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Avaliação da qualidade de sementes Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp após processo de secagem em leito de jorro
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-03) CORUMBÁ, Lorena Gomes; COSTA, Cristiane Marial Leal; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0581730621014796; FARIA, Lênio José Guerreiro de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7428609361678173
The variety of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.), known as manteiguinha beans, is native from Amazon region, the cultivation is mainly done by small producers dominated by family farms. The physiological quality of manteiguinha bean seeds, in concern to the germination and emergence rate index are directly connected to the moisture content of the seeds. Therefore, are required studies to evalute the behavior of seeds such as beans their potential hygroscopic and drying conditions. In intention for contribute to improvements in agricultural productivity cowpea, the main objective of this study was to qualitative evaluate of manteiguinha beans seeds behind drying process in conventional spouted bed. In this context, it was first defined the physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of fresh seed according to obtain their moisture sorption isotherms at temperatures of 40, 55 and 70 °C. The thermodynamic parameters of sorption, as isosteric heat, and entropy change in Gibbs free energy were evaluated from the GAB model and through Clausius-Clapeyron and Gibbs-Helmholtz relations. The compensation theory enthalpy-entropy was properly applied to the isotherms indicating that the moisture sorption phenomenon in manteiguinha bean seeds is controlled by enthalpy. To carry on the drying process were defined operating conditions of the spouted bed trhough fluidodynamics parameters analysis (maximum pressure drop, pressure drop in stable spout, pressure drop in the minimum spouting and the minimum spouting velocity). In carry out of the drying tests were applied to experimental design technique Box-Behnken and through statistical analysis of the experimental data was possible to evaluate the influence of input variables: air temperature (Tar), air velocity (Uar) and time drying (t) on the responses, moisture ratio (XR), germination percentage (G) and emergence speed index (ESI). The optimal point of the drying process, estimated by global desirability function obtained when the bed particles operated at temperature and drying air rate of 57 °C and 0.934 m / s, respectively, for a period of 240 minutes. These conditions are obtained seeds with final humidity 0,12 kg water/ kg dry solid, germination of 82.53% and 14.73 and emergence speed index.
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Correlação metabólica entre fungos endofíticos de amaryllidaceae e as plantas hospedeiras na busca por substâncias bioativas
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-06-30) SILVA, Suelen Mata da; SANTOS, Alberdan Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5976702134131016
The endophytic fungi are a promising source of secondary metabolites with biotechnological applications. These microorganisms inhabit the interior of plant tissues without causing any damage to the host and as a result of this interaction can produce some of the substances synthesized by the host plant. In this context the use of endophytic fungi as a source of biomolecules in the replacement of plant represents economic and environmental advantages. Species in the Amaryllidaceae family produce alkaloids and other metabolites with biological activities. Among these species include Crinum americanum L. and Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb. However, no data on endophytic fungi from species of the family were found. In the view of the above stated the aim of this work was to scrutinize the biotechnological potential of endophytes of C. americanum and H. littoralis as compared to host plants and to study the interactions between endophytes and host plant. As results 94 endophytic fungi were isolated from two species of the investigated Amaryllidaceae, of which 49 were identified and belonging to the Colettotrichum class, Acremonium, Trichoderma and Fusarium. It was noted that of the total strains tested 56 showed lipids in its extracts, 21coumarins, 29 anthrones and 2 showed alkaloids. 12 strains of endophytic fungi were selected which presented the best results in the detection of classes of metabolites and the extracts were analyzed by Thin-layer chromatography and by Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in comparison with the methanolic extracts of host plants. It was noted the correlation between the classes of metabolites detected in extracts of the endophytic fungi and host plants, indicating that these micro-organisms are able to produce some of the same substances that the host plants and the assessment of antimicrobial activity highlighted some extracts with activity against Candida parapsilosis. The methanolic extract of leaves of H. littoralis and endophytic fungus MIBA 0796 presented the most relevant outcomes with percentage of inhibition above 60% against yeast. With the study of the interaction between C. americanum endophytes and the host plant it can observe that microorganisms act within the plant cells and in favorable conditions develop and occupy intercellular spaces as well. This location of the Endophytes in plant tissues may facilitate the exchange of genetic material between plants and microorganisms explaining how metabolic correlation found in this research.
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A genomic assisted breeding program for cassava to improve nutritional quality and industrial traits of storage root
(2011-12) CARVALHO, Luiz Joaquim Castelo Branco; VIEIRA, Eduardo Alano; FIALHO, Josefino de Freitas; SOUZA, Claudia Regina Batista de
Cassava is cultivated for two ends proposals: "sweet cassava" as fresh consumes and "industry cassava" as source of starch and farina. Landraces were used to discover "spontaneous mutations" and to develop evolutionary and breeding perspective of gene function. Genomic and Proteomic resources were obtained. Gene expression by RNA blot and Microarray analysis were performed to identify differentially expressed genes. A new sugary cassava was identified to be related to missing expression of BEI and a nonsense mutation in GBSSI gene leading to amylose free starch. A pink phenotype showed no expression of CasLYB gene, and a yellow phenotype a down regulation of CasHYb. Proteomic analysis of carotenoid-protein complex together with gene expression analysis of CAP4 revealed a heteroduplex double strand cDNA associated with high carotenoid content. GBSSI gene sequencing identified 22 haplotypes and large nucleotide diversity. Segregating populations by crossing differential biochemical phenotypes and parents adapted to Cerrado's Region were obtained.
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Studies toward the identification of transcription factors in cassava storage root
(2003-12) SOUZA, Claudia Regina Batista de; ALMEIDA, Elionor Rita Pereira de; CARVALHO, Luiz Joaquim Castelo Branco; GANDER, Eugen Silvano
Transcription factors play important roles in several physiological processes. In recent years many transcription factors have been isolated from plants and they are emerging as powerful tools in the manipulation of plant traits. In this work we initiated studies in order to isolate transcription factors from cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), an important tropical and subtropical crop. Our results show three kinds of proteins expressed differentially in cassava storage root and immunologically related to the opaque-2 transcription factor from maize. Southwestern experiments showed two proteins capable of interacting in vitro with the DNA sequence of the be2S1 gene from the Brazil nut tree.