RESUMOSementes sadias e rápido desenvolvimento de plântulas de espécies florestais nativas são fundamentais para o seu estabelecimento. Este trabalho avaliou o efeito de Trichoderma spp. sobre sementes e o desenvolvimento de plântulas de Parapiptadenia rigida (angico), Cedrela fissilis (cedro) e Pelthophorum dubium (canafistula). O fungo foi aplicado em diferentes momentos da produção de mudas. Sua ação foi diferenciada entre as espécies, bem como, entre as variáveis analisadas. O cedro foi menos responsivo à aplicação de Trichoderma spp. em qualquer momento da produção de mudas. A associação de Trichoderma spp. com angico, via tratamento de sementes, favoreceu a incidência de alguns patógenos, entretanto a aplicação mais tardia do fungo favoreceu o desenvolvimento da parte aérea. Sobretudo, em canafístula, o tratamento de sementes proporcionou controle de patógenos associados à semente e favoreceu a emergência e a produção de folhas nas mudas, apresentando potencial para ser usado tratamento de sementes desta espécie.Palavras-chave: promotor de crescimento, sementes, tratamento de sementes. Trichoderma spp. in the Production of Seedling of Forest Species ABSTRACTSeeds healthy and rapid development of seedlings of native species may be critical to the success of your establishment. This study evaluated the effect of Trichoderma spp. on seed and seedling development of Parapiptadenia rigida (angico), Cedrela fissilis (cedro) and Pelthophorum dubium (canafistula). The fungi was applied at different times of the production of seedlings. The fungi action was different between species and between the variables. Cedro was less responsive to application of Trichoderma spp. at any time of the seedlings production and the association of Trichoderma spp. With angico as the seed treatment favored the incidence of some pathogens, however the application later favored only the leaves development. In canafístula, the seed treatment provided control of pathogens associated and stimulated the emergence and production of leaves in seedlings, have potential to be used for seed treatment of this species.

Os objetivos deste trabalho foram: avaliar a qualidade fisiológica de sementes de cedro (Cedrela fissilis), procedentes de localidades do sul do Brasil, através de testes de vigor e avaliar diferentes tratamentos nas sementes para controle de patógenos e para promoção da germinação da espécie. Para tanto, foram utilizadas seis amostras com procedências dos Estados do Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina e Paraná, as quais foram submetidas à determinação de teor de água, teste de germinação e primeira contagem, envelhecimento acelerado (testando períodos de exposição às condições de envelhecimento), emergência em viveiro e tratamento de sementes. Os tratamentos utilizados para controle de patógenos foram: testemunha (T0); físico com calor seco a 70°C±3°C por 48 horas (T1); extrato aquoso de alho (Allium sativum) (T2); biológico à base de Trichoderma spp. - Agrotich Plus® (T3); e químico com fungicida protetor Captan (T4). A germinação variou de 56 a 87%; o período de 48 h sob temperatura de 41 °C foi o mais eficiente para estratificar as amostras em níveis de vigor; a emergência variou de 51 a 88% e as variáveis de desempenho de plântulas analisadas conseguiram estratificar as amostras em níveis de vigor. Quanto ao tratamento de sementes, o calor seco e o tratamento à base de extrato de alho se mostram eficientes no controle de microrganismos em semente de cedro, sem prejuízos ao vigor destas.

Cordia americana (L.) Gottschling & J. S. Mill. (guajuvira) is a forest species widely distributed in Brazil and represents environmental and economic importance due to the quality of its timber and use in reforestation. In order to evaluate the pathogenicity of Fusarium sp. associated with seeds, characterizing the isolates morphologically and molecularly in order to identify them on the species level, was obtained four fungal isolates that were inoculated in seeds to demonstrate their pathogenicity. The morphological characterization was performed using an identification key for the genus Fusarium and, for the molecular identification, genomic regions Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) were sequenced with its elongation factor 1 alpha (TEF1-α). The results of the molecular identification agreed with the morphological characterization and allowed to identify the species Fusarium acuminatum and Fusarium verticillioides,

ABSTRACT. The objective of this study was to characterize species of the Cladosporium cladosporioides complex isolated from pecan trees (Carya illinoinensis) with symptoms of leaf spot, based on morphological and molecular approaches. Morphological attributes were assessed using monosporic cultures on potato dextrose agar medium, which were examined for mycelial growth, sporulation, color, and conidia and ramoconidia size. Molecular characterization comprised isolation of DNA and subsequent amplification of the translation elongation factor 1α (TEF-1α) region. Three species of the C. cladosporioides complex were identified: C. cladosporioides, Cladosporium pseudocladosporioides, and Cladosporium subuliforme. Sporulation was the most important characteristic differentiating 2 C. Walker et al. Genetics and Molecular Research 15 (3): gmr.15038714 species of this genus. However, morphological features must be considered together with molecular analysis, as certain characters are indistinguishable between species. TEF-1α can be effectively used to identify and group isolates belonging to the C. cladosporioides complex. The present study provides an important example of a methodology to ascertain similarity between isolates of this complex causing leaf spot in pecan trees, which should facilitate future pathogenicity studies.

Periods of soil water stress have been recurrent in the Cerrado region and have become a growing concern for Brazilian tropical pasture areas. Thus, the search for forage grasses more tolerant to water stress has intensified recently in order to promote more sustainable livestock. In a greenhouse experiment, the degree of water stress tolerance of nine tropical forage grass cultivars was studied under different soil water regimes. The investigation followed a 9 × 3 factorial design in four randomized blocks. Nine cultivars from five species of perennial forage grasses were tested: Urochloa brizantha (‘BRS Piatã’, ‘Marandu’, and ‘Xaraés’), Panicum maximum (‘Aruana’, ‘Mombaça’, and ‘Tanzânia’), Pennisetum glaucum (‘ADR 300’), Urochloa ruziziensis (‘Comum’), and Paspalum atratum (‘Pojuca’). These cultivars were grown in pots under three soil water regimes (high soil water regime—HSW (non-stressful condition), middle soil water regime—MSW (moderate water stress), and low soil water regime—LSW (severe water stress)). Plants were exposed to soil water stress for 25 days during the tillering and stalk elongation phases. Twelve tolerance indices, including tolerance index (TOL), mean production (MP), yield stability index (YSI), drought resistance index (DI), stress tolerance index (STI), geometric mean production (GMP), yield index (YI), modified stress tolerance (k1STI and k2STI), stress susceptibility percentage index (SSPI), abiotic tolerance index (ATI), and harmonic mean (HM), were calculated based on shoot biomass production under non-stressful (YP) and stressful (YS) conditions. Soil water stress decreased leaf area, plant height, tillering capacity, root volume, and shoot and root dry matter production in most cultivars, with varying degrees of reduction among tropical forage grasses. Based on shoot biomass production under controlled greenhouse conditions, the most water-stress-tolerant cultivars were P. maximum cv. Mombaça and cv. Tanzânia under the MSW regime and P. maximum cv. Aruana and cv. Mombaça under the LSW regime. P. maximum cv. Mombaça has greater adaptability and stability of shoot biomass production when grown under greenhouse conditions and subjected to soil water stress. Therefore, this forage grass should be tested under field conditions to confirm its forage production potential for cultivation in tropical regions with the occurrence of water stress. The MP, DI, STI, GMP, YI, k2STI, and HM tolerance indices were the most suitable for identifying forage grass cultivars with greater water stress tolerance and a high potential for shoot biomass production under LSW regime.