The fungus Alternaria alternata causes rot in several post-harvest crops, limiting commercialization and causing damage to the entire agricultural production chain. The use of biological control agents has been an alternative ...

Soil is an environment with great microbial diversity. Filamentous fungi and bacteria have been known for decades for the ability to stimulate plant development. Recently, studies have shown that yeasts are also capable ...

The hydroponic cultivation of lettuce in the NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) system has use seedlings obtained in trays with smaller volumes, requiring two transplants (from the tray to the nursery and then to the definitive). ...

The first great change in recent years of the Brazilian sugarcane industry occurred when mechanical harvest replaced the manual cuttings of burned canes. The second transformation has started with mechanization of planting ...

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is the most important crop for the economy of more than a hundred tropical and subtropical countries, accounting for 70% of the sugar and 40% of the ethanol production worldwide. Aluminium toxicity ...

The sugarcane is a major global economic importance culture, especially for Brazil. The country is the largest producer of culture and its by-products, sugar and alcohol. The sugarcane has received attention for the ...

Among the main industrial wastewaters, sugarcane vinasse figures as an actual environmental concern, due to its polluting potential and large volumes available, about 10 liters per liter of ethanol. Considering the ...

Chitosan is a biopolymer widely used in agriculture and in the food, medical and pharmaceutical industries. It is obtained by the deacetylation of chitin, extracted from the carapace of crustaceans or fungal mycelia. Despite ...

Limonene, a terpene found in essential oil extracted from citrus peel, has great applicability on industry. Is it known that there are great limonene concentration differences among citrus varieties, however, limonene ...

Sugar, ethanol and bionergy are products generated from sugarcane, whose current demand remains high. However, two rust diseases have threatened its yield, brown rust (Puccinia melanocephala) and orange rust (P. kuehnii). ...