The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of feeding by the stink bug Euschistus heros (F.) on the dry matter of seeds and on the protein, oil and fatty acid contents. Soybean plants at developmental stage R6 (full pod filling) were exposed in protected c...

Processos de compactação de solo estão diretamente relacionados ao manejo adotado. Nesse sentido, este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a resistência mecânica do solo à penetração em áreas com diferentes períodos de adoção do sistema plantio direto (SPD), após uma aração para mitigar&...

Deadly symbiosis, for insects only. The nematodes genera Heterorhabditis, Steinernema and Neosteinernema, are named entomopathogenic [EPN], because they act symbiotically with a bacterium, specific and deadly for insects. These EPN are showing more efficiency than bacteria and fungi against soil ...

Title: Use of isolated microspore culture as a tool for obtaining Genetic Modified Organisms and for speeding up wheat and barley genetic breeding programs Authors: Sandra Maria Mansur Scagliusi, Edson Iorczeski, Sandra Patussi Brammer, Ana Lídia Bonato, Luciano Consoli, Antonio Nhani Junior...

Canola (Brassica spp.) is a typical oilseed of temperate regions, in latitudes between 35º to 55º. Its grains yield 38% oil, recommended for healthy diets and the most used in Europe for biodiesel production. Its meal is adequate for feed. Experiments at low latitudes in ...

Embrapa’s wheat research center como developing in the last twenty years, double purpose (DP) cereal crops, to feed animals during cool-season, besides grain yield of regrowth. Has been observed similar wheat yield of on grazed wheat due to higher tillering, homogeneity and lower h...

This study investigated nymph developmental time and survivorship, adult body weight, and the impact of the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula (L.) on seeds of canola at different stages of maturation. Tests were conducted under controlled conditions (25 ± 1 °C, 65 ± 10%...

Ferro e zinco são elementos essenciais para a boa nutrição. O zinco é um elemento traço essencial para o desempenho de diversas funções do organismo. Retardamento do crescimento e disfunções imunológicas são alguns dos problemas derivados da deficiência em zinco. A deficiência em f...

Wheat and wheat flour play a vital role in global food security. There is a knowledge gap regarding the environmental impacts associated with wheat cultivation and wheat flour production in subtropical and tropical environments. As one of the world's major grain producers, Brazil&#x...