Samarium(III) and praseodymium(III) biosorption on Sargassum sp.: Batch study

This work evaluates the potential of a Sargassum biomass for the biosorption of Sm(III) and Pr(III) using synthetic solutions. Under selected experimental conditions (excess of sorbent), the biosorption kinetics were fast: 30-40 min were sufficient for the complete recovery of the metals. The kinetic profiles were modeled using the pseudo-second order rate equation. The second objective of this study was to evaluate the possibility to separate these metals. Biosorption isotherms and uptake kinetics for the two metals (in binary component solutions) were almost overlapped. The biomass did not show significant selectivity for any of these two metals, in batch reactor. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Comparação entre diferentes métodos de análise do componente lento do consumo de oxigênio: uma abordagem no domínio muito intenso de exercício

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Nodulação e absorção de nitrogênio pelo amendoim em resposta à calagem, cobalto e molibdênio

A resposta do amendoim à calagem tem sido atribuída ao fornecimento de cálcio, mas também tem sido observada maior absorção de nitrogênio. Um experimento foi desenvolvido em casa de vegetação, em vasos de polietileno, utilizando-se um Latossolo Vermelho distrófico textura média, para estudar os efeitos da calagem e da aplicação de cobalto e molibdênio sobre a nodulação e a absorção de nitrogênio pelo amendoim, cultivar Tatu. O delineamento experimental empregado foi o de blocos ao acaso, em esquema fatorial 4x3, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos do fatorial constituíram-se de quatro aplicações de nutrientes nas sementes (sem aplicação; 0,16 g kg-1 de Co; 0,58 g kg-1 de Mo e 0,16 + 0,58 g kg-1 de Co e Mo, respectivamente) e três doses de calcário (0, 4 e 6 t ha-1). A aplicação de cobalto nas sementes não exerceu efeito sobre a nodulação e a absorção de nitrogênio pelo amendoim. A calagem aumentou a absorção de nitrogênio pelo amendoim, provavelmente por causar melhoria na fixação simbiótica do N2, em decorrência da formação de maior número de nódulos. Apesar do molibdênio ter aumentado a matéria seca de nódulos na planta de amendoim, a sua aplicação não influenciou a absorção de nitrogênio, mostrando que a redução da toxicidade de manganês pela calagem foi mais importante do que o aumento da disponibilidade de molibdênio para a formação de nódulos e a fixação simbiótica do N2.

The role of multiple partners in a digestive mutualism with a protocarnivorous plant

Background and aimsThe protocarnivorous plant Paepalanthus bromelioides (Eriocaulaceae) is similar to bromeliads in that this plant has a rosette-like structure that allows rainwater to accumulate in leaf axils (i.e. phytotelmata). Although the rosettes of P. bromelioides are commonly inhabited by predators (e.g. spiders), their roots are wrapped by a cylindrical termite mound that grows beneath the rosette. In this study it is predicted that these plants can derive nutrients from recycling processes carried out by termites and from predation events that take place inside the rosette. It is also predicted that bacteria living in phytotelmata can accelerate nutrient cycling derived from predators.MethodsThe predictions were tested by surveying plants and animals, and also by performing field experiments in rocky fields from Serra do Cipó, Brazil, using natural abundance and enriched isotopes of 15N. Laboratory bioassays were also conducted to test proteolytic activities of bacteria from P. bromelioides rosettes.Key ResultsAnalyses of 15N in natural nitrogen abundances showed that the isotopic signature of P. bromelioides is similar to that of carnivorous plants and higher than that of non-carnivorous plants in the study area. Linear mixing models showed that predatory activities on the rosettes (i.e. spider faeces and prey carcass) resulted in overall nitrogen contributions of 26·5 % (a top-down flux). Although nitrogen flux was not detected from termites to plants via decomposition of labelled cardboard, the data on 15N in natural nitrogen abundance indicated that 67 % of nitrogen from P. bromelioides is derived from termites (a bottom-up flux). Bacteria did not affect nutrient cycling or nitrogen uptake from prey carcasses and spider faeces.ConclusionsThe results suggest that P. bromelioides derive nitrogen from associated predators and termites, despite differences in nitrogen cycling velocities, which seem to have been higher in nitrogen derived from predators (leaves) than from termites (roots). This is the first study that demonstrates partitioning effects from multiple partners in a digestion-based mutualism. Despite most of the nitrogen being absorbed through their roots (via termites), P. bromelioides has all the attributes necessary to be considered as a carnivorous plant in the context of digestive mutualism. © 2012 The Author. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Annals of Botany Company. All rights reserved.

Cinética de absorção de silício por cultivares de cana-de-açúcar e de arroz

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Acúmulo de forragem verde, extração de nutrientes e valor nutricional do capim-xaraés adubado com nitrogênio

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Efeito do exercício excêntrico sobre as propriedades mecânicas do músculo e índices de aptidão aeróbia

Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - IBRC

Exercício físico na prevenção e no tratamento da síndrome metabólica: um modelo experimental com ratos

Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - IBRC

Adubação nitrogenada em milho em semeadura direta e cultivo convencional na região Meio-Norte do Piauí

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Absorção de nutrientes e alterações químicas em Latossolos cultivados com plantas de cobertura em rotação com soja e milho

The effects on soil chemical properties brought about by cover crops vary considerably. This study was conducted to evaluate nutrient uptake by five cover crops used for grain, seed and forage production at different seed densities per hectare, as well as uptake by spontaneous vegetation, and their effect on the chemical properties of two Oxisols when grown in rotation with soybean and corn. The experiments were set up in Votuporanga, SP, Brazil and Selvíria, MS, Brazil in March 2008 after conventional soil tillage. A randomized complete block experimental design was used with four replications with the following cover crops at different seed densities: Sorghum bicolor at 6, 7 and 8 kg ha-1; Pennisetum americanum at 10, 15 and 20 kg ha-1; Sorghum sudanense at 12, 15 and 18 kg ha-1; hybrid of Sorghum bicolor with Sorghum sudanense at 8, 9 and 10 kg ha-1; and Urochloa ruziziensis at 8, 12 and 16 kg ha-1. We also used a spontaneous vegetation control. After management of the cover crops, in the first year of study, soybean was sown in no-tillage system and, in the second year, corn was sown, also in a no-tillage system. We evaluated the dry matter yield of different cover crops, nutrient uptake by the cover crops, and the chemical changes in the soil. It was found that in clayey soils with high aluminum content, as in Selvíria, sudan grass at a seed density of 18 kg ha-1, and sorghum at a seed density of 6 kg ha-1, in combination with liming, contributed to reduction of aluminum content and high potential acidity and an increase in base saturation. The different seed densities of each cover crop did not affect the dry matter yield of the cover crop itself, but affected nitrogen uptake of the hybrid Sorghum bicolor with Sorghum sudanense at a seed density of 10 kg ha-1, with lower uptake than at a seed density of 8 kg ha-1. Seed density also affected the organic matter content in the soil with sudan grass, with the seed density of 15 kg ha-1 providing more organic matter content than a seed density of 18 kg ha-1.

Reliability of Cardiorespiratory Parameters During Cycling Exercise Performed at the Severe Domain in Active Individuals

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Crescimento, características nutricionais e fisiológicas de progênies de Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill. Ex Maiden sob diferentes doses de fósforo

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Produção Vegetal) - FCAV

Respirometric techniques for assessment of biological kinetics in constructed wetland

The aim of this research was the development of a procedure to measure biological kinetics of organic matter oxidation and nitrification in constructed wetland, by using respirometric techniques. Columns simulating cores of vertical subsurface flow systems were investigated. The oxygen uptake rate (OUR) of the columns was calculated on the basis of the difference of DO concentrations measured continuously at the top and at the bottom of the column. From the respirogram, the following kinetic parameters have been evaluated: maximum rate of oxidation of readily biodegradable COD, maximum rate of nitrification, endogenous respiration of the biomass grown inside the bed. In order to improve the interpretation of the respirograms, additional respirometric tests were carried out on the wetland columns by using pure substrates, such as acetate (carbon source) and ammonium (substrate for nitrification). The kinetic parameters obtained from respirograms can be useful for control and design of constructed wetlands or for improving nutrient and carbon mass balances.

Nitrogen-tixing and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses in some tropical legume trees of tribe Mimoseae

Response to mineral fertilization and inoculation with rhizobia and/or arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF) of the Anadenanthera colubrina, Mimosa bimucronata and Parapiptadenia rigida (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae) native trees from Brazilian riparian forests, were studied in nursery conditions. Each species was submitted to seven treatments, varying nitrogen and phosphorous fertilization and inoculation with rhizobia (r), mycorrhiza (m) or both (rm): NP, P, P + r, P + rm, N, N + m and N + rm. Results showed that AMF inoculations did not enhance the mycorrhizal colonization, and P uptake was not sufficient to sustain good growth of plants. The level of P mineral added affected negatively the AMF colonization in A. colubrina and M. bimucronata, but not in P. rigida. Native fungi infected the three legume hosts. The absence of mineral N limited growth of A. colubrina and P. rigida, but in M. bimucronata the lack of N was corrected by biological nitrogen fixation. N mineral added inhibited the nodulation, although spontaneous nodulation had occurred in A. colubrina and M. bimucronata. Rhizobia inoculation enhanced the number of nodules, nitrogenase activity and leghemoglobin content of these two species. Thus, the extent of rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbiosis in these species under nursery conditions can affect growth and consequently the post-planting success. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

O efeito da complexidade estrutural da fonte de nitrogênio no transporte de amônio em Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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