A salinidade elevada das águas de boa parte dos mananciais hídricos do semiárido do Nordeste brasileiro contribui para reduzir o potencial produtivo da maioria das culturas alimentícias e não alimentícias. O acúmulo de sais no solo, além de comprometer as propriedades físicas e quími­cas do meio edáfico, reduz o potencial osmótico da solução do solo, restringindo a disponibilidade de água, resultando em desbalanço nutricional e toxicidade, prejudicando os processos metabólicos e fisiológicos das plantas. O uso de condicionadores orgânicos do solo, como os biofertilizantes, vem sendo testado em glicófitas como ferramenta de ajustamento osmótico das plantas aos sais. Com isso, essa Revisão de Literatura objetivou relatar estudos que tratem do estresse salino e concatenar algumas experimentações com biofertilizantes utilizados para mitigarem os efeitos depressivos dos sais nos componentes morfofisiológicos e produtivos de plantas glicófitas.

Aims: The objective of this study was to identify the structural characteristics of the shoots of Mentha x villosa Huds and also, identify the main structures responsible for the production of active principles. Methodology: The analyzes were performed with stems and leaves from adult and healthy plants, which presented a uniform morphological pattern. The materials selected for the anatomical analyzes were fixed in FAA for 24 hours and after this period conditioned in 70% alcohol. Cross-sections and paradermic sections were manually made with a cutting blade. For sections analysis, 1% sodium hypochlorite was used for discoloration and safranine 10% dye for tissue staining. Results: The leaf of Mentha x villosa Huds presents asymmetric mesophyll, formed by palisade and lacunar parenchyma, and uniseriate epidermis. The diacytic stomata are located on the abaxial surface of the leaves with different sizes, all having a substomatal chamber. On both sides of leaves, glandular trichomes were observed in great quantity. The leaf midrib is formed by a large vascular bundle, with xylem facing the adaxial surface and phloem facing the abaxial surface. The stem presents uniseriate epidermis and below it can be found one or two layers of colenchyma. The vascular bundle consists of four main xylem points, and externally to it is found the phloem, which gives the quadrangular shape to the stem. Mentha x villosa Huds has characteristics that are common to aromatic species of the Lamiaceae family, which makes its characterization and differentiation difficult, as for example, its secretory structures which do not have taxonomic importance for differentiation on this species, since they are similar in other species of the same family. Conclusion: However, Mentha x villosa has a larger number of cell layers in the lacunar parenchyma, which is an important characteristic for the differentiation of species.

The pitombeira (Tasilia esculenta Radlk.) is a fruit native to Brazil, which is being exploited in an extractive way. To get agronomic information, such as the formation of mudase to be used in future commercial plantations, therefore, the objective was to evaluate the initial development and accumulation of nutrients in pitombeira seedlings submitted to different organic substrates and biofertilizer application in the soil. The experimental design was in randomized blocks, with a factorial arrangement of 4 × 2 and five replications. The treatments corresponded to four substrates (W, control; CS, commercial substrate; RFV, composite of fruit and vegetable remnants of a university restaurant; SIP, residues of industrialized products) in the substrate without and with Supermagro biofertilizer. Ninety days after sowing, the plant height, stem diameter, total dry mass, Dickson Quality Index, and leaf content in macronutrients were evaluated. The use of residues of fruits and vegetables (RFV) and residues of industrialized products (SIP) is recommended for the composition of submetry of pitombeira because these contribute to the greater growth of pitombeira seedlings. The addition of organic residues increases the quality of pitombeira seedlings having higher quality as biofertilizer treatments. Commercial substrate (CS) increases nitrogen and potassium terrors for substrates with fruit and vegetable residues (RFV), and the residues of industrialized products (RPI) used for the propagation of pitombeira seedlings can be recommended for the production of seedlings, because they increase the leaf content of phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, and sulfur.

Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. é uma espécie promissora para implantação de florestas no Nordeste brasileiro. Contudo, água é o fator que exerce influência sobre o processo germinativo, afetando diversos processos fisiológicos, como fotossíntese e respiração, bem como a sua produção. Diante do exposto, objetivou-se avaliar a germinação e o vigor de sementes de Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. submetidas a diferentes condições de estresse hídrico. As sementes de M. caesalpiniifolia foram coletadas na cidade de São Sebastião de Lagoa de Roça/PB onde foram beneficiadas e homogeneizadas para a retirada de uma amostragem representativa e posteriormente foram submetidas à superação de dormência por meio de desponte na região oposta à micrópila. Logo após, as mesmas foram desinfestadas com hipoclorito de sódio a 0,6%, durante 5 minutos e lavadas em água corrente por 10 minutos. Para a avaliação das diferentes condições de estresse hídrico, as sementes foram semeadas em bandejas plásticas individuais para cada repetição, contendo areia umedecida com cinco diferentes níveis de capacidade de retenção (10, 20, 30, 40, 50 e 60).  As variáveis, germinação (%) e IVG se ajustaram ao modelo quadrático com maiores resultados nas capacidades de retenção de 40 e 50%.  O comprimento da parte aérea e o comprimento da raiz também sofreram influência das diferentes capacidades de retenção, onde os maiores resultados foram obtidos aos 40 e 20% de capacidade de retenção, respectivamente. Já com relação à massa seca e verde, o valor máximo foi observado na capacidade de retenção de 40%. As sementes de Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth apresenta alta qualidade fisiológica quando submetidas a capacidades de retenção de 40 e 50%, contudo, são capazes de se adaptar ao estresse hídrico severo, apresentando resultados satisfatórios também aos 20%, podendo assim, ser utilizada com sucesso em algumas fases da recuperação de áreas degradadas.

Erythrina velutina Willd. (Fabaceae) is drought tolerant and has the potential for reforestation in the semi-arid region. The response of its seeds to the environmental conditions of each production area influences their size, weight, physiological potential, and health. Thus, this study aimed to assess how the environmental conditions of the different regions of Paraíba influence the biometric characteristics of E. velutina seeds. Seeds from 19 mother plants collected in Juru, Sumé, Araçagi, Guarabira, São João do Cariri, Esperança, Queimadas, Cuité, Boa Vista, and Areia, in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, were used in this study. Water content, thousand-seed weight, and biometric characteristics (length, width, and thickness) were determined in the seeds from each location. The water content ranged from 3.11 to 6.84%, while the thousand-seed weight was higher in mother plants grown in Sumé and Cuité. Seed length ranged from 9.00 to 16.84 mm, being higher in mother plants grown in Juru. Seed thickness and width ranged from 5 to 12.99 mm and were larger in mother plants from Cuité. Temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind, and precipitation caused variations in the length, width, and thickness of E. velutina seeds, with higher means observed in mother plants grown in Cuité.

Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the coprolite production of native earthworms in a pasture with Brachiaria, with and without liquid-enriched biofertilization. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was carried out between April of 2014 and August of 2015 at the Centro de Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB. Methodology: A randomized complete block experimental design was used, with subdivided plots and four replicates, with a total of 40 plots in a 5x3x2 factorial arrangement, five grass species (Brachiaria brizantha, B. decumbens, B. humidicola, B. ruziziensise e B. brizantha MG5) and three sampling times, with and without liquid-enriched biofertilization. The plot area was composed of 50.0 m2 (10 m x 5 m) with subplots of 0.25 m2 (0.5 m x 0.5 m). Six foliar fertilization were performed in intervals of fifteen days, with three applications in the drought period and three applications in the rainy season. Each application consisted of 5% of biofertilizer (100 mL of biofertilizer diluted in 2 L of water), each plot received 2 L of biofertilizer. Results: In the dry season there was a significant difference in the means between the fertilization treatments, leading to the absence of fertilization, obtaining a better result, varying of 48, 24% in relation to the treatments that received fertilization, and there was no significant difference between the brachiaria. In the rainy season, it was verified that there was no significant difference in the means between the fertilization treatments, but there was a significant difference between the brachiaria. Conclusion: The study concludes that earthworm coprolites production is higher under pasture with B. MG5 during the dry season. In the rainy season, production increased under pasture with B. humidicula. Brachiaria fertilized with liquid-enriched biofertilizer provided lower results in the production of biogenic aggregates (earthworm coprolites). Under conditions of the present study, the hypothesis that the effect of the liquid -enriched biofertilizer increases the production of endogeic earthworm coprolites has not been proven.

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