Plant growth-promoting actinobacteria: a new strategy for enhancing sustainable production and protection of grain legumes

Grain legumes are a cost-effective alternative for the animal protein in improving the diets of the poor in South-East Asia and Africa. Legumes, through symbiotic nitrogen fixation, meet a major part of their own N demand and partially benefit the following crops of the system by enriching soil. In realization of this sustainability advantage and to promote pulse production, United Nations had declared 2016 as the “International Year of pulses”. Grain legumes are frequently subjected to both abiotic and biotic stresses resulting in severe yield losses. Global yields of legumes have been stagnant for the past five decades in spite of adopting various conventional and molecular breeding approaches. Furthermore, the increasing costs and negative effects of pesticides and fertilizers for crop production necessitate the use of biological options of crop production and protection. The use of plant growth-promoting (PGP) bacteria for improving soil and plant health has become one of the attractive strategies for developing sustainable agricultural systems due to their eco-friendliness, low production cost and minimizing consumption of non-renewable resources. This review emphasizes on how the PGP actinobacteria and their metabolites can be used effectively in enhancing the yield and controlling the pests and pathogens of grain legumes

Prevenção de câncer de mama em mulheres idosas: uma revisão La prevención de cáncer de mama en mujeres ancianas: una revisión Prevention of breast cancer in elderly women: a review

Trata-se de um estudo de revisão bibliográfica nacional, que objetivou refletir sobre a prevenção do câncer de mama em idosas. Esta curiosidade surgiu a partir da constatação da transição demográfica brasileira e da evidente feminização da velhice, o que impõe demandas assistênciais específicas e integrais para este segmento populacional. Ressalta-se a necessidade de ampliar o conhecimento a cerca da problemática, bem como a superação do negligenciamento na prevenção desta patologia, especialmente na velhice. Focalizaram-se dois tópicos reflexivos: Envelhecimento Feminino, Saúde e Gênero e Lacuna na integralidade da assistência à mulher idosa: conscientizar para libertar. Espera-se com esta reflexão possa subsidiar melhorias na assistência, favorecer a inclusão desta temática no ensino e estimular novas investigações.<br>Se trata de una revisión bibliografica nacional que tuvo por objeto reflexionar sobre la prevención de cáncer de mama en las mujeres ancianas. Esta curiosidad surgió de la observación de la transición demográfica brasileña y del evidente feminización de la vejez, que impone demandas específicas e integrales para la ayuda a este grupo de población. Se insiste en la necesidad de ampliar el conocimiento sobre el problema, así como la superación de la negligencia en la prevención de esta enfermedad, especialmente en la vejez. Se centró dos temas de reflexión: El envejecimiento de Mujeres, Salud y Género y la Brecha de la exhaustividad de la asistencia a la mujer mayor: poner en libertad a la conciencia. Se espera con esta reflexión subvencionar la mejora de la asistencia, promover la inclusión de esta cuestión en la educación y estimular nuevas investigaciones.<br>This is a national literature review that aimed to reflect on the prevention of breast cancer in the elderly woman. This curiosity arose from the observation of demographic transition and of course Brazilian feminisation of old age, which imposes specific demands assists and integrals for this population segment. It is emphasized the need to extend the knowledge about the problem, as well as overcoming the negligence in the prevention of this disease, especially in old age. Focused are two topics reflective: Aging Women, Health and Gender Gap and the completeness of assistance to the elderly woman: awareness to release. It is expected with this reflection subsidize quality improvement of the assistance, promote the inclusion of this issue in education and stimulate new research

Effects of rhizobacterial inoculation of a preceding oat crop on alfalfa (medicago sativa L.) yield

The aim of this study was to test if oats (Avena sativa L.) inoculated with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) could promote growth of alfalfa, Medicago sativa L. as a subsequent crop. A pot experiment was carried out with unsterilized soil under greenhouse conditions. Oat plants were inoculated with strains belonging to Sinorhizobium meliloti, Azotobacter spp., Pseudomonas sp. as well as Enterobacter sp. and Bacillus megaterium. The experiment was conducted as a completely randomized design with eight inoculated treatments and three replicates in each treatment. Inoculated treatments were compared with an uninoculated control treatment. Results indicated that the growth of alfalfa plants was improved by oat inoculation with B. megaterium strain SNj and Azotobacter sp. A1, as well as with a mixture of all strains included in this study. Shoot dry weight of alfalfa was increased by up to 20 % in inoculated treatments compared to the uninoculated control, but the increase varied between strains. The nitrogen content were higher in alfalfa plants exposed to strains B. megaterium SNj (18 %) and Azotobacter sp. A1 (15 %). Results showed that the beneficial effects of inoculation of oat plants on yield and N-assimilation in alfalfa were specific to certain rhizobacteria

Planejamento familiar de mulheres com transtorno mental: o que profissionais do CAPS têm a dizer

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar demandas de planejamento familiar que chegam ao Centro de Atendimento Psicossocial (CAPS) e investigar contribuições desse serviço para as mulheres portadoras de transtorno mental. Trata-se de estudo qualitativo, realizado com oito profissionais de um CAPS de Fortaleza-CE. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de entrevista, sendo utilizada para análise a técnica de conteúdo. As demandas detectadas foram: solicitação de informações pelos familiares para lidar com paciente sexualmente ativo; pacientes suscetíveis à violência sexual e gravidez; mulheres com depressão, em uso de carbonato de lítio. As contribuições: necessidade de rede integrada (atenção básica/CAPS), com profissionais conhecedores das particularidades do planejamento familiar dessas mulheres - parte defende atendimento na atenção básica, parte, atendimento no CAPS, destacando-se o matriciamento como estratégia a corresponsabilizar os dois polos, evitando encaminhamentos desnecessários aos CAPS, pelo fortalecimento da resolubilidade dos casos na atenção básica