Os resíduos gerados no sistema de produção agrícola causam impactos imensuráveis ao meio ambiente. O cultivo e o processamento de culturas como cana-de-açúcar, laranja, açaí e mandioca, geram resíduos como o bagaço da cana-de-açúcar e da laranja, o caroço do açaí e a manipueira da mandioca, os quais podem alterar todo o ecossistema se não submetidos ao tratamento adequado de resíduos. Além de criar potenciais problemas ambientais, representam perdas de matéria-prima e energia, mas também podem proporcionar ganhos em outras atividades se corretamente tratados e/ou descartados. A gestão dos resíduos potencializa o processo de tratamento e a disposição final dos resíduos agrícolas de forma a reduzir os impactos ambientais causados por seus descartes inadequados. Desta forma, este trabalho teve como objetivo realizar uma pesquisa bibliográfica a respeito de resíduos provenientes de atividades agrícolas, bem como mostrar alternativas já existentes, de tratamento e aproveitamento destes resíduos, como forma de reduzir o impacto ambiental destes ao meio ambiente.

species, colonizer of marginal lands and road margins, which often initiates secondary succession in open areas by the intense germination of their seeds in the soil. Studies on fastgrowing Amazon forest species are very scarce, when it refers to the influence of abiotic factors on an ecophysiology of the species. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse belong to laboratory of Estudos da Biodiversidade de Plantas Superiores of the Federal Rural University of Amazonia. The experiment was completely randomized in split plot scheme, two times: five and ten days of water suspension, and two water conditions: control and water deficit, with four replications with one plant /pot. The water deficiency condition for ten days negatively affected the growth and indicators of gas exchange (A, gs and E). Adding to the fact that the experiment occurred in a year of extreme climatic anomaly (El Niño), the plants did not resist and perished in the internal conditions of greenhouse. The water deficiency condition altered the growth parameters and the environmental relations of the Tachigali vulgaris species, thus evidencing its low physiological plasticity to this abiotic condition.

The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design in three water conditions at greenhouse with treatments as: control, water stress (water deficiency) and flooding (with a blade of water about 5 cm above the ground), and 15 repetitions. The analysis of variance was done and the 5% level of significance of the Tukey's test accomplished to assess the biochemical and physiological parameters of Hymenaea courbaril L. The variables were: water potential, nitrate reductase activity, concentration of nitrate, ammonium free, proline, glycine betaine, free protein, free amino acids, glutamine synthetase activity, alcohol dehydrogenase activity and lactate dehydrogenase and contents of chlorophyll a, b, and total carotene. There was a reduction of the enzyme reductase activity of nitrate and glutamine synthetase due to the water deficit and flooding. Moreover, the lack of water in leaf tissue caused an increase in proline, glycine betaine and free amino acids, trying to promote osmotic adjustment. An increase of variation and reduced ammonium, protein, chlorophyll a, b, and carotenoid was also observed. These substances were significantly reduced by the lack of water and also excess water. Thus, the water deficit and flooding promoted a drastic change in behavior and physiological biochemistry of Jatoba plants. The results of this study show that the flooding and water deficiency for 30 days are sufficient to promote changes in biochemical behavior in the Jatobá plants. Thus, these results indicate that the Hymenaea courbaril L. plants are less susceptible to flooding than to the water deficiency.

Introduction: Soy is an agricultural crop that has great economic importance. The analysis considering the cultivated area, the production and the yield of grains contributes to research and transfer of technology to the producers. Aims: To adjust the mathematical model using simple linear regression analysis and correlation between the variables of planted area, production and productivity, in the state of Paraná and Brazil, in the last two decades. Study Design: Data collection and research of information on the cultivation of soybeans in the state of Paraná and in Brazil on official websites Place and Duration of Study: State University of Western Paraná, Post-Graduation in Agronomy, between July 2018 and December 2018. Methodology: Data were obtained from the Portal of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics between 1997 and 2017. Simple linear regression analysis and Pearson correlation analysis were used. Results: By analyzing the results, it is possible to observe significant increases in soybean production in both Paraná and Brazil over this 20-year period. Paraná achieved a 205% increase in planted area, 290% in production and 141% in average yield. Conclusion: The simple linear regression and correlation analysis showed an adjustment between the cultivated area, the production and the average productivity in the soybean crop in the period from 1997 to 2017.

Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of sugarcane. Studies considering the production of a culture in informatic function of time allow to verify the behavior of it in a certain homologated. The aims of this work were to analyze the production of the states of Paraná, São Paulo and Minas Gerais, as well as the national production of sugarcane crops, based on statistical tools of regression analysis, and correlation. Sugar cane production data were collected from the Sugarcane Industry Union (UNICA). The work was done in the State University of Western Paraná, Post-Graduation in Agronomy, between July 2018 and December 2018. The data used were obtained from various institutions and, made available by the Sugarcane Industry Union (UNICA), constituting a historical series of 1980/81 to 2016/17. The regression models that best fit the states of Paraná and São Paulo were the linear model, with correlation equal to 0.9711 and 0.9934 respectively, while for Minas Gerais was the quadratic, with 0.9708 of correlation with the national production. The results obtained showed a greater similarity of the behavior of the production of São Paulo with the national, evidencing its importance in participating in the sugarcane agroindustry sector. Based on the regression and correlation analyses obtained, it was found that the state of Paraná and São Paulo obtained a behavior of sugarcane production like that of the national. In the sugarcane production of the state of Minas Gerais, the growth was observed only from the year 2000. Thus, it is concluded that the productions from the states of São Paulo and Paraná contributed more significantly to the national production of sugarcane in relation to the production of the state of Minas Gerais.

We aimed to evaluate the changes in biochemical metabolism generated by salt stress and to investigate the effect of brassinosteroids in mitigating of this stress on two cultivars of Vigna unguiculata L. We used a completely randomized experimental design in a 2 x 3 x 3 factorial scheme, using two cultivars of cowpea (BRS Guariba and BR3 Tracuateua - moderately tolerant and sensitive to salinity, respectively), three concentrations of brassinosteroids (0, 0.2 and 0.4 μM Br) and three concentrations of NaCl (0 , 50 and 100 mM NaCl), with four replicates. The following evaluations were carried out: relative water content, electrolyte leakage, nitrate levels, nitrate reductase activity, free ammonium, total soluble amino acids, soluble proteins, glycine betaine and proline. The results showed that salinity at 100 mM affected the nitrate reductase enzyme activity, the relative water content, total soluble amino acids and soluble proteins for cultivars BR3 Tracuateua, and BRS Guariba, but the 24-epibrassinolid attenuated the effects of salinity for these variables. The concentration of 0.2 μM of Br increased 55% and 20% in proline and glycine betaine contents, respectively, in both of cultivars. The plants under stress saline and 0.2 mM of 24-epibrassinolid, presented 42% and 58% reductions in electrolyte leakage of BR3 Tracuateua and BRS Guariba cultivars, respectively. The concentrations of ammonium were slightly varied. Therefore, the application of 0.2 μM of 24-epibrassinolid caused a greater acclimatization of the cultivars, being the BR3 Tracuateua (sensitive to salt) cultivar more expressive in most treatments.

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The Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.) is a species used by traditional populations and industries using timber and non-timber forest products. This study aimed to analyze the levels of chlorophyll A, B, total ammonia levels, nitrate, proline, electrolyte leakage and activity of oxidative enzymes in evaluation to tolerance of cumaru plants subjected to drought for 21 days of stress. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Federal Rural University of Amazonia (UFRA), Belém, Pará, in the period from March to July 2015. The results showed a significant decrease in the relative water content of 50.8 and 55% for chlorophyll b, 45% to total chlorophyll and an increase in proline to the plants under drought. There was no significant difference to chlorophyll a, ammonium and nitrate. Increases in electrolyte leak with 22.74% for roots and 39.55% for leaves were observed. The enzyme catalase (CAT) showed a significant increase from the 14th day of the experiment, while changes in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activities were observed from the 7th day of the experiment. Cumaru plants are not drought tolerant over 21 days; also, young plants of cumaru respond negatively to conditions of low water availability in the soil.