Solos do assentamento malhada do meio, Chapadinha-MA: classificação e variabilidade espacial de seus atributos

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Ciência do Solo) - FCAV

Efeito do biocarvão sobre o comportamento da matéria orgânica e do fósforo em solo degradado

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Geoestatística, simulação estocástica e sensoriamento remoto na estimativa de produção do café conilon

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Controle da mancha preta dos frutos cítricos em cultivo orgânico e convencional e do bolor verde em pós-colheita

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Proteção de Plantas) - FCA

Eficiência agronômica de bactérias diazotróficas na cultura da cana-de-açúcar (Saccharum spp.)

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Produção Vegetal) - FCAV

Iron oxides and quality of organic matter in sugarcane harvesting systems

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Indicadores de qualidade física em latossolos cultivados com milho e soja sob semeadura direta e cultivo convencional

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Produção Vegetal) - FCAV

Manejo da adubação fosfatada da aveia preta e do consórcio milho/capim Marandu com inoculação por Azospirillum brasilense em sistema plantio direto

Pós-graduação em Agronomia - FEIS

Plantas de cobertura em pré-safra e adubação nitrogenada no milho em plantio direto

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Ciência do Solo) - FCAV

Avaliação da qualidade de alimentos biofortificados produzidos em sistemas agroecológicos do trópico úmido

Pós-graduação em Engenharia e Ciência de Alimentos - IBILCE

Avaliação de atributos físico-químicos do solo sobre palhadas de diferentes poáceas e adubação nitrogenada em semeadura direta na cultura do feijoeiro

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Sistema autônomo de iluminação utilizando energia solar

This work presents a self-sustainable lighting system using ultracapacitor as a storage device, replacing the conventional battery, using solar energy as the only energy supplier. A detailed study of solar panels, switched mode converters and ultracapacitors was made, in order to design a circuit capable of capturing solar energy and transfer it efficiently to a bank of ultracapacitors. Later, at nighttime, this energy is used for lighting in LED luminaires which have high luminous efficiency and high reliability index. This work presents the design of the solar panel, ultracapacitors bank, the development of the voltage converter circuit and charger working at the maximum power point of the solar panel. All subsystems were simulated and it was shown that the use of ultracapacitors is feasible to feed a LED lamp with enough brightness for a person to walk at night, for two night shifts, using a capacitive bank with twenty-four ultracapacitors. Replacing the battery by an ultracapacitor allows a faster recharge, with low maintenance costs, since ultracapacitors have a lifetime bigger than batteries; beyond reducing the environmental impact, as they don't use potentially toxic chemical compounds

Work and technological innovation in organic agriculture

Organic agriculture is a sustainable cultivation ecologically, economically and socially. Several researches in organic agriculture have been made from technical perspectives, economic traits or related to ecological aspects. There are practically no investigations into the nature of the technology used in organic agriculture, especially from an ergonomic perspective. From the activity analysis, this study aimed to map the technology used in the production of organic vegetables. Properties producing organic vegetables were selected representing the State of São Paulo. It was applied an instrument (questionnaire and semi-structured interview) with their managers and it was made visual records to identify adaptations, innovations and technological demands that simultaneously minimize the workload and the difficulties in performing the tasks and increase work productivity. For some of the technological innovations a digital scanner was used to generate a virtual solid model to facilitate its redesign and virtual prototyping. The main results show that organic farmers have little technology in product form. The main innovations that enable competitive advantage or allow higher labor productivity occur in the form of processes, organization and marketing.

Pervasive transition of the Brazilian land-use system

Agriculture, deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and local/regional climate change have been closely intertwined in Brazil. Recent studies show that this relationship has been changing since the mid 2000s, with the burgeoning intensification and commoditization of Brazilian agriculture. On one hand, this accrues considerable environmental dividends including a pronounced reduction in deforestation (which is becoming decoupled from agricultural production), resulting in a decrease of similar to 40% in nationwide greenhouse gas emissions since 2005, and a potential cooling of the climate at the local scale. On the other hand, these changes in the land-use system further reinforce the long-established inequality in land ownership, contributing to rural-urban migration that ultimately fuels haphazard expansion of urban areas. We argue that strong enforcement of sector-oriented policies and solving long-standing land tenure problems, rather than simply waiting for market self-regulation, are key steps to buffer the detrimental effects of agricultural intensification at the forefront of a sustainable pathway for land use in Brazil.