Produção E Composição Mineral Do Coentro Em Sistema Hidroponico De Baixo Custo

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) is a vegetable widely consumed in Brazil, however, especially in communities across the Brazilian semiarid, it is still cultivated in a rudimentary way, without rationalization of inputs such as seeds and fertilizers. So the objective of this study was to evaluate the impacts of strategies of optimization of inputs and their implications in the production and mineral composition of coriander (cv. Tabocas) grown in low-cost hydroponic system. The treatments consisted of four rates of seeds per cell in seeding (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 g) and three spacing between cells (7.0, 10.0 and 15.0 cm), distributed in a completely randomized design, analyzed in 4×3factorial, with three repetitions, totaling 36 experimental units. The fresh and dry weight of plant, shoot and root, as well as content of Ntot, P, K, Ca, Mg, Cl and Na in the shoot were evaluated, and the results were submitted to analysis of variance. It was concluded that the production of coriander is feasible in the " low cost hydroponic module ". It is recommended the use of 1.0 g of seeds per cell and spacing of 7.0 cm between cells, which means an average production of 5.5 kg m-2 of fresh mass of aerial parts. About the mineral composition, it was found a decreasing trend of Ca and chlorides contents due to the increase in seed weight. © 2016, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP. All rights reserved.21468569

Influence of scrotal bipartition on spermatogenesis yield and sertoli cell efficiency in sheep

Abstract With the objective to assess the effect of scrotal bipartition on spermatogenesis in sheep, the testes were used from 12 crossbred rams of sheep farms in the municipality of Patos, Paraíba, Brazil, distributed into two groups: GI with six rams with scrotal bipartition, and GII with six rams without scrotal bipartition. The testicular biometry was measured and the testes were collected, fixed in Bouin and fragments were processed to obtain histological slides. The spermatogenesis yield and the Sertoli cell efficiency was estimated by counting the cells of the spermatogenetic line at stage one of the seminiferous epithelium cycle and the Sertoli cells. The results were submitted to analysis of variance with the ASSISTAT v.7.6 program and the mean values were compared by the Student-Newman-Keuls test (SNK) at 5% significance. The testicular biometric parameters did not show statistical difference (p>0.05) between the groups. The meiotic, spermatogenetic and Sertoli cell efficiency were higher in bipartitioned rams (p0.05) between GI and GII. The results indicated that there is superiority in the spermatogenetic parameters of bi-partitioned rams, suggesting that these sheep present, as reported in goats, indication of better reproductive indices

Calagem e desenvolvimento radicular, nutrição e produção de laranja 'Valência' sobre porta-enxertos e sistemas de preparo do solo

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da calagem e de porta-enxertos sobre a quantidade de raízes, a nutrição e a produção de laranjeira 'Valência', em diferentes sistemas de preparo do solo. O experimento foi instalado em blocos ao acaso, com parcelas subsubdivididas e três repetições. As parcelas consistiram de dois sistemas de preparo do solo: convencional e com preparo mínimo. As subparcelas consistiram de níveis de calagem: com ou sem. As subsubparcelas consitiram de três porta-enxertos: limoeiro 'Cravo' (Citrus limonia), tangerineira 'Cleópatra' (Citrus reshni) e Poncirus trifoliata. O tratamento com calagem recebeu 3 Mg ha-1 de calcário dolomítico, antes da implantação, e 1,65 Mg ha-1 quatro anos após o plantio. A produção foi avaliada durante 12 anos; o teor de Ca e Mg nas folhas foram avaliados 13 anos após a implantação do experimento; e as raízes e as características químicas do solo, 14 anos após a implantação. O preparo de solo, e sua interação com os demais fatores, não influenciou as variáveis avaliadas. O limoeiro 'Cravo' adaptou-se melhor à acidez, ao Al e a menores teores de Ca e Mg no solo, e não respondeu ao tratamento com calagem. Poncirus trifoliata apresentou a pior adaptação à acidez do solo, com aumentos de 126% na quantidade de raízes e de 26,4% na produção de frutos em razão da calagem