The complex concept of sustainable of diversity management:…and why forming policies in this area is far from straightforward

Purpose – Explores the notion of sustainable diversity-management practices. Design/methodology/approach – Summarizes research into the sustainability of diversity management across four countries and provides examples of efforts to maintain high levels of diversity. Findings – Looks at the activities of Africa House, an organization that develops business links with Africa, and of BEN Television, which is a television station that caters primarily for ethnic minorities. Practical implications – Demonstrates that diversity is a multi-dimensional concept that can be structured within two frameworks: demographic diversity regarding, for example, age, gender and nationality; and human-capital diversity, such as cognitive diversity, skill and experience diversity. Social implications – Highlights the complexity of diversity and so the difficulty of legislating in this area. Originality/value – Explains that employees can also stifle attempts to engage in sustainable diversity management policies. A lack of understanding of local laws or language, or through limited social contacts, can prevent full participation by employees

High dillution of Staphysagria and fruit fly biotherapic preparations to manage South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus, in organic peach orchards.

The peach, Prunus persica, is an important economic crop in southern Brazil, where family farms are predominantly small. The South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus is a limiting factor to increased production in orchard crops. Increased organic production in Brazil has stimulated research to find ecological based pest management. This research was carried out in order to evaluate the efficacy of preparations at high dilution in managing A. fraterculus in organic peach orchards. Experiments were conducted under field conditions in randomized blocks during 2003/04 and 2004/05. Treatments consisted of A. fraterculus nosodes and Staphysagria homeopathic preparations, both at two high dilution levels, 3CH and 6CH (centesimal hahnemannian dilution method), applied at two spray intervals, 5 and 10 days, and a control. Fruit losses due to A. fraterculus infestation varied from 40 to 98.3%. Although there were significant differences among treatments in the first harvest of two of the three experiments there were no significant differences in the second harvest of any of the experiments. None of the homeopathic preparations reduced the incidence of infested fruit significantly below that of the water control in any of the three experiments. Further studies must combine other strategies such as bagging fruits and planting of early season cultivars. Variation on high dilution potency, dose, and frequency of application must also be considered

Desenvolvimento de linhagens de soja adaptadas as condições de cultivo do Rio Grande do Sul.

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Avaliação do comportamento das cultivares de soja recomendadas para semeadura no Rio Grande do Sul.

bitstream/item/133864/1/ID10309-1984-1985sojaresultados-p58-61.pdfTrabalho apresentado na XIII Reunião de Pesquisa de Soja da Região Sul, Porto Alegre, 1984

Laboratory evaluation of the effects of Attract & Kill formulations on Anastrepha Fraterculus.

A new atract & kill (A&K) formulation was dcveloped by ISCA Tccnologias to control fruit flies, In laboratory tests, we compared the efficacy of this new formulation with three cornrnercial products used by fruit growers in southern Brazil. Mortality tests were performed with Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephntidae) and results showed that the effecuveness of Anarosa forrnulations was directly proportional to increasing dose of insecticide. Formulations containing organophosphates and cypennethrin produced similar mortality results. The Anarosa formulations, regardless of the insecticide dose, were more effective than GF 120 for A, fraterculus control.Resumo

Avaliação de armadilhas e atrativos na captura de Grapholita molesta Busck (1916) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) em pomares de macieira.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar modelos de armadilhas e atrativos alimentares para o monitoramento de adultos de Grapholita molesta

Método de avaliação de tolerância à toxidez de alumínio em trigo, em condições de hidroponia, na Embrapa Trigo.

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Avaliação de armadilhas para a captura de fêmeas de Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae) na cultura da macieira.

O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a eficiência de diferentes modelos de armadilhas na captura de fêmeas de G. molesta na cultura da macieira no ano agrícola 2011/12 em Farroupilha, RS

Avaliação de ensaios preliminares de linhagens de soja de primeiro ano.

bitstream/item/133858/1/ID13041-1984-1985sojaresultados-p14-28.pdfTrabalho apresentado na XIII Reunião de Pesquisa de Soja da Região Sul, Porto Alegre, 1984

Avaliação intermediária e final de linhagens de soja.

bitstream/item/133857/1/ID13042-1984-1985sojaresultados-p43-47.pdfTrabalho apresentado na XIII Reunião de Pesquisa de Soja da Região Sul, Porto Alegre, 1984