L-1 EOC died within 2 h of exposure. Overall, ionic loss declined in the presence of the EOs. The EOC at 200 - 300 μL L-1 and EOO at 400 - 500 μL L-1 present the potential to promote fast anesthesia in R. quelen

Soil flood tolerance of seven genotypes of Panicum maximum Jacq.

The soil flood tolerance of seven genotypes of Panicum maximum Jacq. (PM11, PM34, PM40 and PM45, and the commercial cultivars Massai, Mombaça and Tanzânia) was evaluated in plants subjected to two conditions: flooded and not flooded, during a period of 14 days. Flooding significantly decreased the total and above ground biomass of PM40 and PM45. For cultivar Tanzânia, flooding decreased these two variables and also root biomass. The root, total and above ground relative growth rates were significantly reduced by flooding in cultivar Tanzânia, while in PM45 only the above ground relative growth rate was reduced. Cultivar Tanzânia showed significant differences for all variables analyzed, thus was not flood tolerant, as well as PM40 and PM45. It could be concluded that Massai, PM34, Mombaça and PM11 were the most flood tolerant genotypes.<br>Avaliou-se a tolerância ao alagamento do solo em sete genótipos de Panicum maximum Jacq. As plantas foram submetidas a duas condições: alagado e não alagado, avaliadas por um período de 14 dias. O alagamento reduziu a produção de biomassa seca da parte aérea e total (para PM40, PM45, p < 5%). Para a cv. Tanzânia (p < 1%), além destas variáveis, reduziu a biomassa da raiz. Quanto à taxa de crescimento relativo total sob alagamento em relação à testemunha foi significativa apenas para PM45 (p < 5%), na parte aérea e para a cv. Tanzânia (p < 1%) na taxa de crescimento relativo da raiz, parte aérea e total; a cv. Tanzânia apresentou diferenças significativas em todas as variáveis analisadas, não sendo tolerante ao alagamento, assim como PM40 e PM45; Massai, Mombaça, PM11 e PM34 são tolerantes ao alagamento, sendo que o mais tolerante foi a cv. Massai