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Abstract: Postharvest losses remain a major challenge in fruit production systems, affecting both climacteric fruits, such as papaya, and non-climacteric fruits, such as orange. Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation has emerged as a sustainable alternative to chemical fungicides; however, its effectiveness d...
The Rio dos Patos Basin in the Cerrado Biome in Brazil is experiencing land use change from (degraded) pasture to sugarcane fields. While the Cerrado has a low share of land under sugarcane cultivation (2 %), it contains half of Brazil’s sugarcane area and presents the&#x...
RESUMO. A relação entre os povos tradicionais na América do Sul e América Central e as abelhas sem ferrão remonta ao período pré-colonização europeia, a partir da existência de inúmeros artefatos arqueológicos que comprovam como as abelhas e seus produtos eram considerados especiais...
The bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) was detected infesting Eucalyptus trees in Brazil in 2008, in the states of Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul and Minas Gerais and in 2009 was found in the state of Espírito Santo, Mato ...
Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi o de conhecer a estrutura fitossociológica do estrato arbustivo-arbóreo no subosque de floresta com araucária, como subsídio para a análise da dinâmica de regeneração de espécies da comunidade e avaliação de sua sustentabilidade. O estudo foi realiz...
Resumo: This study evaluates the economic viability of Nile tilapia juvenile production in a BFT system. Economic viability indicators were calculated using commercial data provided by Itaipu Binacional (Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil) on capital investment, operational costs, and zootechnical per...
Resumo: Sustainable aquaculture focuses on environmentally friendly production to meet current demands for food production without depleting natural resources. Biofloc technology (BFT) system supports this goal by minimizing or eliminating water exchange. This study evaluates the mass balance of Nile&...
Este artigo analisa o papel das redes sociais multiatores no desenvolvimento de sistemas agroflorestais no Brasil, com foco em dois casos de estudo: a Rede Agroflorestal de Ribeirão Preto (Estado de São Paulo) e a Rede de Sistemas Agroflorestais Agroecológicos do Sul do Brasil ...
Resumo: Flooded rice cultivation represents one of the main global anthropogenic sources of methane (CH4), a major greenhouse gas that strongly affects atmospheric photochemistry. CH4 production and emissions are influenced by several factors, such as climate, organic residues in water and s...
Abstract: Controlling phytopathogenic fungi in soybean crops (Glycine max L) is necessary and requires several types of fungicides, however, some of these pesticides can accumulate in soybeans. The bioconcentration factor (BCF) is a metric that indicates the degree of affinity of a subs...