Funções de transição para uso em modelagem.

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Interpretacao da curva de crescimento de Gompertz.

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Methodology and software for georeferencing vineyards.

An agricultural registry is a collection of information about production area and yield of agricultural properties in a region or designated area. It allows to measure agricultural production and its spatial distribution, characterize rural structure, facilitate inspection and development of agricultural policies, optimize distribution of agricultural credit, estimate crop yield and generate research data. A key component for a quality registry is accurate measurement of areas and their geographical position, through georeferencing, to allow integration with other spatial information. The Vineyard Registry of Rio Grande do Sul is one of the most complete agricultural registries in Brazil. It has been carried out in all grape producing properties in the state since 1995, and its georeferencing began in 2005, with the objective of accurately map vineyards. Embrapa has developed a methodology to accelerate georeferencing, by simplifying the field mapping process. One of the central points of this methodology was the development of a software called MapaGPS to organize and classify measured points in the field. Recently, this software has been improved, with the incorporation of features, such as transformation between coordinate systems, conversion between files of different formats, and more control over generated charts. The georeferencing experience of the Vineyard Registry of Rio Grande do Sul may be used throughout Brazil and other countries. The software is available under a free license, and there are no restrictions to adopting the methodology. This document aims to disclose details of this methodology and how it may be used to facilitate zoning projects worldwide.Também publicado em: CONGRESSO MUNDIAL DA VINHA E DO VINHO, 39., 2016, Bento Gonçalves, RS

Effect of dithiocarbamate thiram on Wistar rat growth plate and articular cartilage

Avaliou-se o efeito do tirame, ditiocarbamato largamente utilizado na agricultura como antifúngico e repelente de roedores, na ossificação endocondral de mamíferos, usando, como modelo, ratos Wistar. Não foram observadas lesões na cartilagem articular, nem nas placas de crescimento, o que pode ser atribuído à dose utilizada e à duração do ensaio. A diminuição da altura da placa de crescimento nos animais aos quais foi administrado o tirame parece traduzir o atraso verificado no crescimento em geral, e não um efeito específico na cartilagem, uma vez que as diferentes zonas da placa epifisária mantiveram as proporções dos animais do grupo-controle. Embora não tenham sido verificados, no presente trabalho, os efeitos registrados para outras espécies nos tecidos cartilaginosos, sugere-se a avaliação dos efeitos crónicos do tirame no crescimento e no desenvolvimento dos ossos longos em mamíferos

The international Internet site of the geoviticulture MCC system.

The ?Geoviticulture Multicriteria Climatic Classification (MCC) System? was developed to characterize the climate of the wine producing regions of the world. It is a method which determines three climatic indexes and uses them to classify a location. A worldwide database of these indexes in wine producing regions was created using this methodology and the System was made available as a web site (http://www.cnpuv.embrapa.br/ccm). The site presents general information about the Geoviticulture MCC System, describes the methodology, allows searches in the database and the calculation of climatic indexes. Searches may be worldwide or limited to a specific country, and search criteria allow limiting the class for each of the three indexes. Search results are presented as a table specifying location, index values, index classes and the source of the data used. In order to make it easier to visually identify locations with similar climate, an orthogonal color scheme was used for the three indexes. In tropical regions, where grapes may be harvested year-round, a separate index was included for each month of potential harvest. The site includes a reference list and, in some cases, PDF files with the complete papers. The site will be constantly updated as new data becomes available for insertion in the database. The web site is currently available in Portuguese, French and English, and its intention is to make the data available for whichever purpose users may need it

Modelo matemático para curvas de produção de ovos.

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Estimador da produção de ovos.

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Uso da temperatura para cálculo do índice de seca de regiões produtoras de uva.

O Sistema de Classificação Climática Multicritérios Geovitícola (CCM), empregado na caracterização climática de regiões produtoras de uvas, é composto pelos índices Heliotérmico (IH), de Frio Noturno (IF) e de Seca (IS) sendo que este se baseia no balanço hídrico potencial do solo. Para se calcular os valores de IS, são necessários dados da precipitação pluvial e da evapotranspiração potencial (ETP), estimados pelo método-padrão de Penman-Monteith. Nem todas as regiões vitícolas, no entanto, apresentam as variáveis meteorológicas necessárias para o uso desse método. Daí a importância de métodos que permitem estimar a ETP com base apenas em dados da temperatura do ar, como o de Hargreaves. No presente trabalho, foram comparados os Índices de Seca calculados com base nos valores de ETP estimados, empregando-se os métodos de Penman-Monteith e Hargreaves, para diferentes regiões vitícolas do mundo. Foram utilizados dados climáticos de 83 estações meteorológicas, representativas de regiões vitícolas localizadas em 18 países. A equação de Hargreaves obteve um desempenho classificado como muito bom, podendo ser adotada no sistema CCM, quando não se dispõe de dados para o uso do método de Penman-Monteith

Virulência de amostras de Mycoplasma synoviae isoladas no Brasil.

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Kidney histological alterations and metallothionein and heat shock protein expression in Wistar rats after fungicide thiram exposure

The histological alterations and the expression of metallothionein (MTs) and heat shock protein (Hsp70) in the kidney of Wistar rats after thiram fungicide exposure were evaluated. Animals were distributed into three groups: standard diet group, standard diet + corn oil group and thiram group. Significant differences were found (P<0,05) in the evolution of body weight between rats in the thiram group and those in the control and corn oil groups, and no histological lesions were evident in the animals’ kidneys. Differences were found among animals in the group exposed to thiram and the control and oil groups regarding histomorphometric characteristics of the renal corpuscle – except for the proportion in the area of Bowman’s capsule: glomerulus area – and regarding the height of the epitelium in the distal tubules. In rats exposed to thiram, a positive moderate to strong immunoexpression was observed for MTs, in the cortical convulated tubules decreasing the cortex towards the medulla, and a strong immunoexpression for Hsp70 in the cortex and medulla areas, in the glomerulus and convulated tubules. The results suggest that thiram may have chronic toxicity in mammals affecting their growth, and that the expression of MTs and Hsp70, a probable cellular adaptive response to the oxidative stress caused by thiram, may be used as a biomarker of exposure to this chemical. Keywords: rat, kidney, thiram, histology, metallothioneins, heat shock proteins (Hsp70