Avaliação de linhagens elite de feijão-caupi com tamanho extragrande do grão para as concentrações de proteína, ferro e zinco.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar um grupo de 20 genótipos de feijão-caupi, sendo 19 linhagens e uma cultivar, com tamanho extragrande do grão para as concentrações de proteínas, ferro e zinco.

Biometria de frutos e sementes de abiu e influência do sombreamento na emergência das plântulas.

O Abiu [Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Radlk.] é uma espécie arbórea frutífera com o consumo difundido principalmente nos estados do Acre, Amapá e Pará. O objetivo foi avaliar aspectos biométricos de frutos e sementes e a influência do sombreamento na emergência de plântulas de abiu. Foram coletados 50 frutos, em Santa Bárbara (PA) e, foram realizadas mensurações do comprimento, diâmetro, massa, e contagem do número de sementes por fruto. Posteriormente, foram separadas 100 sementes e mediu-se o comprimento, largura e a espessura. Para estudar a influência do nível de sombreamento na emergência foram utilizados quatro tratamentos: pleno sol, 30, 50 e 70%, constando de quatro repetições de 25 sementes por tratamento. Foram avaliados a porcentagem e o tempo médio de emergência. Os aspectos biométricos de frutos e sementes foram submetidos à análise descritiva e a porcentagem de emergência e tempo médio submetidas à análise de variância. Os frutos apresentaram tamanho médio igual a 58,99 e 51,66 mm para comprimento e diâmetro, respectivamente. As sementes apresentaram tamanho médio igual a 36,01; 16,06; 13,61 mm para comprimento, largura e espessura, respectivamente. Para a porcentagem de emergência de plântulas não houve diferença estatística entre os tratamentos, entretanto para o tempo médio os níveis de sombreamento foram menores diferindo estatisticamente em relação ao pleno sol.

Divergência entre genótipos de tucumanzeiro selecionados para produção de fruto e óleo por caracteres de cacho.

Avaliou-se a divergência genética entre genótipos de tucumanzeiro selecionados para produção de fruto e óleo. Para tanto, foram coletados cachos em plena fase de maturação de seis genótipos do Banco Ativo de Germoplasma de tucumã da Embrapa Amazônia Oriental. Os cachos foram avaliados para os caracteres: peso total do cacho (PTC); peso de fruto por cacho (PFC); número de ráquilas por cacho (NRC); comprimento da ráquis (CRC), peso de dez frutos (PDF); e rendimento de fruto por cacho (RFC), obtido pela razão entre PFC e PTC. Os dados foram submetidos às análises multivariadas com base na distância Euclidiana média e agrupadas por dois métodos (UPMGA e Tocher). A distância média entre os pares de genótipos foi de 1,37, sendo os acessos 3 e 6 os mais divergentes, o que possibilitou a formação de dois grupos pelo método UPMGA e cinco grupos pelo método de otimização de Tocher. O peso de dez frutos (PDF) foi o caráter que mais contribuiu para a divergência. Os genótipos selecionados divergem entre si e formam de dois a cinco grupos distintos.

Determinação do tamanho da amostra para avaliação da severidade da mancha foliar de glomerella da macieira.

2012

Tamanho da semente de camu-camu e sua influência sobre a germinação e a emergência da plântula.

O trabalho objetivou avaliar o efeito do tamanho da semente de Myrciaria dubia sobre a germinação e emergência da plântula

Seleção massal em amendoim forrageiro com foco no vigor de plantas, tamanho e produtividade de sementes.

O amendoim forrageiro (Arachis pintoi) é uma leguminosa de grande interesse para a pecuária nacional, porém sua utilização no Brasil vem sendo limitada pelo alto preço e baixa oferta das sementes no mercado. Cultivares com maior produtividade e/ou maior densidade de sementes podem contribuir para mitigar esse problema. Este estudo teve como objetivo realizar seleção massal em A. pintoi cv. BRS Mandobi, visando identificar plantas com elevado vigor, alta produtividade de sementes e variabilidade para tamanho de semente. Em 2012, foram estabelecidas 615 parcelas com plantas individuais a partir de sementes pequenas. Primeiramente, foram selecionadas 149 plantas com base na avaliação visual do vigor e comprimento dos estolões, as quais tiveram suas sementes colhidas em 2014, para determinação da produtividade, tamanho e peso de 100 sementes. Foram obtidas estatísticas descritivas, coeficientes de correlação e foram estabelecidos grupos pelo método de otimização de Tocher. Houve variação para produtividade e peso de 100 sementes, com médias de 1.547,6 kg ha-1 e 13,5 g e amplitudes de 3.513,70 kg ha-1 e 12,6 g, respectivamente. Foram formados 14 grupos divergentes, o que possibilitou a seleção de 30 genótipos oriundos de 6 grupos, com variabilidade para produção e tamanho das sementes, viabilizando a condução futura de novos ciclos de seleção e estimação de parâmetros genéticos.

Molecular diagnosis of Huntington disease in Brazilian patients

Huntington disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance, characterized by choreiform movements and cognitive impairment. Onset of symptoms is around 40 years of age and progression to death occurs in approximately 10 to 15 years from the time of disease onset. HD is associated with an unstable CAG repeat expansion at the 5' and of the IT15 gene. We have genotyped the CAG repeat in the IT15 gene in 44 Brazilian individuals (42 patients and 2 unaffected family members) belonging to 34 unrelated families thought to segregate HD. We found one expanded CAG allele in 32 individuals (76%) belonging to 25 unrelated families. In these HD patients, expanded alleles varied from 43 to 73 CAG units and normal alleles varied from 18 to 26 CAGs. A significant negative correlation between age at onset of symptoms and size of the expanded CAG allele was found (r=0.6; p=0.0001); however, the size of the expanded CAG repeat could explain only about 40% of the variability in age at onset (r2=0.4). In addition, we genotyped 25 unrelated control individuals (total of 50 alleles) and found normal CAG repeats varying from 16 to 33 units. The percentage of heterozigocity of the normal allele in the control population was 88%. In conclusion, our results showed that not all patients with the HD phenotype carried the expansion at the IT15 gene. Furthermore, molecular diagnosis was possible in all individuals, since no alleles of intermediate size were found. Therefore, molecular confirmation of the clinical diagnosis in HD should be sought in all suspected patients, making it possible for adequate genetic counseling.

Machado-Joseph disease versus hereditary spastic paraplegia: case report

Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is the most common autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxia and presents great phenotypic variability. MJD presenting with spastic paraparesis was recently described in Japanese patients. We report the case of 41-year-old woman with the phenotype of complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia. Her father died at the age of 56 years due to an undiagnosed progressive neurological disease that presented parkinsonism. She had an expanded allele with 66 CAG repeats and a normal allele with 22 repeats in the gene of MJD. MJD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of autosomal dominant complicated HSP. A patient with the phenotype of complicated HSP and relatives with other clinical features of a neurodegenerative disease should raise the suspicion of MJD.

Avaliação física do tomate de mesa 'Romana' durante manuseio na pós-colheita

Tomato postharvest losses are very high in Brazil and the goal of this research was to evaluate the effect of handling and the transport of tomato fruits, cultivar Romana on the steps of harvesting, weight and transportation to the packinghouse, pointing some critical points. Tomatoes were harvested at plastic boxes, weighted and shipped to a packinghouse. Fruits taken directly from the plant were determined as reference. The parameters evaluated were weight loss and mechanical injury and tomato physical quality after storage during 21 days. It was observed an increasing on the weight loss, external damage, and postharvest losses, after storage. Handling and transportation were the cause of an increase in 6.6% in external damage and 1.93% of weight loss after storage, when comparing harvested fruits and fruits evaluated on the packing-house. The main reason for postharvest losses was due to mechanical injury caused during transportation mainly due to the compressure force among fruits and against the plastic boxes.

Proposta de mecanismo de lavagem em equipamentos de beneficiamento de tomate de mesa

The cleanness level in fresh market tomatoes cleaning equipment is essential for consumer acceptance and conservation of product quality. However, the washing process in cleaning current equipments demands an excessive volume of water, leading to serious economic and environmental concerns. The objective of this work was to contribute with technical information for the washing system optimization. The conventional washing system currently used in cleaning equipment, which consists of perforated PVC pipes, was compared with a proposed system which uses commercial sprays. Characteristic curves (flow rate versus pressure) for both systems were determined in lab conditions and the respective water consumptions were compared. The results confirmed the excess of water consumption in the conventional washing systems, and the proposed system proved that is possible to reduce it, and the use of sprays allowed the rational use of the water.

Influência do auxílio mecânico na colheita de tomates

Fresh tomato harvest is traditionally made without harvesting aids. The main goal of this research was to evaluate performance parameters of fresh tomato harvesting aid equipment and compare it to traditional harvest, in the state of São Paulo. Therefore, an equipment was developed and the harvest process was evaluated in four different ways: traditional system (harvest system used in Santa Luzia farm, Brotas, SP, Brazil), picker walking with a harvesting aid equipment, picker seated in a harvesting aid equipment and a composition of both systems: two pickers seated and one picker walking in two different velocities ranges. The different systems using harvesting aid showed an average yield by picker more efficient than reference. Harvest system using three pickers showed an increase of 290% on yield average by picker, on the range of 0.5-1.0 fruit per plant, followed by the systems with a walking picker, that increased productivity in 41%, and picker seated harvester, that showed an increase of 35%. These results demonstrate the importance of using a harvesting aid equipment.

Caracterização de dois equipamentos de beneficiamento e classificação de tomates para mesa

On the last years, in Brazil, sorting and classifying fruits and vegetables using packing lines have increased. This work aimed at characterizing the cleaning process for fresh market tomatoes at two packing lines, one imported and one national located at Campinas, São Paulo State. Characterization included data, number, types and brushes velocity, water use, fruit standing time and cleaning efficiency. Standing time was measured correlating to fruit diameter (CEAGESP). For measuring cleaning efficiency an equipment was developed that was mainly composed of a ring involved with white cloth. Samples were taken before and after the cleaning step and evaluated using a colorimeter HUNTER Lab. The results showed a strong difference between the two equipments. The imported equipment showed lower number on brushes and rotation than national one, however a higher water consumption. For imported equipments this relation was not found. Both packing lines showed the same cleaning efficiency. Cleaning efficiency is related to be an interaction among the studies parameters, and it could be necessary a better management than the one used on both equipments.

Otimização da eficiência de limpeza em equipamento de beneficiamento de tomate de mesa

The post-harvesting cleaning process in fresh market tomatoes production is essential to the consumer acceptance, since the degree of dirtiness of the fruits is directly related to its quality. However, the washing stage of the cleaning process of commercial packinghouse demands an excessive water volume, bringing serious environmental concerns. The objective of this work was to compare the cleaning efficiency in two cleaning systems through the evaluation of different operational conditions of the cleaning process, related with the brush rotation, water flow and fruit standing time under the system. It was compared the conventional system utilized in commercial equipment with a system using commercial sprays. The results showed that the cleaning efficiency was not directly related to the water volume used, but to the water pressure, standing time and brushes rotation. Therefore, the use of commercial sprays can bring benefits to the cleaning efficiency, increasing it up to 13%, and to the environmental, decreasing water consumption.

Avaliação de linhas de beneficiamento e impactos de queda na qualidade de caqui Rama Forte

Excessive and inadequate handling of fruits and vegetables provides high incidences of physical damage, consequently, post harvest losses. The main goal of this work was to evaluate the impact magnitude in persimmon packing lines, Rama Forte, and to determine, at the laboratory, its impact limits. For evaluating the critical points it was used an instrumented sphere of 76 mm of diameter (Technmark, Inc, Lansing, USA), which registered the impact magnitude in seven distinctive impact lines located in four packing houses. For determining physical damages, tests were carried out at the laboratory, where fruit drop was related to impact magnitude, physical damage incidence and fruit post harvest losses. At the packing lines, the values found varied from 21 to 87 G on the transfer points and the majority of registered impacts (over 94%) were down 50G. Drops from 20 cm caused an increase in weight losses after six days of storage at room temperature. Drops from 20 and 30 cm caused skin darkness (low L values), associated to a decrease in color intensity (chroma). Impact drop did not affect pulp fruit chemical features.

Malpighiaceae: correlations between habit, fruit type and basic chromosome number

The family Malpighiaceae presents species with different habits, fruit types and cytological characters. Climbers are considered the most derived habit, followed, respectively, by the shrubby and arboreal ones. The present study examines the relationship between basic chromosome numbers and the derivation of climbing habit and fruit types in Malpighiaceae. A comparison of all the chromosome number reports for Malpighiaceae showed a predominance of chromosome numbers based on x=5 or 10 in the genera of sub-family Malpighioideae, mainly represented by climbers with winged fruits, whereas non-climbing species with non-winged fruits, which predominate in sub-family Byrsonimoideae, had counts based on x=6, which is considered the less derived basic number for the family. Based on such data, confirmed by statistic assays, and on the monophyletic origin of this family, we admit the hypothesis that morphological derivation of habit and fruit is correlated with chromosome basic number variation in the family Malpighiaceae.