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Incidência da cercosporiose na fase vegetativa de cafeeiro cultivado em solo submetido a manejo sustentável
The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of different soil coverings, fertilizer types, and soil conditioners on the incidence and severity of brown eye spot (Cercospora coffeicola) in coffee (Coffea arabica) during the vegetative stage. The experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design, in a 3×2×5 factorial arrangement (soil coverings × fertilizer types × soil conditioners) in subdivided plots, with three replicates. Comparisons were made among: three soil covering (plastic film, Urochloa decumbens, and no covering) in the plots; two fertililizer types (conventional and controlled release) in the sub-plots; and four soil conditioners (coffee husk, agricultural gypsum, water retention polymer, and organic compound), as well as the control, in the sub-sub-plots. The area under the progress curve for disease incidence and severity showed the lowest mean without soil covering, whereas that for number of leaves was greater with the use of the controlled-release fertilizer. The plastic film provided a greater soil moisture and a lower soil resistance penetration. The chemical composition of the organic compound reduced coffee plants growth. Soil covering with plastic film or U. decumbens favors the high incidence of brown eye spot; however, it provides a greater soil moisture and, therefore, improves the growth of coffee plants in the vegetative stage.O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a influência de diferentes coberturas de solo, tipos de fertilizantes e condicionadores de solo sobre a incidência e a severidade da cercosporiose (Cercospora coffeicola) em cafeeiro (Coffea arabica), em estádio vegetativo. O experimento foi realizado em delineamento de blocos ao acaso, em arranjo fatorial 3×2×5 (coberturas de solo × tipos de fertilizantes × condicionadores de solo) em parcelas subsubdivididas, com três repetições. Foram feitas comparações entre: três coberturas de solo (filme plástico, Urochloa decumbens e sem cobertura) nas parcelas; dois tipos de fertilizante (convencional e liberação controlada) nas subparcelas; e quatro condicionadores de solo (casca de café, gesso agrícola, polímero hidrorretentor e composto orgânico), bem como o controle, nas subsubparcelas. A área abaixo da curva de progresso da incidência e da severidade da doença mostrou as menores médias sem cobertura do solo, enquanto a do número de folhas foi maior com o uso do fertilizante de liberação controlada. O filme plástico proporcionou maior umidade do solo e menor resistência à penetração do solo. A composição química do composto orgânico reduziu ocrescimento do cafeeiro. A cobertura do solo com filme plástico ou com U. decumbens favorece a alta incidência da cercosporiose; no entanto, proporciona maior umidade do solo e, consequentemente, melhora o crescimento do cafeeiro na fase vegetativa
Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone
As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved