Sensory profiles of tropical wines produced in the São Francisco River Valley (Northeast Brazil).

2011

Biophysical indicators based on satellite images in an irrigated area at the São Francisco River Basin, Brazil.

The Jaíba Irrigated Perimeter is a large irrigated agriculturearea, located in the region Forest Jaíba between the SãoFrancisco and Verde Grande rivers, in the Brazilian semi-arid region. In 2014, irrigators thisthe region face losses in theinterruption of new plantings in irrigated areas due to water scarcity. The objective ofthis study is combine the modelto estimate the Monteith BIO with the SAFER algorithm in the case of obtaining ET, to analyze the dynamics of naturalvegetation and irrigated crops in water scarcity period. For application of the model are necessary data frommeteorological stations and satellite images. Were used 23satellite images of MODIS withspatial resolution of 250mand temporal 16 days, of 2014 year. For analyze the results,we used central pivots irrigation mask of Minas Geraisstate, Brazil. In areas with irrigated agriculture with central pivot, the mean values of BIO over the year 2014 were88.96 kg.ha-1.d-1. The highest values occurred between April 23 and May 8, with BIO 139 kg.ha-1.d-1. For areas withnatural vegetation, the average BIO was 88.34 kg.ha-1.d-1with lower values in September. Estimates of ET varied withthe lowest values of ET observedin natural vegetation 1,91±1,22 mm.d-1and the highest values in irrigated area isobserved 3,51±0,97 mm.d-1. Results of this study can assist in monitoring of river basins, contributing to themanagement irrigated agriculture, with the trend of scarcity of water resources and increasing conflicts for the wateruse.

Novas cultivares brasileiras de videira para mesa.

2015

Effet du climat viticole sur la perception sensorielle du vin: éléments méthodologiques pour une modélisation au niveau mondial.

Summary The objective of this study was to develop a methodology capable of modeling the effect of viticultural climate on wine sensory characteristics. The climate was defined by the Géoviticulture Multicriteria Climatic Classification System (Tonietto and Carbonneau, 2004), based on the Heliothermal index (HI), Cool Night index (CI) and Dryness index (DI). The sensory wine description was made according with the methodology established by Zanus and Tonietto (2007). In this study we focused on the 5 principal wine producing regions of Brazil: Serra Gaúcha, Serra do Sudeste, Campanha (Meridional and Central), Planalto Catarinense and Vale do Submédio São Francisco. The results from Principal Component Analysis (PCA) show the HI and CI opposed to the DI. High HI values were associated to a lower perception of acidity, as well as to a lower perception of concentration (palate) and persistence by mouth. For the red wines, high HI values were positively associated with alcohol (palate), conversely to the DI index, which showed high values related to the perception of tanins and acidity. The higher the CI, the lower were the color intensity, tanins, concentration and persistence by mouth. It may be concluded that viticultural climate - expressed by the HI, CI and DI indexes ? adequately explained much of the sensory differences of the wines made in different regions. The methodology proposed and the enlargement of the database it will maybe open the possibility of modeling the part of wine sensory characteristics as dependent variables of the viticultural climate, as defined by the Géoviticulture MCC System. Keywords: viticultural climate, modeling, wine, tipicity.

Avaliação de híbridos meios irmãos de mangueira das variedades Haden e Surpresa, em um ciclo, no semiárido brasileiro.

Segundo estudos do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, a mangueira, cultivada em aproximadamente 70.000 a 75.000 hectares do território nacional, propicia uma produção anual estimada em 1.200.000 toneladas. Os principais polos produtores do país são o Vale do Submédio São Francisco, os municípios de Livramento e Dom Basílio, na Bahia, os municípios de Monte Alto e Taquaritinga, em São Paulo, e os municípios de Janaúba e Jaíba, em Minas Gerais. As áreas que são destinadas à cultura correspondem, respectivamente, a aproximadamente 25.000, 12.000, 7.000 e 5.000 hectares. Os 25.000 hectares cultivados no Vale do Submédio São Francisco concentram-se sobretudo em perímetros irrigados instalados nos municípios de Juazeiro, na Bahia, e Petrolina, em Pernambuco, responsabilizando-se por 85% das exportações brasileiras (ANUÁRIO BRASILEIRO DA FRUTICULTURA, 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016). A variedade Tommy Atkins, dos Estados Unidos, conquistou mercados internacionais em virtude de atributos como consistência da polpa, baixo teor de fibras e resistência à deterioração. Os consumidores brasileiros, contudo, comumente demandam variedades nacionais, presentes em áreas residenciais ou exploradas por extrativismo em ambientes naturais, excetuando-se a variedade Ubá, cultivada em pomares para o aproveitamento no processamento industrial (PINTO et al., 2002).A diversificação de variedades é fundamental para a mangicultura brasileira. O objetivo do trabalho consistiu na avaliação de progênies de polinização livre das variedades Haden e Surpresa, em uma safra (2015-2016), no Semiárido Brasileiro, baseando-se em atributos referentes aos frutos.

Evaluation of floral characteristics of melon hybrids (Cucumis melo l.) in pollinator attractiveness.

Floral morphology and biology are important characteristics for plant-pollinator interactions and may influence the behavior of these agents. This study aimed to determine which floral attributes of different melon hybrids influence this interaction and, consequently, their attractiveness in simultaneous crops. The study was conducted in the region of Petrolina, State of Pernambuco (PE)/Juazeiro, State of Bahia (BA) and Mossoró, State of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), in areas with the following melon hybrids: Yellow type, Piel de Sapo, Cantaloupe and Galia. For studies on floral morphology and biology, hermaphrodites and male flowers of each hybrid were analyzed for their size and nectar chamber size, pollen and nectar production, anthesis time and flower lifespan. Floral visitors were observed simultaneously in hybrids of three types of melon, from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., in the two study sites. Evaluations of the corolla diameter and flower height indicated that the hermaphrodite flowers were larger in size than male flowers in all types of melon investigated, in both study sites. As for nectar chamber, male flowers are larger in width, but smaller in height, compared to hermaphrodite flowers. Regarding the volume of nectar, differences were found between floral types for the hybrids evaluated, in the two study sites; the hermaphrodite flowers produced 2-7 times more nectar than male flowers in all studied hybrids. Observations of visits of Apis mellifera to areas with simultaneous flowering of the three types of melon demonstrated differences in the frequency of visits between hybrids, floral type and foraged resource. Flowers of the hybrids Piel de Sapo and Cantaloupe exhibited larger corolla diameter, larger dimensions of the nectar chamber and greater supply of resources for foraging, which could explain the higher number of visits of bees to their flowers in the sites studied.

Cebola: escolha adequada.

Com o objetivo de identificar genótipos de cebola mais adaptados e produtivos, e que atendam ao mercado consumidor nacional nas condições do Submédio do Vale do São Francisco.