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Acúmulo de sementes de Acrocomia aculeata (Arecaceae) na bochecha de búfalos no Pará
(2009-05) BARBOSA NETO, José Diomedes; AMARAL JÚNIOR, João Maria do; PINHEIRO, Cleyton Prado; OLIVEIRA, Cairo Henrique Sousa de; OLIVEIRA, Carlos Magno Chaves; SOUSA, Melina Garcia Saraiva de; DUARTE, Marcos Dutra
A condition of buffaloes characterized by an increased volume of one of the cheeks was shown to be due to accumulation of the seeds of the palm-tree "mucaja" (Acrocomia aculeata) and of grass, in the oral vestibulum during rumination. This caused compressive atrophy with thinning and medial deviation of the corresponding submaxillary bone and exposition of the roots of molar teeth. The seeds appear to be of good palatability to the buffaloes.
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Agrobiodiversidade e as relações de trocas entre agricultores familiares que possuem sistemas agroflorestais na região de Itabocal, Irituia (PA)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2021-04-30) SANTOS, Tasseli Figueiredo dos; STEWARD, Angela May; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6123114287861055
This research project deals withthe processes of local knowledge, seedlings and seeds exchange among family farmers and the influences of these processes on the advancement of Agroforestry Systems (SAFs) and local agrobiodiversity. The project aims to analyze the dynamics local knowledge, seedling and seed exchange among farmers who have SAFs in Itabocal (Irituia-PA) region and their influences on local agrobiodiversity. Data collection was based on field research, in which an exploratory study of the area was carried out and visits were made to family farmers; at this time semi-structured interviews and/or a semi-open-ended questionnaires were conducted and accompanied by a guided tour. Afterwards, a sketch of the study area was presented to the farmers for them to indicate exchange relationships. Research results are described in three topics: the first deals with SAFs and the dynamics of seed and/or seedling exchange, describing the process of the advance of SAFs in the region and the role of the D'Irituia cooperative in this process. In relation to the exchange of seedlings and/or seeds, research showed that there is an intense flow of these materials between farmers and also outside the region at the municipal level, occurring during farmers' fairs, when they visit neighbors or family members, and during meetings or gatherings of cooperative farmers. The second topic deals with local knowledge, exchange and its relationship with technical-scientific knowledge, revealing that local knowledge is formed by the accumulation of cultural experiences, specifically with years of work and learning from older subjects combined with technical-scientific knowledge obtained from institutions. Therefore, the exchange of knowledge occurs both between farmers and between technicians or researchers through orality, being important to understand solidarity and reciprocity as bases for improving planting and production. The third topic deals with local agro-biodiversity from the formation of SAFs, revealing a diversity of 81 (eighty-one) species distributed in 45 (forty-five) botanical families, 59.8% for food use and 24.4% for wood use. In this sense, the processes knowledge seedling and seed exchange are fundamental for the advance of the SAFs in the region and have contributed significantly to the maintenance and management of local agrobiodiversity.
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Aspectos ecológicos do bacu-pedra Lithodoras dorsalis (Valenciennes, 1840) (Siluriformes: Doradidae) na foz amazônica, Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012) BARBOSA, Thiago Augusto Pedroso; MONTAG, Luciano Fogaça de Assis; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4936237097107099
The aim of this study was investigate the ecological aspects related to the rock-bacu Lithodoras dorsalis (Siluriformes: Doradidae) from streams next to the city of Abaetetuba, Pará, Brazil. The aspects investigated were: feeding ecology and dispersal of plant diaspores (seeds). The study of feeding ecology and seed dispersal are important because they provide essential information for understanding the relationship between ichthyofauna and environment, allowing the taking of effective measures in the conservation of species and ecosystems. The samplings were carried out monthly from July 2010 to June 2011. In this period, 371 specimens of L. dorsalis were collected and through analysis of the gonads was found that all were immature. The average standard length was equal to 15.40 cm (SD ± 4.87 cm) and average total mass equal to 94 g (SD ± 149.45). The diet of the species was composed by 28 food items (16 allochthonous origin and 12 autochthonous origin) and Lithodoras dorsalis was classified as herbivore with a strong tendency to frugivory due to the high importance of fruits and seeds in your diet. With regard to the intensity of obtaining food by the rock-bacu, there were differences between the pluviometric periods, where the end of the transitional period wet-drought and early drought periods represented the lowest and highest feeding activity, respectively. However, there were no significant difference to the importance of the items consumed between the pluviometric periods, the diet of species was similar throughout the sampling period. About the dispersal of seeds, 268 (74.93%) of 371s pecimens of Lithodoras dorsalis showed fruit and vegetable seeds in their stomachs, the main being the assai Euterpe oleracea Mart., the aninga Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott and the buriti Mauritia flexuosa Mart. For analysis we used the assai seeds Euterpe oleracea Mart. and aninga Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott for reaching enough samples. From the analysis of the digestive tract of the rock-bacu was found that all plant diaspores of Euterpe oleracea Mart. were found intact, with an increase in performance of this plant germination, but this did not occur to aninga Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott, because the digestion process destroyed some seeds. Thus it was concluded that Lithodoras dorsalis is a potential disperser of assai Euterpe oleracea Mart. in the Amazonian mouth, because in addition to increasing the performance of the seeds germination, there is an increase in the amount of fruits and seeds consumed by the individuals with the increasing of their body size. Finally, given the high consumption of material of allochthonous origin for Lithodoras dorsalis, we highlight the importance of riparian vegetation by providing items such as fruit and seeds, essential in the diet of Neotropical fishes and we emphasize the importance of ictiocoria for plants since many have sessile habit of life and cannot move from one location to another without the aid of dispersers.
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Atividade potencialmente alelopática do óleo essencial de Ocimum americanum
(2009) SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; BAYMA, Joaquim de Carvalho; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; ZOGHBI, Maria das Graças Bichara
Essential oils are known for their several biological activities. The biodiversity of the Amazon region is rich in essential-oil producing plants.The aim of this work was to study the potentially allelopathic activity of the essential oil of Ocimum americanum and to determine its effects on seed germination and growth of two weed species. Solutions of the essential oil were tested at concentrations varying from 100 to 2,000 mg L-1, considering their effects on seed germination (at 25 ºC and a photoperiod of 12 hours) and radicle and hypocotyl growth (at 25 ºC and a photoperiod of 24 hours) of the weeds Mimosa pudica and Senna obtusifolia. Factors related to concentration, specificity of the receiving plants and the parameters analyzed were decisive for the effects obtained. Overall, there was a positive relation between concentration and inhibitory effect. M. pudica tended to be more sensitive to the effects than S. obtusifolia. Seed germination was more affected by the essential oil, followed by radicle elongation and hypocotyl elongation. The observed effects can be attributed to the composition of the essential oil, that includes monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, aliphatic compounds and phenylpropanoids. The compounds limonene, camphor and linalol, found in the essential oil, are known to have allelopathic activity.
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Avaliação das condições de secagem no rendimento e na qualidade do óleo de linhaça (Linum usitatissimum L.)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011-06-20) VALENTE, Maria da Conceição da Costa; COSTA, Cristiane Maria Leal; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0581730621014796; SOUZA, Célio Augusto Gomes de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0800747860976046
From Asian origin flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) and belongs to the linaceae family and it is obtained from flax. It is considered a functional food, because it contains substances that may prevent diseases such as degenerative and cardiovascular diseases. Flaxseeds are still a major lignans source, that are photochemical compounds similar estrogen, which it may performs cancer-preventative. In addition to being one of the richest sources of α-linolenic acid oil and soluble fibre. The drying is a unit operation, in general, usually means removal of relatively small amounts of water from material by evaporation or by sublimation, applying heat under control conditions. Aiming to analyze the behavior of flax seeds during the drying operation, this study aimed to perform the experimental design and statistically analyze the results used to quantify the influence of air temperature (T), drying time (t) fluidization air velocity (Uf) and solids loading (Cs) on the humidity ratio (Xr), oil yield (Rend.) and the parameters oleochemicals. The estimate of the optimal point of operation was determined according to the input variables by applying the concept of global desirability. Among the conditions set out in this work, the optimal value of the function you want and when T is shifted to high level (72 oC), Uf is shifted to high level (0,83 m/s), t you for the minimum (3h ) and Cs for the secondary level (500 g), thus obtaining: 0.126 to Xr, 36,92 % for Rend.; 4.51 mg KOH/g for IA, 22,52meq O2/g IP and 0,31% for DC. We obtained the sorption isotherms of flaxseed at temperatures 40, 60 and 80 °C. Six mathematical models were applied to analyze the experimental data. The enthalpy and differential entropy were determined by appying Clausius-Clapeyron and Gibbs-Helmholtz equation, respectively. Peleg model and GAB model showed the best fit to experimental data. The enthalpy-entropy compensation theory was applied to the isotherms, indicating that they are enthalpy - controlled. The flaxseed Drying were evaluated in a fixed and fluidized bed dryer, the experimental runs were done at temperatures 40, 60 and 80 °C. Five mathematical models were evaluated and the Midilli et al. model was found to be the best model for describing the flaxseeds drying behavior. It was observed that the effective diffusivity for the flaxseeds increased with increasing drying air temperature. The diffusivity dependence by temperature was described by the Arrhenius equation. It was estimated the activation energy.
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Avaliação do potencial alelopático de substâncias isoladas em sementes de araticum (Annona crassiflora)
(2010-12) INOUE, Miriam Hiroko; SANTANA, Dilerson Goulart; VILHENA, Karyme do Socorro de Souza; SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; POSSAMAI, Ana Cássia Silva; SILVA, Luiz Everson da; DALLACORT, Rivanildo
This work aimed to identify substances and the allelopathic potential of steroidal glycosides, isolated from the seeds of Annona crassiflora. Isolation of steroidal glycosides was carried out with the separation of chemical components of ethyl acetate extract in a chromatographic column and identified by 1H NMR. Germination tests with Euphorbia heterophylla and Ipomoea grandifolia were carried out in BOD Germinator at 25ºC and 12 hr photoperiod, monitored for 10 days at concentrations of 0, 20, 40, 80 and 100 mg L-1 of the materials isolated. Using the same concentrations, experimental radicle and hypocotyl development was maintained at 25ºC with 24hr photoperiod for 10 days. After the ethyl acetate extract was submitted to fractioning, the presence of characteristic signs of steroids in the 1H NMR spectrum was verified, providing a mixture of stigmasterol and sitosterol glycoside. The results indicate that the substances stigmasterol and sitosterol did not inhibit germination and germination velocity index (SIG) of E. heterophylla and I. grandifolia. However, both substances affected radicle and hypocotyl development of E. heterophylla.
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Caracterização, análise fluidodinâmica e secagem de sementes de painço em leito de jorro
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014-05-16) NASCIMENTO, Lidiane Diniz do; COSTA, Cristiane Maria Leal; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0581730621014796; FARIA, Lênio José Guerreiro de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7428609361678173
S. italica seeds were analyzed in chemical, physical and qualitative aspects and then the fluidynamics was evaluated at ambient temperature, for different loads of material in two spouted bed configurations: conical (500, 800, 1100 and 1400 g ) and conventional ( 1300, 1700 and 2100 g). From the experimental data it was found that the particles were suitable for the system used, so the operating parameters of the spouted bed were collected , which were compared with their theoretical values calculated by empirical correlations available in literature. According to experimental conditions, it was necessary to choose only one of the configurations of spouted bed, so it was decided to operate the conventional spouted bed. For the seed drying kinetics only the optimal load (1700g) was utilized and the temperatures used were 44 , 65 and 86 °C, verifying the absence of constant drying rate, indicating that drying was controlled by diffusion mechanisms. The effective moisture diffusivity was estimated, resulting in the range from 0.7729x10-11 to 2.3189x10-11 and the relationship between the temperature and the effective moisture diffusivity was described by Arrhenius equation, providing an activation energy of 24,86 kJ/mol. The mathematical models that best described the drying curve were Diffusion Approximation, Page and Midilli et al. Furthermore, a rotational central composite design was applied with the objective of evaluating the influence of the independent variables time (X1) and temperature (X2) on the responses moisture ratio (XR), germination (G) and speed germination index (SGI) . The chosen answers are necessaries in the seeds quality control, as in the case of the moisture content during the storage. The G and SGI responses are indicative of the physiological state of the seeds, which are also important, in accordance with the purpose of the product. Through statistical analysis, for a confidence interval of 95%, it was found that XR and SGI were influenced only by X1, X2 and X22 , while G was statistically affected by X2 and X22 . The effects for all responses were negative , indicating that SGI and XR decrease with increasing of temperature and drying time. The answer G decreases with increasing of temperature. Quadratic models were proposed by the statistical analyzes, reaching good correlation coefficients (R2); 0.9632 (XR), 0.8998 (G) and 0.9724 (SGI). Then, the optimal value of the foxtail millet drying process was determined, using the concept of Desirability Function, which was corresponding to a drying time of 121 min at a temperature of 64 ° C, getting seeds with 82.99% of germination; speed germination index of 29.33 (dimensionless) and final moisture content of 11%.
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Controle alternativo de helmintos de Astyanax cf. zonatus utilizando fitoterapia com sementes de abóbora (Cucurbita maxima) e mamão (Carica papaya)
(2012-01) FUJIMOTO, Rodrigo Yudi; CORDEIRO, Helrik da Costa; RAMOS, Fabrício Menezes
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an alternative method with pumpkin and papaya seeds, dried and ground, for control of helminth parasites of Astyanax cf. zonatus. Sixty fish were distributed into twelve containers, with one fish/liter. The experiment consisted of four treatments and three replications: TJ = fish in fasting; TRC = fish fed with commercial diet; TSA = fish fed ad libitum with pumpkin seed, and TSM = fish fed ad libitum with papaya seeds. After seven days of feeding, all fish were weighed and blood was taken for blood smears. Efficacy was determined by checking the presence of parasites in the gills, stomach and intestine, in 40% of fishes per treatment (n=6). TJ and TSM showed 39% and 25% of weight loss respectively. The TSA showed better efficacy against the nematode in intestine and stomach (95.26% and 92.48%). The TSM promoted 72% of efficiency on monogeneans control. Hematology revealed an increase of monocyte values to treatment TSM. A decrease of eosinophil values was observed in treatments TSA, TSM and TRC. Thus, feeding fishes with pumpkin is a effective alternative method of low cost for control of nematodes in Astianax cf. zonatus.
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Decontaminant solution on in vitro growth of Byrsonima intermedia seedlings
(2015-04) SILVA, Luciano Coutinho; PAIVA, Renato; VARGAS, Daiane Peixoto; SILVA, Diogo Pedrosa Corrêa da; BARBOSA, Sandro; HERRERA, Raírys Cravo
Byrsonima intermedia A. Juss., is a medicinal and fruit plant of the Cerrado in which the conventional propagation is difficult due to the presence of extremely lignified endocarps. Although sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) is widely used in the surface decontamination, there are few reports of its effects on explant growth. The aim of this work was to study the effect of different pH and exposure periods of B. intermedia seeds to a NaOCl solution. Seeds were subjected to different exposure periods (1, 5 and 10 minutes) to a NaOCl solution at different pH (5, 7, 10 and 12) and after treatment with NaOCl, embryos were inoculated in a WPM medium with 50% concentration of salts without sucrose, 0.5% agar and pH 5.8 and after 75 days of culture the growth of seedlings was evaluated. The use of NaOCl is effective in the decontamination of B. intermedia seeds, independent of pH variation and exposure periods and the parameters such as percentage of normal seedlings, shoot length, and number of leaves are positively affected by the use of NaOCl solution at pH 8.5-8.9 and by increasing the exposure period, however, the number of roots is affected only by increasing the exposure period in the NaOCl solution.
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Ecologia e comportamento do Cuxiú-Preto (Chiropotes Satanas) na paisagem fragmentada da Amazônia Oriental
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2006-06-13) VEIGA, Liza Maria; GALVÃO, Olavo de Faria; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7483948147827075; FERRARI, Stephen Francis; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3447608036151352
Bearded sakis are frugivores specialised for seed predation. The black bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas) is endemic to a densely populated and deforested area in eastern Amazonia in Brazil and is threatened with extinction. The principal objective of this study was to research the behaviour and ecology of two groups of black bearded sakis living under different degrees of habitat fragmentation, to understand how ecological parameters in these different settings influence behavioural strategies. In addition, the study aimed to identify factors that may limit the long-term viability of the black bearded saki and identify information that may contribute to conservation and management plans. The study took place on the right bank of the Tocantins River in the Tucuruí Reservoir, Pará State, Brazil (415'S, 4931'W). Two groups of bearded sakis were studied: one (denominated T4) in a large mainland fragment (1,300 ha - 39 members), and one on a small (19.4 ha - eight members) forested island. Twelve months behavioural sampling (1,153 observation hours) was undertaken using both scan and behaviour-sampling methodologies for 4 to 5 consecutive days per month per group. In addition to collecting activity budget data, all food resources were documented, daily routes plotted and intraspecies and interspecies social interactions recorded. Botanical transects (10 x 100 ha) covering one hectare at the T4 site and 0.5 hectare on the island were established, and a subsample of trees (≥ DAP 10cm) and lianas (≥ DAP 5 cm) marked and measured for a floristic inventory and phenological data collection which took place at 30-day intervals over 14 months. The two groups differed in all aspects of their behaviour and ecology. Time spent in different activities varied significantly between the groups. Moving (35.4%) comprised the largest proportion of annual budget in the T4 group, while the Island group devoted more time to feeding (30.0%). Social interactions accounted for a relatively large proportion of activity budget for both groups (T4 8.5%; Island 15.2%). Over the study, the two groups consumed a large number of different plant species (T4 173; Island 132; both groups 240) and their diets varied significantly in terms of items consumed and taxonomic composition. Both groups spent most of their time consuming seeds (T4 54.0%; Island 59.9%), however other items, including fruit pulp (T4 25.0%; Island 13.7%), flowers (T4 12.3%; Island 17.4%) and to a lesser extent pith and arthropods were also included in their diets. Members of the T4 group used an area of 98.6 ha and the island group, 17.2 ha. Use of space and daily path length (T4 4025 m 994 m; Island 2807 m 289 m) varied between groups and was linked in T4 group to the variation in group size throughout the year as a result of their complex fission-fusion sociality, the island group on the other hand was more cohesive. Variations in ecology and behaviour of the two groups were linked to differences in their respective habitats. The size of the sites was important but so too was the variation in the availability of food. Results from the floristic inventory revealed a greater diversity of different species on the T4 site, however important food species were either missing or available in varying amounts at both site. In addition to the intrinsic value of the knowledge of ecological characteristics of the bearded saki the detailed knowledge accumulated this study will help in the formulation of conservation action and management plans and in the identification of the factors which limit the long term viability of remaining populations in the fragmented landscapes of eastern Amazonia.
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Efeito da escarificação e luminosidade na germinação in vitro de sementes de cagaiteira (Eugenia dysenterica DC.)
(2007-12) MARTINOTTO, Cristiano; PAIVA, Renato; SANTOS, Breno Régis; SOARES, Fernanda Pereira; HERRERA, Raírys Cravo; SILVA, Álvaro Augusto Naves
Cagaiteira is a native specie of brazilian cerrado with high yield. Because it seeds show high variability, it is yet considered recalcitrant and dormant, the germination in vitro appears as an alternative for specie propagation, in addition to obtain juvenile explant for micropropagation. The present research aimed to evaluate the effect of scarification and ligth on germination in vitro of cagaiteira seeds. Seeds without teguments and intact seeds were inoculated in MS medium and kept in abscence and presence of radiation. Seeds without tegument germinated in the presence or abscence of ligth showed 86.25% and 88.25% germination at 31 and 71 days of inoculation, respectively. After 150 days of inoculation, plantlets from seeds without tegument germinated in the presence and abscence of ligth, showed 10% and 12% of abnormalities, respectively.
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Efeito de meios de cultura, concentrações de GA3 e pH sobre a germinação in vitro de mangabeira (Hancornia speciosa Gomes)
(2009) SOARES, Fernanda Pereira; PAIVA, Renato; STEIN, Vanessa Cristina; NERY, Fernanda Carlota; HERRERA, Raírys Cravo; OLIVEIRA, Lenaldo Muniz de
The Hancornia speciosa Gomes species presents potential for fruit and rubber production. Propagation is difficult primarily due, to a reduced seed germination and occurrence of recalcitrant seeds that stimulate the search of rapid and efficient propagation alternatives. In this context, the aim of this work was to study in vitro seed germination conditions in order to produce explants to be used on in vitro culture. The effect of different culture media, sucrose and GA3 concentrations and three pH levels were evaluated. Seeds were extracted from mature fruits after being harvested and processed. Higher in vitro germination was obtained using WPM and MS/2 media supplemented with 15.0 g L-1, 0.2 mg L-1 GA3 and pH adjusted to 5.8.
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Flavonoids from leaves of Derris urucu: assessment of potential effects on seed germination and development of weeds
(2013-09) SILVA, Ewerton Afonso Silva da; LÔBO, Lívia Trindade; SILVA, Geilson Alcantara da; SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; SILVA, Milton Nascimento da; ARRUDA, Alberto Cardoso; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva; ARRUDA, Mara Silvia Pinheiro
In some previous studies, we described the isolation of nine compounds from leaves of Derris urucu, a species found widely in the Amazon rainforest, identified as five stilbenes and four dihydroflavonols. In this work, three of these dihydroflavonols [urucuol A (1), urucuol B (2) and isotirumalin (3)] were evaluated to identify their potential as allelochemicals, and we are also reporting the isolation and structural determination of a new flavonoid [5,3′-dihydroxy-4′-methoxy-(7,6:5″,6″)-2″,2″-dimethylpyranoflavanone (4)]. We investigated the effects of the dihydroflavonols 1-3 on seed germination and radicle and hypocotyl growth of the weed Mimosa pudica, using solutions at 150 mg.L–1. Urucuol B, alone, was the substance with the greatest potential to inhibit seed germination (26%), while isotirumalin showed greater ability to reduce the development of the hypocotyl (25%), but none of the three substances showed the potential to inhibit radicle. When combined in pairs, the substances showed synergism for the development of root and hypocotyl and effects on seed germination that could be attributed to antagonism. When tested separately, the trend has become more intense effects on seed germination, while for the substances tested in pairs, the intensity of the effect was greater on development of weed.
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Germinação após alagamento, fenologia, morfologia e bioquímica de sementes de Campsiandra angustifolia Spruce Ex Beth
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2024-11-28) FONTENELE, Milena Gomes; HERRERA, Raírys Cravo; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2153779197306503; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9699-8359
Periodic flooding, a characteristic of Amazonian riparian forests, plays a central role in the ecological dynamics of these environments, but also poses challenges for plant species. The study involved the manual collection of Campsiandra angustifolia Spruce ex Beth fruits from 10 mother trees located on the banks of the Xingu River in Altamira. After the fruits had naturally opened, the seeds were evaluated for their characteristics, including measurements of length, width, thickness and weight. The water content of the seeds was also determined and biochemical analyses were performed, such as the quantification of proteins, amino acids and soluble carbohydrates. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate seed germination under flooding conditions, the floating time and post-flooding germination, with different flooding periods. The seeds were characterized as large, flat, dark brown in color and smooth in texture. In terms of size, they are on average 45.16 mm long, 52.02 mm wide, 7.70 mm thick and weigh 6.82 g. The seeds present an average of 17.6164 mg PRT/gDM for total soluble proteins. Among the protein fractions, glutelins presented the highest concentration, followed by prolamins, albumins and globulins. Total soluble amino acids presented a concentration of 65.5260 mg AA/gDM. As for sugars, the values of total soluble sugars (AST) and reducing sugars (RS) were 66.0156 mg AST/gDM and 61.9131 mg RS/gDM, respectively. Although all the seeds initially floated and later sank in the water, the environment did not provide the necessary conditions for germination. However, the results indicated that C. angustifolia seeds have a high germination capacity after short periods of flooding (15, 30 and 45 days). However, in longer periods of flooding (60, 75 and 90 days), germination was progressively reduced. The absence of significant effects of flooding on seedling growth variables indicated that, once germinated, they can develop relatively uniformly under different initial flooding conditions.
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Metodologias empregadas em estudos de avaliação da atividade alelopática em condições de laboratório: revisão crítica
(2010) SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva
During the last decades, many allelopathy research groups have been formed, worldwide. As part of this trend, Brazil has published a large number of scientific articles in national and international periodicals. Allelopathy, a relatively new science, is in its first stage of development; thus, a proliferation of often not very sound techniques has occurred. The use of such techniques makes it difficult to interpret the results, their biological value and real meaning. Procedures must become more uniform, as the importance of allelopathy increases. Thus, this work has critically revised the bioassay protocols used to characterize the allelopathic properties of crude extracts and pure substances, presenting the strong points and limitations of each procedure, as well.
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Métodos para a superação da dormência fisiológica de Caryocar brasiliense Camb.
(2010-06) DOMBROSKI, Jeferson Luiz Dallabona; PAIVA, Renato; ALVES, João Mauricio Cavalcante; SANTOS, Breno Régis; NOGUEIRA, Rairys Cravo; PAIVA, Patrícia Duarte de Oliveira; BARBOSA, Sandro
Caryocar brasiliense is a native species from Brazilian cerrado that has a considerable economic potential. The aim of this work was verifying the effect of substances with potential for seed germination stimulation. Seeds were extracted from the endocarps and set to germinate in paper rolls moistened with the following solutions: distilled water (Control); 2mmol L-1 KNO3 (Nitrate); 2mmol L-1 Etephon (ET); 1mmol L-1 GA3 (GA), 1mmol L-1 GA3 + 2mmol L-1 Etephon (GA + ET). The germination and the germination mean time were, respectively, 54.0% and 9.3 days in the GA treatment, 47.3% and 11.0 days in the GA + ET treatment, 32.0% and 12.2 days in the Control treatment, 30.7% and 13.1 days in the Etephon treatment, and 20.1% and 13.1 days in the Nitrate treatment. Low germination rates were observed in the GA + ET treatment up to the ninth day from sowing, when compared to the GA treatment, what indicates a possible seed germination inhibition due to ethylene presence.
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Morphological aspects of fruits, seeds, and seedlings, and anatomy of seedlings of apuleia molaris spruce ex benth
(Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes, 2016-06) REIS, Alisson Rodrigo Souza; FREITAS, Alessandra Doce Dias de; LEÃO, Noemi Vianna Martins; SANTOS FILHO, Benedito Gomes dos
Apuleia molaris spruce ex benth, commonly known in Brazil as "amarelão," is a fast-growing forest plant with a potential for use in reforestation; however, there is little information about the physiology and morphology of its fruits, seeds, and seedlings. Thus, the objective of this work was to describe the morphology of the fruits, seeds, and seedlings, in addition to the anatomic patterns of seedlings, as a contribution to the technical-scientific knowledge and production of amazonian species for reforestation in the state of Pará. For this purpose, the morphological descriptions followed the parameters from specialized literature and the common techniques used in plant anatomy. The species presents leguminous fruit; seeds with pleurogram, average dimensions of 51.21, 21.33, and 2.09 mm length, width, and thickness, respectively; and seedlings with eophyll and pinnate metaphylls, cordiform, phanerocotylar germination, epigaeous, and foliaceous. Eophylls and metaphylls present uniseriate epidermis, collateral and dorsiventral vascular bundle. The morphological characteristics may help in field identification and in the identification of young plants, aiding the production of seedlings of this species. Furthermore, anatomically, the hypocotyl has no striking differences from the root.
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Potencial herbicida da biomassa e de substâncias químicas produzidas pelo fungo endofítico Pestalotiopsis guepinii
(2008) SANTOS, Lourivaldo da Silva; OLIVEIRA, Marilene Nunes; GUILHON, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; SANTOS, Alberdan Silva; FERREIRA, Isabel Cristina Serrão; LOPES JÚNIOR, Manoel Leão; ARRUDA, Mara Silvia Pinheiro; SILVA, Milton Nascimento da; SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; RODRIGUES FILHO, Edson; OLIVEIRA, Maria da Conceição Ferreira de
Many of the chemical compounds found in nature that are produced by plants or microorganisms can offer new and efficient ways of controlling pests in agriculture and agricultural practice, with the help of fungi. The objective of this work is to characterize the inhibitory potential for seed germination and the plantlet development of two weed species using extracts and compounds obtained from biomass produced by Pestalotiopsis guepinii, an endophytic fungus of the species Virola michelii. The bioassays were developed under controlled conditions at 25 ºC and 12-hour photoperiod for germination, and at 25 ºC and 12-hour photoperiod for root and hypocotyl development. The crude extracts were analyzed at a concentration of 1.0% (m/v). The results showed that the more polar extracts (MeOH-1 and MeOH-2) have the highest inhibitory potential, although the hexane and ethyl acetate extract effects were important, especially for seed germination. Comparatively, weed seed germination was more sensitive to the effects than plantlet development. Mimosa pudica was more affected by the inhibitory effects of the extracts. However, for seed germination of Senna obtusifolia, the extract MeOH-1 showed 100% inhibition. The compounds ergosterol and ergosterol peroxide showed an inhibitory potential always below 35%, not showing the inhibitory potential of the hexane extract from which they were isolated. When these compounds were tested together, little increase was observed in the inhibitory activity.
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The role of Lithodoras dorsalis (Siluriformes: Doradidae) as seed disperser in Eastern Amazon
(Sociedade Brasileira de Inctiologia, 2017) BARBOSA, Thiago Augusto Pedroso; MONTAG, Luciano Fogaça de Assis
Ichthyochory is an important process responsible for the high diversity of plant species in tropical flooded forests. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the role of a catfish species, Lithodoras dorsalis, as seed disperser in the flooded forests at the Amazon River mouth, Brazil. Analyzing the stomach contents of 371 individuals of Lithodoras dorsalis, the Germination Potential (GP%) and Germination Speed Index (GSI) of seeds that were removed intact were investigated. This allowed us to evaluate the germination performance of two important species of plants in Amazonia, Euterpe oleracea (Açaí) and Montrichardia linifera (Aninga), after passage through the digestive tract of this catfish species. Given that digestion by L. dorsalis reduced the germination viability of M. linifera and that seeds were often destroyed during consumption, we suggest that L. dorsalis may have a limited role as seed disperser of M. linifera and instead mostly act as seed predator. However, for the species E. oleracea, L. dorsalis was a potential disperser, since the performance of germination of these seeds was improved after digestion. In addition, the number of seeds consumed was directly proportional to the catfish’s body size, reinforcing the role of doradids as potential seed dispersers in tropical forests.
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Substâncias químicas com atividades alelopáticas presentes nas folhas de Parkia pendula (Leguminosae)
(2005-12) SOUZA FILHO, Antonio Pedro da Silva; FONSECA, Marcelo Lobato; ARRUDA, Mara Silvia Pinheiro
The objective of this paper was to isolate, identify and characterize the allelopathic activity of chemical compounds produced by Parkia pendula. The allelopathic effects were evaluated on seed germination and radicle elongation of the weeds Mimosa pudica and Senna obtusifolia. The isolation process of the compounds involved the use of solvent in an increasing polarity order for extraction and the structural elucidation was carried out by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, COPSY's and HETCOR's spectrum. The bioassays were carried out under controlled conditions of 25 ºC of temperature and 12-hour photoperiod for seed germination and 24-hour photoperiod for radicle elongation. The following allelochemicals were isolated and identified in P. pendula's leaves: 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid (S1), 3,4-dimethoxybenzoic acid (S2) and Blumenol A (S3). Comparatively, S1 and S2 showed greater allelopathic activity. The effects on radicle elongation were greater than those observed on seed germination. The isolated substances showed low inhibition potential on seed germination, especially on S. obtusifolia seeds. The allopathic inhibition effects were positively related to the concentration of the substances, although in some cases, these effects have not corresponded to the statistical differences.