Multiple ornamental uses of Costus stenophyllus standi. & L.O. Williams

Costus stenophyllus or bamboo costus, despite its high ornamental potential, is still little known in the cut flower and ornamental plant market. The bamboo costus is a spiral ginger admired for its beautiful stems that are lined with brown colored alternating bands. This costus has rather straight and upright stems. Conical red inflorescences, which resemble the head of a snake, emerge from the base of the plants. The flowers are light yellow and emerge between the red scales on the rather long-lasting, attractive inflorescences. This study was carried out to evaluate the possibility of using these species as a garden plant, cut flower and cut stem. Thus, the characterization was made based on 28 characters of the plant, the leaves, the flower stem, the flowers, as well as season blooming characteristics and flower postharvest longevity.

Can overharvesting of a non-timber-forest-product change the regeneration dynamics of a tropical rainforest? The case study of Euterpe edulis

The exploitation of non-timber forest products is often considered a low-impact activity in tropical forests. However, assessments of the impacts of such activity are mostly focused on the harvested species and not on the plant community, thus limiting our understanding for establishing forest management recommendations. We investigated the consequences of Euterpe edulis palm heart harvesting on the seed rain in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest. We compared the density of E. edulis individuals, as well as the density of E. edulis seeds, and the density, richness and functional composition of seed rain of the whole plant community, before and after palm heart harvesting in a 10 ha permanent plot. This assessment was carried out in preserved (typical old-growth Atlantic rainforest) and in disturbed (more open habitat dominated by the native bamboo Guadua tagoara) forest patches. Palm harvesting reduced the E. edulis population from 202.16 to 25.67 ind/ha and its seed rain density from 0.362 to 0.3 seeds/m2 and from 2.395 to 0.15 seeds/m2 in preserved and disturbed forest patches, respectively. Seed density of light-dependent climbers, pioneer trees, bamboo and animal-dispersed seeds increased after palm harvesting, especially in the disturbed forest patches, where palm harvesting was more intense and may have changed the light regime of the understory. On the other hand, species richness of the plant community declined by half. We observed a remarkable decline in the number of animal-dispersed species, especially for those with large seeds, suggesting that the activity of seed dispersers, including many species attracted by E. edulis fruits, was reduced. Therefore, harvesting of E. edulis palm heart may change the regeneration dynamics of the Atlantic rainforest, both due to shifts in forest structure, mediated by the removal of individuals from the forest canopy, and in community functioning, mediated by the interference on the activity of seed dispersers. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Chuva de sementes e estabelecimento de plântulas em ambientes com bambus na Mata Atlântica

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

O bambu na arquitetura: desing de conexões estruturais

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

O uso de bambu e metal clay no design de jóias de arte

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Aplicação de indicadores e índices para avaliar a sustentabilidade ambiental em um sistema de aquicultura integrado e multitrófico com diferentes substratos

Pós-graduação em Aquicultura - FCAV

Avaliação do tempo e métodos de aquecimento de toras de Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex-Maiden e sua influência no rendimento em laminação e na qualidade das lâminas

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Análise dos impactos na construção civil: avaliação do ciclo de vida em chapas de partículas para forros

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Compósito estrutural carbono/epóxi via RTM para aplicação aeronáutica: processamento e caracterização

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

Influência de ciclos térmicos na microestrutura e propriedades mecânicas da junta soldada do aço COS CIVIL 300

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Tratamento de águas residuárias de suinocultura em reatores anaeróbios horizontais seguidos de reator em bateladas sequenciais

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Desempenho de reatores anaeróbios horizontais com manta de lodo e de leito fixo, em série, tratando águas residuárias do beneficiamento do café por via úmida

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Sistema de tratamento anaeróbio, aeróbio e anóxico para águas residuárias de suinocultura: remoção de matéria orgânica, de nutrientes e de coliformes

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Painéis de bambu, uso e aplicações: uma experiência didática nos cursos de design em Bauru, São Paulo

Pós-graduação em Design - FAAC

Caracterização das propriedades físico-mecânica e de desempenho no lixamento de chapas particuladas (Dendrocalamus Giganteus)

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Mecânica - FEB