The search to exotic fruits by the consumers and producers have in creasing in the latest years. The commercialization in CEAGESP is being similar to the flowers, that are an important part. The dovialis can be used in this way and the present research was conduced due the ausence of technical information about this culture. Evaluate the influence of the temperature on percentage of germination of seeds of this plant. The experiment was conduced in the Laboratory of Seeds, located in the Department of Vegetable Production, of FCAV - UNESP - Campus of Jaboticabal/SP, using seeds that were extracted from ripe fruits of dovialis trees, washed, placed to dry on shade and so conditioned in gerbox, being realized 4 replications with 10 seeds in each one and the treatments were composed by 4 temperatures: 15, 20, 25 and 35ºC, in a experimental delineation entirely randomized. The values of percentage of germination were transformed in arc sen x/ 100 . The averages were compared by the test of Tukey, with 5% of probability. Were realized daily evaluations of the number of germinated seeds, being the percentage of germination represented by the adding of the obtained plants, and the VIG was calculated according to Maguire (1962). Through the obtained results in this research, can be concluded that the temperatures of 20 and 25ºC were the most appropriated to a higher and faster germination for the specie in study.

This work was carried out to measure the adaptability on the heart rate (HR), respiratory frequency (RF) and rectal temperature (RT) in Boer and Anglo-nubiana goats at Meio-Norte, Brazil. Fourteen male goats were used (7 = Boer and 7 = Anglo-nubiana) in the same conditions. In the same days and times were too collected the temperature and (TA) and relative humidity of the air (UR). The SNK test was used to compare the means. The results obtained to Bôer and Anglo-nubiana was, in dry period, HR (beats/minutes) = 79.3±16.1 and 97.0±18.3; RF (mov.min-1.) = 25.5±5.9 and 34.4±13.3; TR (oC) = 39.2±0.4 and 39.4±0.4. In rain period, in the same breed order HR = 75.1±6.9 and 82.5±6.0; RF (mov./min.-1) = 27.7±4.47 e 26.7±5.5; TR (oC) = 39.3±0,4 and 39.4±0,4. The TA, in oC, and UR, in %, were in the dry period 33.0±1.5 and 55.0±7.43; and in the rain period, 30.0±2.02 and 81.2±6,99. The Anglo-nubiana goats showed the highest HR, RF and RT relative to the Boer goats in the dry and in the rain periods that indicate the Boer goats are better adaptable in the hot stress conditions.

This work aimed to evaluate the seeds germination and vigor of cv Golden papaya fruits after seeds and fruits storage. The papaya fruits were picked from two maturation stage, from Caliman Farm, in Linhares - ES. The fruits were conserved in 25ºC for 10 days and the seeds germination was evaluated at the 0, 2, 6 e 10 days. After extraction and washing of the seeds, the drying was accomplished using an oven-dried with air circulation at 30ºC until they reached 8 to 10% humidity. A part of the seeds was analyzed, immediately, as germination and vigor percentage (first count of germination test and percentage of strong seedling in first count of germination). Another part was stored in packings of the type pouch of flexible aluminum by 30 and 120 days in 15ºC. The experimental design used was completely randomized in 4x3 factorial scheme with four replications. The treatments consisted of four fruits storage period (0, 2, 6 e 10 days), with three seeds storage period (0, 30 and 120 days). The vigour was better availed by first count of germination test than by percentage of strong seedling. There were increase in the seed germination and vigor with the increase seed and fruits storage period. The fruit storage for 10 days and seeds storage for 120 days allowed hither seeds germination.

The experiment were carried out to determine sodium requirements for egg-white (EW) and egg-brown (EB) strain pullets from 12 to 18 weeks of age. It was used a completely randomized design according to a 6x2 factorial (sodium levels: 0.04; 0.10; 0.16; 0.21; 0.27 and 0.32%; with 2 strains), content five replicates of six pullets per experimental unit. The standard basal diet was formulated to contain 2,900 kcal AMEn/kg and 14.0 % CP. Feed intake, water intake, daily weight gain, feed: gain ratio, rectal temperature, and comb size were evaluated, as well as feces dry matter and humidity. In the experiment, there was no interaction between sodium levels and strains on the studied variables. The sodium levels had significant effects on feed intake, daily weight gain and feed: gain ratio according to the quadratic model and increased water intake and feces humidity linearly, whereas the feces dry matter and rectal temperature decreased linearly. For EW and EB strain, it is recommended 0.18 % sodium or daily intake of 131 and 148 mg of sodium from 12 to 18 weeks of age.

The guava is principally cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical regions. Brazil is one of the principalproducers worldwide besides with India, Paquistan, Mexico and Venezuela. The fruit can be used in the industrialization generating many subproducts. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the efficiency of resistance inducers alone and associated with hydrothermal treatment in the control of anthracnose of guava. The fruits that were treated with Agro-Mos® presented minor severity in comparison to the others treatments (Crop-Set, Methyl Jasmonate and Chitosan). The Agro-Mos® was selected to be used associated with the hydrothermal treatment. The temperatures treatments, 47ºC, in any time of exposure and 50ºC in the time exposure of 3 and 6 minutes differs significantly to the others, independently of the association with the inductor.

There is an interest in the knowledge about the fertilizing requirements of melon crops, explored at Pólo Agroindustrial Assú/Mossoró/Baraúnas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, aiming at obtaining high productivity levels for quality fruits, reducing fertilizer wastes, and decreasing environmental degradation. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of applications of nitrogen (urea) and potassium doses (potassium chloride) on yield and quality of Gold Mine, yellow melon fruits under drip irrigation. Nitrogen doses (0, 50, 100, and 150 kg N ha-1) were combined in a factorial arrangement with potassium doses (0, 50, 100, and 150 kg K2O ha-1) and applied in a randomized complete block design with five replications. Nitrogen increased the number and total mass of fruits, number of marketable melon fruits, and fruit length/width shape ratio; decreased pulp firmness; but did not change pulp total soluble solids content. These effects were independent from potassium doses, which did not influence the evaluated characteristics.

The obtaining of seedlings of high quality in organic agriculture still represents a challenge, especially with relationship to the concentration of nutrients and the physical properties of the substrate. The objective this research was evaluated effect of cast earthworm as organic component of substrate for production of collard greens-butter seedlings. Two experiments were installed in greenhouse in the Universidade Federal do Acre, both in design completely randomized with eleven treatments and eight replications. The treatments were obtained through of mixtures of different cast earthworm concentrations (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 e 100%) and soil, being dystrophic (V = 29 %) in the experiment I e eutrophic (V = 80 %) in the experiment II. To the 26 days after the sowing was evaluated the height of the plant and dry weight matter masses of shoot, root and total plant. The results of the experiment 1 indicated that addition of cast earthome to soils distrophic increases the growth of the plants, in concentrations greater 70 %. However the results of the experiment 2 indicated that addition of cast earthome in eutrophics soils result in benefits effects for plants only in few quaintly, promoted growth maximum in the concentrations around of 20 %. The results of both experiments indicate that the effect of the cast earthworm as component of substrates was of increasing the growth of collard greens-butter seedlings when the chemical condition of the cast earthworm goes better than the one of the soil in supplying nutritious for the plants.

The objective of evaluating the effect of salinity water irrigation of the for vegetative phase of castor culture, it was developed a greenhouse experiment at Environmental SciencesDepartment of UFERSA. The experimental delineating used was entirely randomized with six treatments and three replications. The soil utilized was eutrofic red-yellow latossol and the treatments were six waters with different salinity levels (0,5; 1,0; 1,5; 2,0; 2,5; 3,0 dS·m-1). The cropping was carried out with the BRS 149-Nordestina variety. The variables evaluated were: chemical-physical characteristics of the soil (pH, electrical conductivity, Ca, Mg e Na), and in the plant, the plant height, stalk diameter, fresh and dry matter. It was observed that the soil under went the influence of the waters utilized: the pH, Electrical Conductivity and changeable Na with the water salinity. With the increase of the salinity, the plant development decreased.

Soil microbial biomass (SMB) is considered a significant nutrient pool in soils, that may be associated to changes in the vegetation cover. In order to estimated the SMB C and N contents, six treatments were installed in mature forests (F), 8-year-old mixed plantations of indigenous tree species (P), and abandoned pastures (G), at both the flooding (V) and the sloping (M) areas of the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve, an Atlantic Rain Forest remnant of ca. 5,200ha. Soil samples were collected at the layers 0-2.5cm, and were incubated to alsomeasure soil respiration rates. There was no significant difference among the treatments for SMB-C content and for the soil respiration rate, but the plantation on the flooding area showed a higher value for SMB-N than that on the sloping area plantation. Higher values of metabolic quotient (qCO2) and of Cmic:Nmic ratio suggest the plantation on the sloping area has a lower stability than the plantation on the flooding area.

Aiming at to verify the rooting of blackberry cuttings, obtaining more information about the propagation of this fruitful, was realized the present research, using cuttings with 10 cm of length and treated with indolbutiric acid in dust, in the doses of 1000, 3000 and 5000 mg.L-1, more a witness treatment (0 mg.L-1 IBA). The material utilized was collected in the Bank of Germplasm of FCAV - Unesp. The evaluations, realized 25 days after the installation of the experiment, were: percentage of cuttings with leaves; percentage of cutting survival; percentage of rooting; length and medium number of rootings. In the conditions that the experiment was done, can be conclude that the cutting is a viable method to propagate the blackberry and there are not necessity of the use of the growth regulator.