The production of rocket in Brazil, whether in conventional or organic cultivation uses seeds whose production comes from the conventional system, and there is no availability of seed produced in organic cultivation. The ...

Peppers are an important fruit vegetable, valued by farmers for their profitability and by consumers for their sensorial characteristics. Its production can be influenced by the management of the plant, through the number ...

The genus Hippeastrum sp. is popularly known as amaryllis and its production is intended for the market of potted flowers. With a wide variety of hybrids, its spread is made from bulbs. Nevertheless, there are major ...

Vegetative and reproductive phases of plant growth differ in their metabolic activity, which is greater during the reproductive period and consequently, requires more energy. Physiological compensatory mechanisms are ...

Sexual and vegetative propagation are the main methods of perpetuating plant species. Despite its importance in propagation, seeds of some species do not germinate even under favorable conditions, as is the case of seeds ...

The orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis are the most important in the segment of potted flowers in the national floriculture, being currently leader in volume of production and commercialization. However, obtaining genetic ...

This work aimed to evaluate the effects of shading trees spatial distribution at soil physical properties, litterfall production and its contents of nutrients on shaded coffee plants. Two experiments were conducted in a ...

The last stages of a genetic breeding program are characterized by the conduction of multi-environmental trials (MET) aiming at the correct selection of promising genotypes in relation to characters of agronomic-industrial ...

Brazil is the third largest producer of corn in the world. The high yield obtained in maize is a result good plant development during the crop cycle, supported by good water availability in the soil and best management ...

The maize intercropped with green manures, especially Fabaceae provide in addition to soil protection, nutrient recycling, N deposition through biological fixation and control of spontaneous, also contribute to the increase ...