Resumo -O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a composição botânica, a disponibilidade e a qualidade da forragem e da dieta de animais fistulados alimentados na Caatinga, no período chuvoso, em Pernambuco. Avaliaram-se a composição botânica e a disponibilidade de fitomassa dos estratos herbáceo, arbustivo e arbóreo, nos meses de março e junho. A avaliação da qualidade da forragem foi feita por meio da análise bromatológica, realizada em todos os meses do período chuvoso. Characterization of Caatinga vegetation and diet of steers in the "Sertão" of Pernambuco, BrazilAbstract -The objective of this work was to evaluate the botanical composition, the availability and quality of the fodder and diet of fistulated animals fed in an area of Caatinga, during the rainy season, in Pernambuco State, Brazil. Evaluations of botanical composition and fodder availability of herbaceous, arbustive and arboreous extracts were made in March and June. Fodder quality evaluation was performed through chemical analysis during the wet period. Sixty-seven species were found: 28 herbaceous, 20 arbustive and 18 arboreal; from these species, 19 were found in the animals diet. The fitomass availability from the herbaceous component varied from 1,369 kg ha -1 of dry matter (DM) in March, to 452 kg ha -1 of DM in June. The availability of the arbustive extract layer was close to the herbaceous, while the arboreal component contributed with only 178 kg ha -1 of DM. Despite the relatively high fitomass availability, only a small percentage was considered as fodder from the material found. It was observed a low digestion of the protein, probably due to high levels of lignin.Index terms: availability of forage, botanic composition, fodder quality. IntroduçãoCerca de 40% do globo terrestre está ocupado pelas florestas tropicais e subtropicais, entre as quais 42% são compreendidas pelas florestas secas, onde se inclui a Caatinga. Essas regiões são consideradas como o ecossistema mais explorado e degradado do mundo, pelo uso intensivo da terra. Caracterizada como floresta arbórea ou arbustiva, a Caatinga é composta de árvores e arbustos baixos com algumas características xerofíticas (Prado, 2003). Assim como as diversas matas secas tropicais, a vegetação da Caatinga também é alvo de grande exploração humana, pela atividade agrí-cola desenvolvida, pelo extrativismo na extração de madeira e lenha e pelo uso da pecuária extensiva.
In worldwide production, rice is the second-most-grown crop. It is considered a staple food for many populations and, if naturally enriched in Se, has a huge potential to reduce nutrient deficiencies in foodstuff for human consumption. This study aimed to develop an agronomic itinerary for Se biofortification of Oryza sativa L. (Poaceae) and assess potential physicochemical deviations. Trials were implemented in rice paddy field with known soil and water characteristics and two genotypes resulting from genetic breeding (OP1505 and OP1509) were selected for evaluation. Plants were sprayed at booting, anthesis and milky grain phases with two different foliar fertilizers (sodium selenate and sodium selenite) at different concentrations (25, 50, 75 and 100 g Se·ha−1). After grain harvesting, the application of selenate showed 4.9–7.1 fold increases, whereas selenite increased 5.9–8.4-fold in OP1509 and OP1505, respectively. In brown grain, it was found that in the highest treatment selenate or selenite triggered much higher Se accumulation in OP1505 relatively to OP1509, and that no relevant variation was found with selenate or selenite spraying in each genotype. Total protein increased exponentially in OP1505 genotype when selenite was applied, and higher dosage of Se also increased grain weight and total protein content. It was concluded that, through agronomic biofortification, rice grain can be enriched with Se without impairing its quality, thus highlighting its value in general for the industry and consumers with special needs.
ResumoEmbora o capim-buffel seja tão importante para os sistemas produtivos no semiárido brasileiro, estudos com essa forrageira são ainda escassos e pouco difundidos, dessa forma conduziu-se este experimento com o objetivo de avaliar as características morfogênicas, estruturais e produtivas de seis acessos de capim-buffel (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) pertencentes ao banco ativo de germoplasma (BAG) da Embrapa semiárido. O experimento foi realizado no Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciências Sociais (DTCS) da Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), no período de novembro de 2008 a janeiro de 2009. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi inteiramente casualizado com seis acessos de capim-buffel (Tanzânia, Pusa Giant, Áridus, Buchuma, Irã e Biloela) e cinco repetições, totalizando 30 unidades experimentais. Com relação aos resultados, os acessos diferiram estatisticamente na maior parte das variáveis analisadas, principalmente nas variáveis morfogênicas e estruturais. Observou-se que o capim-buffel apresenta uma taxa de aparecimento média de uma folha a cada quatro dias em cada perfilho, com um tempo de vida da folha de 17 dias, mantendo dez folhas vivas por perfilho. Apesar de serem constatadas diferenças morfogênicas e estruturais entre os acessos de capim-buffel as mesmas não influenciaram nos parâmetros produtivos. Palavras-chave: Cenchrus ciliares, fibra em detergente neutro, relação folha/colmo, massa seca de lâmina foliar, taxa de alongamento de colmo AbstractAlthough the buffel grass is so important to the productive systems in the semiarid Brazilian studies with this forage are still scarce and diffused, so this experiment was conducted to evaluate the morphogenesis, structural and productive six accessions of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) belonging to the active germplasm bank (BAG) Embrapa semiarid. The experiment was conducted at
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