Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilidae): first record in the São Francisco River basin, Brazil.

Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) is a small mytilid native to Southeast Asia. It was introduced in South America in early 1990 and has dispersed from Argentina to central Brazil, and until 2014 has been restricted mainly to the Paraná and Uruguay river basins. The present note reports the occurrence of Limnoperna fortunei for the first time in the São Francisco River basin in northeastern Brazil. The establishment of L. fortunei in these regions will require close attention from the government and also by society.

Adaptabilidade e estabilidade de variedades e híbridos de milho no Estado da Bahia.

1999

Resistência de mosca branca, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Homoptera, Aleyrodidae) a metamidofos.

1991

Mini tomato cultivars for the Sub-Mid São Francisco Valley, Brazil.

In this context, the objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of mini tomato cultivars of determinate growth habit, in two crop seasons in the conditions of the Sub-Mid São Francisco Valley, Brazil.

Desempenho do tachi-branco em resposta à adubação combinada de fósforo e potássio em Latossolos.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o efeito de dosagens combinadas de fósforo e potássio no desenvolvimento de povoamentos de tachi-branco (Tachigali vulgaris L. G. Silva & H. C. Lima) em latossolo argiloso e arenoso. O estudo foi realizado em Monte Dourado distrito do município de Almeirim - Pará. Foi utilizado um delineamento em blocos casualizados, em esquema fatorial fracionado, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos foram constituídos por duas áreas de cultivo de tachi-branco sob aplicação de quatro doses de fósforo (Superfosfato triplo) e três doses de potássio (Cloreto de potássio triplo) combinadas entre si, totalizando 12 tratamentos e 48 parcelas em cada área de cultivo. A área de cada parcela foi de 156 m2 (12 x 13 m), totalizando 28 plantas por parcela, sendo 6 plantas úteis por parcela. As plantas foram monitoradas até os 24 meses de plantio, sendo determinados as seguintes variáveis: taxa de sobrevivência (%) aos 30 dias e 24 meses; altura (m) das plantas com 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 e 24 meses de plantio; circunferência à altura do peito (CAP) em cm e taxa de bifurcações (%) aos 24 meses. Em geral o tachi-branco apresentou bom desempenho nos dois tipos de solos, uma vez que demonstrou bons índices de crescimento em altura e diâmetro, de taxa de sobrevivência e bifurcação. Não houve diferença significativa entre os tratamentos quando comparados na mesma área. O tachi-branco apresentou desempenho superior em sobrevivência e altura e menor ocorrência de bifurcação no Latossolo arenoso

Expression of rice genes homologous of Arabidopsis genes previously related to drought tolerance.

The identification and validation of candidate genes related to traits of interest is a time consuming and expensive process and the homology among genes from different species can facilitate the identification of genes of the target species from the genomic information of a model species. This study aimed to quantify the expression of homologous rice genes previously related to drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. Five genes (CPK6, PLDa, GluR2, CesA8, and EIN2) were identified in rice by the homology of the amino acid sequence between rice and Arabidopsis. The genotypes Douradão (drought tolerant) and Primavera (drought susceptible) were subjected to a water deficit experiment, and subsequently evaluated for gene expression by qPCR for the five homologous and Lsi1 genes. The qPCR analysis clearly showed that the five homologous genes were expressed in rice, which is an indication that these genes could preserve their function in rice as a response to drought. In Douradão, of the five homologous genes, all but OsGluR2 displayed an increase in the average expression in drought treatment when compared to the control, while in Primavera, the average expression of the five genes did not differ between the control and drought treatment. In Douradão, the OsPLDa1, which showed the higher expression level in drought in relation to the control (10.82), significantly increased the gene expression in the leaf and root tissues as a response to drought, in both vegetative and reproductive stages, whereas in Primavera, this gene was suppressed in both tissues and stages under drought. Therefore, the OsPLDa1 gene was the most important in relation to drought response and is an interesting candidate for further studies in developing rice cultivars that are more tolerant to this stress.

Golden mosaic of common beans in Brazil: management with a transgenic approach.

Common bean and its importance for the brazilian population. Golden mosaic of common beans (Bean golden mosaic virus). The BGMV whitefly vector: Bemisia tabaci. Breeding for BGMV resistant varieties. The development of a BGMV-Resistant common bean transgenic event. Other whitefly-transmitted viruses reported on common beans in Brazil. Whitefly-borne disease and insect management. Future perspectives.