Niveis de nitrogenio e laminas de irrigacao no rendimento do milho verde.

Com o objetivo de estudar o efeito de niveis de nitrogenio e laminas de irrigacao no rendimento do milho verde (Zea mays L.) cultivar BR-126, foi conduzido um experimento, numa varzea do Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Milho e Sorgo, da EMBRAPA, em Sete Lagoas, MG, com quatro tratamentos de irrigacao (laminas equivalentes a 25%, 50%, 75% e 100% da ETR) e seis subtratamentos de N (0, 40, 80, 120, 160 e 200 kg/ha de N). O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos casualizados, com parcelas subdivididas, tendo quatro repeticoes. O N foi incorporado na forma de ureia, sendo 1/3 no plantio, e o restante, em cobertura, aos 49 dias apos o plantio. Considerando-se os efeitos das laminas de irrigacao e dos niveis de N no rendimento do milho verde, uma aplicacao de 120 kg/ha de N e uma lamina de irrigacao equivalente a 50% de ETR poderao ser recomendadas para as condicoes de estudo; entretanto, deve-se salientar a necessidade imprescindivel de um estudo economico mais detalhado desses fatores.

Artisanal extraction and traditional knowledge associated with medicinal use of Crabwood Oil (Carapa guianensis Aublet.) in a peri-urban Várzea environment in the Amazon Estuary.

Varzea forests of the Amazon estuary contain species of importance to riverine communities. For example, the oil extracted from the seeds of crabwood trees is traditionally used to combat various illnesses and as such artisanal extraction processes have been maintained. The objectives of this study were to (1) describe the process involved in artisanal extraction of crabwood oil in the Fazendinha ProtectedArea, in the state ofAmap´a; (2) characterise the processes of knowledge transfer associated with the extraction and use of crabwood oil within a peri-urban riverine community; and (3) discern medicinal uses of the oil.The data were obtained using semistructured interviews with 13 community members involved in crabwood oil extraction and via direct observation.The process of oil extraction is divided into four stages: seed collection; cooking and resting of the seeds; shelling of the seeds and dough preparation; and oil collection. Oil extraction is carried out within the home for personal use, with surplus marketed within the community. More than 90% of the members of the community involved in extraction of crabwood oil highlighted the use of the oil to combat inflammation of the throat. Knowledge transfer occurs via oral transmission and through direct observation.