Poder de discriminação de genótipos e representatividade de locais utilizados na avaliação de arroz de terras altas.

Neste trabalho foram utilizados dados do caráter produção de grãos provenientes de dezoito ensaios de Valor de Cultivo e Uso, conduzidos pelo programa de melhoramento de arroz de terras altas da Embrapa Arroz e Feijão, período-safra 2009/10. O objetivo foi identificar o local de teste que apresente, simultaneamente, maior poder de discriminação dos genótipos para esse caráter e represente mais adequadamente os demais locais de avaliação.Pôster - pós-graduação

Prognostic and therapeutic significance of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 as tumor marker in patients with pancreatic cancer

In pancreatic cancer ( PC) accurate determination of treatment response by imaging often remains difficult. Various efforts have been undertaken to investigate new factors which may serve as more appropriate surrogate parameters of treatment efficacy. This review focuses on the role of carbohydrate antigen 19- 9 ( CA 19- 9) as a prognostic tumor marker in PC and summarizes its contribution to monitoring treatment efficacy. We undertook a Medline/ PubMed literature search to identify relevant trials that had analyzed the prognostic impact of CA 19- 9 in patients treated with surgery, chemoradiotherapy and chemotherapy for PC. Additionally, relevant abstract publications from scientific meetings were included. In advanced PC, pretreatment CA 19- 9 levels have a prognostic impact regarding overall survival. Also a CA 19- 9 decline under chemotherapy can provide prognostic information for median survival. A 20% reduction of CA 19- 9 baseline levels within the first 8 weeks of chemotherapy appears to be sufficient to define a prognostic relevant subgroup of patients ('CA 19- 9 responder'). It still remains to be defined whether the CA 19- 9 response is a more reliable method for evaluating treatment efficacy compared to conventional imaging. Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel

Zoneamento de riscos climáticos para a consorciação feijão e milho no Estado do Mato Grosso.

Esse estudo teve a finalidade de subsidiar um zoneamento de risco climático para o sistema de cultivo consorciado feijão e milho.bitstream/CNPAF-2010/29717/1/comt-178.pd

Zoneamento agroclimático para a consorciação arroz e braquiária no Estado de Goiás.

O objetivo desse trabalho foi determinar as áreas e períodos mais apropriados para a consorciação de arroz com braquiária em Goiás.bitstream/item/58176/1/comunicadotecnico-168.pd

Yield and morphophysiological indices of irrigated rice genotypes in contrasting ecosystems.

Rice phenology and development are events controlled by environmental and genetic factors, and the yield potential of the crop is defined by their interaction. This study aimed at analyzing the performance of irrigated rice genotypes in contrasting ecosystems and their effects on morphophysiological characteristics. Two ecosystems (tropical and subtropical) were analyzed, as well as cultivars recommended for tropical (BRS Catiana and BRS Jaçanã) and subtropical (BRS Pampa, BRS 7 Taim and IRGA 424) regions. The experiments were arranged in a complete randomized block design, with four replicates, being the factors the genotypes, sowing times and sites. The phenological development, biomass dynamics, radiation use efficiency and grain yield were evaluated. The accumulated degree-days demand for flowering decreased faster in the tropical ecosystem than in the subtropical ecosystem for late sowing. The radiation use efficiency values were similar in the subtropical ecosystem and yield was high for all sowing dates. On the other hand, the tropical ecosystem showed a high variation for radiation use efficiency values and yield. The higher accumulation of degree-days and solar radiation during the reproductive and grain-filling phases contributed to increase yield in both ecosystems