73 research outputs found

    Resposta do girassol a doses de nitrogênio

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    The sunflower is an oilseed species, rustic, cultivated in different agroecosystems. The responses of cultivars to nitrogen fertilization vary according to the cultivar and environment. Therefore, this research aimed to evaluate the response of biometric characters of sunflower cv. Embrapa 122-V2000 under N doses. The experiment was carried out in a randomized block design with five treatments (0, 40, 80, 120 and 160 kg N ha-1) and four blocks. All characters were influenced (p<0.05) by N doses, fitting to the quadratic model. The maximum values of plant height (1.68 m), stem diameter (22.71 mm), leaf area (423.41 cm2), capitulum diameter (15.22 cm), dry biomass yield (6,075.13 kg DM ha-1) and grains (2,982.89 kg ha-1), N use efficiency from biomass (80.3 kg kg-1) and grains (43.27 kg kg-1) close to 90 kg N ha-1, this dose being recommended for the edaphoclimatic conditions of the Agreste Meridional Region of Pernambuco, Brazil.O girassol é uma espécie oleaginosa, rústica, cultivada em diferentes agroecossistemas. As respostas dos cultivares às adubações nitrogenadas variam de acordo com o cultivar e o ambiente. Portanto, esta pesquisa objetivou avaliar a resposta de caracteres biométricos do girassol cv. Embrapa 122-V2000 sob doses de N. O experimento foi conduzido no delineamento em blocos casualizados com cinco tratamentos (0, 40, 80, 120 e 160 kg N ha-1) e quatro blocos. Todos os caracteres foram influenciados (p<0,05) pelas doses de N, ajustando-se ao modelo quadrático. Os valores máximos de altura da planta (1,68 m), diâmetro do colmo (22,71 mm), área foliar (423,41 cm2), diâmetro do capítulo (15,22 cm), produtividade de biomassa seca (6.075,13 kg MS ha-1) e de grãos (2.982,89 kg ha-1), eficiência do uso do N da biomassa (80,3 kg kg-1) e dos grãos (43,27 kg kg-1) próximo aos 90 kg N ha-1, sendo esta dose recomendada para as condições edafoclimáticas da região Agreste Meridional de Pernambuco, Brasil

    Desempenho de cultivares de milho para produção de milho verde, minimilho e forragem

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    Maize has multiple functions and can be used for human consumption, animal feed, or in industrial processes. Grain production has made Brazil a world reference. However, few cultivars are available despite the relevance of sweet corn, especially for family farmers. This is similar to baby corn, in which sweet corn or popcorn is used for its production. In the Brazilian semi-arid region, plant and animal production are limited by water deficit in the dry season. Therefore, the production of sweet and baby corn generates income from the commercialization of the ears and roughage production with the whole-plant harvest. This research has aimed to assess the agronomic performance of five cultivars for sweet corn, baby corn, and fodder production in Agreste Meridional, a semi-arid region of Pernambuco, Brazil. Two experiments were carried out in a randomized block design with five treatments (AG 1051, Alagoano, Branquinha, São Luiz, and PV2 Viçosense) and four blocks. The 1st experiment assessed the performance of the cultivars for sweet corn and fodder yield, in which the cultivars AG 1051 and Branquinha had higher yields for ears (21.9 and 20.3 Mg ha-1) and fodder (10.7 and 10.9 Mg DM ha-1), respectively. The 2nd experiment assessed the performance of the cultivars for baby corn and fodder yield, in which the cultivars AG 1051 and PV2 Viçosense obtained the highest yield for ears (3.1 and 2.9 Mg ha-1, respectively); Branquinha had a higher yield for fodder (8.9 Mg DM ha-1). Therefore, these cultivars have desirable characteristics and can be used in intensive or extensive production.O milho apresenta múltiplas funções, podendo ser utilizado no consumo humano, alimentação animal ou em processos industriais. A produção de grãos tornou o Brasil uma referência mundial. Porém, apesar da relevância do milho verde, principalmente para agricultores familiares, são poucos os cultivares disponíveis. Do mesmo modo, para o minimilho, em que são utilizados milho doce ou pipoca para sua obtenção. Na região semiárida, as produções vegetal e animal são limitadas pelo déficit hídrico na época seca. Portanto, com a produção de milho verde e minimilho é possível obter renda com a comercialização das espigas e produzir volumoso com a colheita da planta inteira. O objetivo dessa pesquisa foi avaliar o desempenho agronômico de cinco cultivares para produção de milho verde e minimilho e produção de forragem no Agreste Meridional, região semiárida de Pernambuco. Foram realizados dois experimentos no delineamento em blocos casualizados, com cinco tratamentos (AG 1051, Alagoano, Branquinha, São Luiz e PV2 Viçosense) e quatro blocos. No primeiro experimento avaliou-se o desempenho dos cultivares para produção de milho verde e forragem, em que os cultivares AG 1051 e Branquinha tiveram, respectivamente, maiores produtividades de espigas comerciais (21,9 e 20,3 Mg ha-1) e de forragem (10,7 e 10,9 Mg MS ha-1). No segundo experimento, avaliou-se o desempenho dos cultivares para a produção de minimilho e forragem, em que os cultivares AG 1051 e PV2 Viçosense obtiveram a maior produtividade de espiguetas comerciais (3,1 e 2,9 Mg ha-1, respetivamente); Branquinha, maior produtividade de forragem (8,9 Mg MS ha-1). Portanto, esses cultivares reúnem características desejáveis, podendo ser utilizados em sistemas intensivos ou extensivos de produção

    Equipamento e processo híbrido para obtenção de bioprodutos

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    DepositadaA presente invenção trata de um equipamento para a obtenção de bioprodutos, utilizando um processo híbrido que tem por finalidade a produção de bioprodutos que integram um mesmo sistema reacional. Mais especificamente, a invenção visa à produção integrada de bioprodutos, por meio de processo de fermentação de biomassa, o qual utiliza um reator especialmente desenvolvido para esta finalidade. O reator agora proposto torna possível que sejam cultivados microrganismos sob diferentes condições de crescimento, em diferentes matérias-primas, e que sejam realizadas formulações "in situ", para a obtenção de um preparado enzimático otimizado e customizado para cada aplicação desejada

    Perfil epidemiológico dos atendimentos emergenciais relacionados a transtornos psiquiátricos na região norte do Brasil durante o biênio de 2017-2018 / Epidemiological profile of the emergency cases related to psychiatric disorders on the north region of Brazil during 2017-2018

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    Introdução: A definição de transtornos mentais e comportamentais é um conceito amplo, abrangendo desde complicações advindas do uso de substâncias psicoativas, perpassando pelos transtornos ocorridos nas fases de desenvolvimento psicológico e podendo incluir situações ambientais, como estresse e algumas formas de doenças somatoformes. Assim, apesar da ampla gama de doenças presentes no capítulo V do CID-10, algumas destas podem comprometer seriamente a vida de seu portador, seja por meio do agravo à qualidade de vida deste, ou pela idealização suicida em casos mais extremos, sendo comum o atendimento emergencial à vítima de transtornos psiquiátricos. Objetivo: Relatar o perfil epidemiológico de atendimentos emergenciais na região Norte do Brasil durante o biênio de 2017-2018. Metodologia: Este é um estudo descritivo, o qual faz uso de dados públicos relativos à epidemiologia em questão. Os dados foram acessados por meio do sistema DATASUS TABNET e tratados por meio do programa Microsoft Word 2010 e Excel 2010. Resultados: Durante o biênio 2017-2018, foram registrados 624 internações por lesões autoprovocadas voluntariamente na Região norte do Brasil. O estado do Pará registrou o maior índice, com 45,5%, seguido por Rondônia (24,1%) e Acre (8%). Destas internações, cerca de 90% foram realizadas sob caráter emergencial, em especial nos estados do Pará e de Rondônia. O grupo com maiores índices de atendimento emergencial por transtornos psiquiátricos foi o com a faixa etária entre 30 e 39 anos, sendo registrados cerca de 207 atendimentos (24,9%), seguidos por adultos de idade entre 20 e 29 anos (23,5%). Discussão: A atenção aos transtornos mentais tem sido foco de análise recorrente nos últimos tempos. Dentro deste panorama, De Oliveira Teixeira et al (2018) consideram este tópico como uma questão de saúde pública. Neste contexto, os dados encontrados durante a realização desta pesquisa convergem com os de Calegaro et al (2016), no que diz respeito à faixa etária e sexo com maiores índices de internações por transtornos psiquiátricos, sendo os homens com idade compreendida entre 20 a 29 anos, o grupo mais acometido. Conclusão: O atendimento emergencial de pacientes com transtornos mentais é uma realidade frequente na região Norte do Brasil. Segundo Calfat e colegas (2018), o atendimento médico ao paciente psiquiátrico em todos níveis de atenção à saúde está diretamente relacionado à redução da incidência de crises e emergências psiquiátricas. Desta forma, pode-se inferir que a prevenção e promoção em saúde, bem como a melhoria das formas de atenção primária podem ser consideradas estratégias importantes na redução de emergências psiquiátricas.

    Geographic patterns of tree dispersal modes in Amazonia and their ecological correlates

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    Aim: To investigate the geographic patterns and ecological correlates in the geographic distribution of the most common tree dispersal modes in Amazonia (endozoochory, synzoochory, anemochory and hydrochory). We examined if the proportional abundance of these dispersal modes could be explained by the availability of dispersal agents (disperser-availability hypothesis) and/or the availability of resources for constructing zoochorous fruits (resource-availability hypothesis). Time period: Tree-inventory plots established between 1934 and 2019. Major taxa studied: Trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 9.55 cm. Location: Amazonia, here defined as the lowland rain forests of the Amazon River basin and the Guiana Shield. Methods: We assigned dispersal modes to a total of 5433 species and morphospecies within 1877 tree-inventory plots across terra-firme, seasonally flooded, and permanently flooded forests. We investigated geographic patterns in the proportional abundance of dispersal modes. We performed an abundance-weighted mean pairwise distance (MPD) test and fit generalized linear models (GLMs) to explain the geographic distribution of dispersal modes. Results: Anemochory was significantly, positively associated with mean annual wind speed, and hydrochory was significantly higher in flooded forests. Dispersal modes did not consistently show significant associations with the availability of resources for constructing zoochorous fruits. A lower dissimilarity in dispersal modes, resulting from a higher dominance of endozoochory, occurred in terra-firme forests (excluding podzols) compared to flooded forests. Main conclusions: The disperser-availability hypothesis was well supported for abiotic dispersal modes (anemochory and hydrochory). The availability of resources for constructing zoochorous fruits seems an unlikely explanation for the distribution of dispersal modes in Amazonia. The association between frugivores and the proportional abundance of zoochory requires further research, as tree recruitment not only depends on dispersal vectors but also on conditions that favour or limit seedling recruitment across forest types

    Geography and ecology shape the phylogenetic composition of Amazonian tree communities

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    AimAmazonia hosts more tree species from numerous evolutionary lineages, both young and ancient, than any other biogeographic region. Previous studies have shown that tree lineages colonized multiple edaphic environments and dispersed widely across Amazonia, leading to a hypothesis, which we test, that lineages should not be strongly associated with either geographic regions or edaphic forest types.LocationAmazonia.TaxonAngiosperms (Magnoliids; Monocots; Eudicots).MethodsData for the abundance of 5082 tree species in 1989 plots were combined with a mega-phylogeny. We applied evolutionary ordination to assess how phylogenetic composition varies across Amazonia. We used variation partitioning and Moran's eigenvector maps (MEM) to test and quantify the separate and joint contributions of spatial and environmental variables to explain the phylogenetic composition of plots. We tested the indicator value of lineages for geographic regions and edaphic forest types and mapped associations onto the phylogeny.ResultsIn the terra firme and várzea forest types, the phylogenetic composition varies by geographic region, but the igapó and white-sand forest types retain a unique evolutionary signature regardless of region. Overall, we find that soil chemistry, climate and topography explain 24% of the variation in phylogenetic composition, with 79% of that variation being spatially structured (R2 = 19% overall for combined spatial/environmental effects). The phylogenetic composition also shows substantial spatial patterns not related to the environmental variables we quantified (R2 = 28%). A greater number of lineages were significant indicators of geographic regions than forest types.Main ConclusionNumerous tree lineages, including some ancient ones (>66 Ma), show strong associations with geographic regions and edaphic forest types of Amazonia. This shows that specialization in specific edaphic environments has played a long-standing role in the evolutionary assembly of Amazonian forests. Furthermore, many lineages, even those that have dispersed across Amazonia, dominate within a specific region, likely because of phylogenetically conserved niches for environmental conditions that are prevalent within regions

    Geography and ecology shape the phylogenetic composition of Amazonian tree communities

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    Aim: Amazonia hosts more tree species from numerous evolutionary lineages, both young and ancient, than any other biogeographic region. Previous studies have shown that tree lineages colonized multiple edaphic environments and dispersed widely across Amazonia, leading to a hypothesis, which we test, that lineages should not be strongly associated with either geographic regions or edaphic forest types. Location: Amazonia. Taxon: Angiosperms (Magnoliids; Monocots; Eudicots). Methods: Data for the abundance of 5082 tree species in 1989 plots were combined with a mega-phylogeny. We applied evolutionary ordination to assess how phylogenetic composition varies across Amazonia. We used variation partitioning and Moran\u27s eigenvector maps (MEM) to test and quantify the separate and joint contributions of spatial and environmental variables to explain the phylogenetic composition of plots. We tested the indicator value of lineages for geographic regions and edaphic forest types and mapped associations onto the phylogeny. Results: In the terra firme and várzea forest types, the phylogenetic composition varies by geographic region, but the igapó and white-sand forest types retain a unique evolutionary signature regardless of region. Overall, we find that soil chemistry, climate and topography explain 24% of the variation in phylogenetic composition, with 79% of that variation being spatially structured (R2^{2} = 19% overall for combined spatial/environmental effects). The phylogenetic composition also shows substantial spatial patterns not related to the environmental variables we quantified (R2^{2} = 28%). A greater number of lineages were significant indicators of geographic regions than forest types. Main Conclusion: Numerous tree lineages, including some ancient ones (>66 Ma), show strong associations with geographic regions and edaphic forest types of Amazonia. This shows that specialization in specific edaphic environments has played a long-standing role in the evolutionary assembly of Amazonian forests. Furthermore, many lineages, even those that have dispersed across Amazonia, dominate within a specific region, likely because of phylogenetically conserved niches for environmental conditions that are prevalent within regions

    Mapping density, diversity and species-richness of the Amazon tree flora

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    Using 2.046 botanically-inventoried tree plots across the largest tropical forest on Earth, we mapped tree species-diversity and tree species-richness at 0.1-degree resolution, and investigated drivers for diversity and richness. Using only location, stratified by forest type, as predictor, our spatial model, to the best of our knowledge, provides the most accurate map of tree diversity in Amazonia to date, explaining approximately 70% of the tree diversity and species-richness. Large soil-forest combinations determine a significant percentage of the variation in tree species-richness and tree alpha-diversity in Amazonian forest-plots. We suggest that the size and fragmentation of these systems drive their large-scale diversity patterns and hence local diversity. A model not using location but cumulative water deficit, tree density, and temperature seasonality explains 47% of the tree species-richness in the terra-firme forest in Amazonia. Over large areas across Amazonia, residuals of this relationship are small and poorly spatially structured, suggesting that much of the residual variation may be local. The Guyana Shield area has consistently negative residuals, showing that this area has lower tree species-richness than expected by our models. We provide extensive plot meta-data, including tree density, tree alpha-diversity and tree species-richness results and gridded maps at 0.1-degree resolution

    Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

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    Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear un derstanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5–7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8–11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepre sented in biodiversity databases.13–15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may elim inate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological com munities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple or ganism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most ne glected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lostinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

    Consistent patterns of common species across tropical tree communities

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    Trees structure the Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystem, tropical forests. The vast number of tree species presents a formidable challenge to understanding these forests, including their response to environmental change, as very little is known about most tropical tree species. A focus on the common species may circumvent this challenge. Here we investigate abundance patterns of common tree species using inventory data on 1,003,805 trees with trunk diameters of at least 10 cm across 1,568 locations1,2,3,4,5,6 in closed-canopy, structurally intact old-growth tropical forests in Africa, Amazonia and Southeast Asia. We estimate that 2.2%, 2.2% and 2.3% of species comprise 50% of the tropical trees in these regions, respectively. Extrapolating across all closed-canopy tropical forests, we estimate that just 1,053 species comprise half of Earth’s 800 billion tropical trees with trunk diameters of at least 10 cm. Despite differing biogeographic, climatic and anthropogenic histories7, we find notably consistent patterns of common species and species abundance distributions across the continents. This suggests that fundamental mechanisms of tree community assembly may apply to all tropical forests. Resampling analyses show that the most common species are likely to belong to a manageable list of known species, enabling targeted efforts to understand their ecology. Although they do not detract from the importance of rare species, our results open new opportunities to understand the world’s most diverse forests, including modelling their response to environmental change, by focusing on the common species that constitute the majority of their trees.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe
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