scholarly journals Edaphic fauna and physico-chemical atributes of soil in different phytophysionomies of Cerrado

Author(s):  
Raimunda A. Silva ◽  
Glécio M. Siqueira

ABSTRACT The edaphic community comprises several organisms that perform ecological functions in the environment, such as litter fragmentation, nutrient cycling, and modifications of soil structure, in addition to acting as food chain regulators. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the composition of the edaphic fauna and the physical and chemical attributes of soil in different physiognomies of Cerrado in the Parque Estadual do Mirador (PEM). The study was carried out in two Cerrado formations (Sparse Cerrado and Typical Cerrado) in PEM, where 100 pitfall traps were installed. The edaphic organisms were screened and identified in terms of orders, suborders, subfamilies, families, abundance, richness, Shannon diversity, and Pielou’s equitability. A total of 4,149 individuals were collected from two experimental plots. The plot in the Typical Cerrado showed greater taxonomic richness (25 groups) and greater Shannon diversity (H’ = 1.65), while the plot in Sparse Cerrado presented 19 edaphic groups and Shannon diversity equal to H’ = 1.51. The factorial exploration explained 84.43% of the original data from the Sparse Cerrado and 90.84% from the Typical Cerrado. It is concluded that the plot in the Typical Cerrado showed greater differences in terms of richness and abundance due to the more favorable conditions for soil fauna, such as a high content of organic material and greater vegetation cover.

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosana V Sandler ◽  
Liliana B Falco ◽  
César A Di Ciocco ◽  
Ricardo Castro-Huerta ◽  
Carlos E Coviella

Edaphic fauna play a crucial role in soil processes such as organic matter incorporation and cycling, nutrient content, soil structure, and stability. Collembolans in particular, play a very significant role in nutrient cycling and soil structure. The structure and functioning of the soil fauna can in turn be affected by soil use, leading to changes in soil characteristics and its sustainability. Therefore, the responses of soil fauna to different soil management practices, can be used as ecological indicators. Three different soil uses were researched: agricultural fields (AG) with 50 years of continuous farming, pastures entering the agricultural cycle (CG), and naturalized grasslands (NG). For each soil use, three fields were selected. Each sampling consisted of three soil samples per replicate. Collembolans were extracted from the samples and identified to family level. Five families were found: Hypogastruridae, Onychiuridae, Isotomidae, Entomobryidae, and Katiannidae. Soils were also characterized by means of physical and chemical analyses. The index of degree of change of diversity, was calculated. The results show that the biological index of degree of change can detect soil use effects on the collembolan community. Somewhat surprisingly the index showed that the diversity of collembolans is higher in the high anthropic impact site AG, followed by CG and being lower in lower impact sites, NG. The results also show that collembolan families respond differently to soil use. The families Hypogastruridae, Onychiuridae, and Isotomidae presented differences between systems. Therefore collembolan community structure can be a useful tool to assess agricultural practices´ impacts on soil.


Author(s):  
Rosana V Sandler ◽  
Liliana B Falco ◽  
César A Di Ciocco ◽  
Ricardo Castro-Huerta ◽  
Carlos E Coviella

Edaphic fauna play a crucial role in soil processes such as organic matter incorporation and cycling, nutrient content, soil structure, and stability. Collembolans in particular, play a very significant role in nutrient cycling and soil structure. The structure and functioning of the soil fauna can in turn be affected by soil use, leading to changes in soil characteristics and its sustainability. Therefore, the responses of soil fauna to different soil management practices, can be used as ecological indicators. Three different soil uses were researched: agricultural fields (AG) with 50 years of continuous farming, pastures entering the agricultural cycle (CG), and naturalized grasslands (NG). For each soil use, three fields were selected. Each sampling consisted of three soil samples per replicate. Collembolans were extracted from the samples and identified to family level. Five families were found: Hypogastruridae, Onychiuridae, Isotomidae, Entomobryidae, and Katiannidae. Soils were also characterized by means of physical and chemical analyses. The index of degree of change of diversity, was calculated. The results show that the biological index of degree of change can detect soil use effects on the collembolan community. Somewhat surprisingly the index showed that the diversity of collembolans is higher in the high anthropic impact site AG, followed by CG and being lower in lower impact sites, NG. The results also show that collembolan families respond differently to soil use. The families Hypogastruridae, Onychiuridae, and Isotomidae presented differences between systems. Therefore collembolan community structure can be a useful tool to assess agricultural practices´ impacts on soil.


Nativa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurício Dominguez Nasser ◽  
Flávia Aparecida de Carvalho Mariano-Nasser ◽  
Karina Aparecida Furlaneto ◽  
Juliana Arruda Ramos ◽  
Priscilla Kárim Caetano

Os atributos físicos e químicos da acerola podem sem influenciados por vários fatores: genótipo, localização do pomar, tratos culturais empregados nas plantas, índice pluviométrico, irrigação, exposição à luz solar, estádio de maturação dos frutos e época de colheita. O presente trabalho avaliou características químicas e físico-químicas de frutos de diferentes genótipos de aceroleira em duas épocas de colheita. A primeira época no período de fevereiro a março de 2014, e a segunda época de dezembro de 2014 a janeiro de 2015. Os materiais genéticos avaliados foram Olivier, BRS 237 - Roxinha, BRS 236 - Cereja, BRS 238 - Frutacor, BRS 235 - Apodi, Waldy – CATI 30 e Okinawa. O delineamento utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado (DIC) em esquema fatorial, com 7 cultivares em 2 épocas de colheita, totalizando 14 tratamentos, e a repetição sendo 500 g por amostra de frutos maduros para cada genótipo de aceroleira representado por oito plantas em fase de produção e com oito anos de idade. Avaliaram-se os seguintes atributos físico-químicos: pH e sólidos solúveis (°Brix), e químicos: ácido ascórbico, e acidez titulável (expressa em g de ácido cítrico 100 g-1 de polpa). Também foi determinada a relação °Brix / Acidez titulável. Nas duas épocas de colheita avaliadas, a composição da acerola é mais influenciada pelo genótipo que pelas condições climáticas de precipitação e temperatura do ambiente. Todos os clones de aceroleira atendem a legislação brasileira vigente quanto à qualidade de polpa de fruta de acerola.Palavra-chave: Malpighia emarginata Sessé e Mociño ex DC, qualidade, fruticultura tropical. COMPOSITION OF THE ACEROLA OF DIFFERENT GENOTYPES IN TWO SEASONS OF HARVEST ABSTRACT:The physical and chemical attributes of acerola can be influenced by several factors: genotype, orchard location, crop management, pluviometric index, irrigation, exposure to sunlight, fruit maturation stage and harvest season. The present work evaluated the chemical and physical-chemical characteristics of the acerola of different genotypes at two harvest seasons. The first time in the period from February to March 2014, and the second time from December 2014 to January 2015. The genetic materials evaluated were Olivier, BRS 237 - Roxinha, BRS 236 - Cherry, BRS 238 - Frutacor, BRS 235 - Apodi, Waldy - CATI 30 and Okinawa. The design was a completely randomized design in a factorial scheme, with 7 cultivars in 2 seasons of harvest, totaling 14 treatments, and the repetition being 500 g per sample of mature fruits for each genotype of acerola represented by eight plants in production and eight years of age. The following physico-chemical attributes were evaluated: pH and soluble solids (° Brix), and chemicals: ascorbic acid, and titratable acidity (expressed in g of citric acid 100 g-1 of pulp). The ratio ° Brix / Titratable acidity was also determined. In the two evaluated harvest periods, the composition of the acerola is more influenced by the genotype than by the climatic conditions of precipitation and temperature of the environment. All clones of acerola are in compliance with the Brazilian legislation in force regarding the quality of fruit pulp of acerola.Keywords: Malpighia emarginata Sessé e Mociño ex DC, quality, tropical fruticulture. DOI:


Food Industry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Irina Reznichenko ◽  
Maria Kondratieva

The article concerns the counterfeiting problem of non-alcoholic drinks sold on the consumer market of the Russian Federation; provides data on drinks fraud methods (assortment, qualitative, quantitative and informational types). Strengthening quality control of soft drinks is one of the main directions of providing consumers with qualitative products. The authors presented authenticity identification results of carbonated soft drinks sold on the Kemerovo consumer market for compliance with the current regulatory documents requirements; run the consumer criteria analysis for the drinks identification of various brands. They obtained data on the labeling and packaging identification of selected non-alcoholic carbonated drinks samples for the compliance with current regulatory documents. A man recorded the compliance. There was an absence of the quantitative counterfeiting identification. The study described results of the organoleptic and physico-chemical quality indicators research. According to the GOST 28188-2014 “Non-Alcoholic Beverages. General Technical Conditions” the authors evaluated beverages quality by such physical and chemical indicators as the mass fraction of dry substances, acidity, and the mass fraction of carbon dioxide. The researchers run the organoleptic indicators analysis according to a score system. Authenticity identification of the selected drinks samples showed that there are no signs of counterfeiting and the products are of high quality.


1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-135
Author(s):  
Oldřich Pytela ◽  
Vítězslav Zima

The method of conjugate deviations based on the regression analysis has been suggested for construction of a new nucleophilicity scale. This method has been applied to a set of 28 nucleophiles participating in 47 physical and chemical processes described in literature. The two-parameter nucleophilicity scale obtained represents-in the parameter denoted as ND-the general tendency to form a bond to an electrophile predominantly on the basis of the orbital interaction and-in the parameter denoted as PD-the ability to interact with a centre similar to the proton (basicity). The linear correlation equation involving the ND, PD parameters and the charge appears to be distinctly better than the most significant relations used. The correlation dependences have the physico-chemical meaning. From the position of individual nucleophiles in the space of the ND and PD parameters, some general conclusions have been derived about the factors governing the reactivity of nucleophiles.


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