O uso de auxinas sintéticas aumenta a produção de mudas e melhora a uniformidade do enraizamento. Dentre essas, o AIB (ácido indolbutírico) é uma das mais utilizadas. A planta Pereskia aculeata Mill., conhecida como ora-pro-nobis, têm despertado o interesse devido ao elevado conteúdo proteico e a ausência de toxidade de suas folhas. Dentro desse contexto, esse trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de três concentrações do ácido indolbutírico (AIB - 0; 2000 e 4000 mg.L-1) na formação de raízes adventícias em três tipos de estacas caulinares (herbáceas, semi-lenhosas e lenhosas) de ora-pro-nobis (Pereskia aculeata Mill.) para a obtenção de mudas. As concentrações 2000 e 4000 mg.L-1, apresentaram os melhores resultados em número de raízes por estacas semi-lenhosa e lenhosa. Os índices de AIB não interferem no comprimento da raiz e sendo apenas as herbáceas os propágulos com menor comprimento de raiz.
The most used methods in routine analysis to determine total organic carbon in soils (SOC) involve chemical oxidation with K 2 Cr 2 O 7 , in a strongly acidic medium. Among them, the Yeomans-Bremner (YB) and Walkley-Black (WB) methods stand out. The disadvantage of these methods is the relatively high amount of Cr(VI) and H 2 SO 4 used, which generates a hazardous residue. In addition, they do not fully oxidize organic carbon. Despite being a stronger and more environmentally friendly alternative as an oxidant, KMnO 4 is used only for determining labile carbon fractions, probably due to the parallel reactions that occur with permanganate. Methods using an elemental analyzer (EA) are a reliable alternative to chemical oxidation being a reference method for SOC determination. However, the high costs involved in EA methods limit their use in routine analyses. To reduce costs and ensure reliability, chemical oxidation methods are compared with reference methods to obtain factors that allow for correcting results obtained by chemical oxidation methods. This manuscript aims to present the general characteristics of the most used methods for SOC determination, with a critical view of chemical oxidation methods. Finally, a potentially viable alternative for chemical oxidation analysis with reliable results is presented.
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