Efeitos da interação genótipo x ambiente no ciclo e na coloração do tegumento dos grãos do feijoeiro comum Genotype x environment interaction efects in cycle grain in common tegument colour and cycle in bean cultivars

O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar os efeitos da interação genótipo x ambiente, visando identificar cultivares de feijão com estabilidade para a coloração do tegumento dos grãos e para o ciclo na região da Depressão Central do Rio Grande do Sul. Seis experimentos foram instalados nos anos agrícolas 2000/01, 2001/02 e 2002/03, nos cultivos de safra (semeadura em setembro-outubro) e de safrinha (semeadura em janeiro-fevereiro), em área do Departamento de Fitotecnia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso, com três repetições, e os tratamentos consistiram de 16 cultivares de feijão. Os resultados evidenciaram que a coloração do tegumento dos grãos em cultivares de feijoeiro comum do grupo comercial carioca é influenciada pelo ambiente. As cultivares Carioca, Diamante Negro, TPS Nobre e TPS Bionobre apresentam alta previsibilidade para obter grãos de feijão de cor de tegumento adequados às exigências do mercado consumidor. Nenhuma cultivar de feijão apresentou estabilidade para ciclo.<br>The objective this work was to assess the effects of genotype x environment interaction in order to identify bean cultivars with stability for grain tegument colour and cycle in the central depression region of Rio Grande do Sul in order to guide breeding programs. Six experiments, with 16 common bean cultivars were conducted during the 2000/01, 2001/02 and 2002/03 growing season and sowing was carried out on Set/Out (Crop 1) and on Jan/Fev (Crop 2) in experimental fields of the Plant Science Department of the Santa Maria Federal University. Complete randomized blocks with three replications as used. Results showed that colour of grain tegument in carioca beans was influenciated by the environment. 'Carioca', 'Diamante Negro', 'TPS Nobre' and 'TPS Bionobre' showed high predictability for production of bean grains with tegument colour with acceptable preference by consumers. Nothing bean cultivar showed stability for cicle

Cladia aggregata (lichen) from Brazilian northeast: chemical characterization and antimicrobial activity

The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the Cladia aggregata (Sw.) Nyl. were evaluated. Barbatic acid, depside obtained from C. aggregata, was spectroscopically analyzed and tested, as well as organic extracts. The extracts and purified substance were tested against four Staphylococcus aureus multi-resistant strains. The structure of barbatic acid was confirmed through NMR (¹H; 13C) and elemental ® analysis. Biochromatographic assays showed action of this compound, along with other substances contained in organic extracts, suggesting a synergic action, MIC assays placed barbatic acid in the same level of inhibition to other studied lichen substances.<br>A composição química e a atividade antimicrobiana da Cladia aggregata (Sw.) Nyl. foram avaliadas. O ácido barbático, um depsideo obtido da C. aggregata, foi espectroscopicamente analisado e testado, bem como o extrato orgânico. o extrato e a substância purificada foram testadas contra 4 linhagens de Staphylococcus aureus multi resistentes. A estrutura do ácido barbático foi confirmada através de ensaios de CCD, CLAE, IV, RMN (¹H;13C), UV e analise elementar (r). O biocromatograma mostrou a ação deste composto junto com outras substâncias contidas no extrato orgânico, sugerindo a ação sinérgica, a CMI do ácido barbático mostrou o mesmo nível de inibição de outras substâncias liquênicas

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora