Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2018-09-26T12:19:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2013 - Alice Teodorio Lixa.pdf: 7684993 bytes, checksum: f6675b748532a5b5835d14d6a4480870 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-26T12:19:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2013 - Alice Teodorio Lixa.pdf: 7684993 bytes, checksum: f6675b748532a5b5835d14d6a4480870 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-02-22 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / Coccinellid predators are natural enemies of agricultural pests such as aphids and scale insects. They are known colloquially as ladybirds, ladybugs or lady beetles. Some species only complete their development and produce viable eggs and offspring when they consume their preferred prey. However, in the absence of this prey, or in presence with lower nutritional quality prey, the ladybugs tend to consume alternative foods, such as pollen and nectar, to ensure their survival. Thus, the choice and maintenance of useful floral resources to ladybugs in agroecosystems is a strategy favorable to the conservation of natural enemy populations in the production environment. Another line is the use of pesticides that cause fewer negative impacts on natural enemies of pests. This study worked on these two fronts, seeking to know floral species beneficial in situ conservation of biodiversity of ladybugs, and to evaluable the impact of pesticides used in organic agriculture on these insects. The thesis is organized in three chapters. Chapter I aimed to identify plant families and/or plant species are natural sources of pollen grains for predatory ladybug adults in diversified organic system. Adults were collected from 26 August 2010 to 22 August 2011, at area of Integrated Agroecological Production System (IAPS), in Serop?dica, RJ, Brazil. Baker's legs and wings have been removed to avoid contamination with pollen attached to the outside of the insects, the remainder of the body subjected to acetolysis analysis, aiming at the identification of pollen possibly ingested. We identified pollen from different plant species: star fruit (Averrhoa carambola, Oxalidaceae), coriander (Coriandrum sativum, Apiaceae), sunflower (Helianthus annuus, Asteraceae), maize (Zea mays, Poaceae), elderberry (Sambucus nigra, Adoxaceae), and different families: coming from Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Myrtaceae, and Passifloraceae. Pollens were found in seven species of ladybugs. Just Cycloneda sanguinea ingested pollen of all these families, and pollen unidentified families. Chapter II aimed to determine the diversity of adult ladybugs community in the area of IAPS, and characterize the population structure by faunistic indexes. Species richness was equal to seven [Cycloneda sanguinea, Hippodamia convergens, Coleomegilla maculate, Coleomegilla quadrifasciata, Eriopis connexa, Harmonia axyridis, and Olla v-nigrum]. C. sanguinea, H. convergens, and C. maculata were classified as dominant, being the first constant and others accessories. In Chapter III, the studies were conducted with C. maculata at laboratory conditions, with the objective of evaluating the effect of different concentrations of alternative pesticides used in organic agriculture (Natuneem?, Nim-I-Go?, Rotenat?, Lime sulfur, and Agrobio?) on biological aspects of this insect. The two neem based products (Natuneem and Nim-I-Go) to 2 % and the ?timb?? based product (Rotenat) 1% and 2 % decreased egg viability of C. maculata. Nim-I-Go at concentrations of 1% and 2% caused higher mortality than the control treatment (water) in all larval instars. Except Agrobio, all pesticides adversely affected the reproduction of C. maculata. The neem based products should be used sparingly to avoid negative effects on the development of C. maculata. / Dentre os inimigos naturais das pragas agr?colas, destacam-se os coccinel?deos predadores, tamb?m conhecidos como joaninhas. Algumas esp?cies s? completam seu desenvolvimento e produzem ovos e prog?nies vi?veis quando consomem sua presa preferencial. Todavia, na aus?ncia dessa presa ou na presen?a de uma presa com qualidade nutricional inferior, as joaninhas tendem a consumir alimentos alternativos, tais como p?len e n?ctar, para garantir sua sobreviv?ncia. Desse modo, a escolha e a manuten??o de recursos florais ?teis ?s joaninhas no agroecossistema ? uma estrat?gia favor?vel ? conserva??o de popula??es dos inimigos naturais no ambiente de produ??o. Outra linha ? o uso de defensivos que causem menos impactos negativos aos inimigos naturais das pragas. O presente trabalho atuou nessas duas frentes, buscando conhecer esp?cies florais ben?ficas a conserva??o in situ da biodiversidade das joaninhas e defensivos agr?colas, usados na agricultura org?nica, menos danosos a esses insetos. A tese foi organizada em tr?s cap?tulos. No Cap?tulo I objetivou-se identificar, em sistema org?nico diversificado, quais fam?lias e/ou esp?cies bot?nicas s?o fontes naturais de gr?os de p?len para adultos de joaninhas predadoras. Os adultos foram coletados de 26 de agosto de 2010 a 22 de agosto de 2011, em ?rea do Sistema Integrado de Produ??o Agroecol?gica (SIPA), em Serop?dica, RJ. Asas e pernas das joaninhas foram retiradas a fim de evitar contamina??es por polens presos ? parte externa dos insetos, sendo o restante do corpo submetido ? an?lise de acet?lise, objetivando a identifica??o dos polens possivelmente ingeridos. Foram identificados polens de diferentes esp?cies bot?nicas: carambola (Averrhoa carambola, Oxalidaceae), coentro (Coriandrum sativum, Apiaceae), girassol (Helianthus annuus, Asteraceae), milho (Zea mays, Poaceae), sabugueiro (Sambucus nigra, Adoxaceae); e de diferentes fam?lias: oriundos de Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Myrtaceae e Passifloraceae. Os polens foram encontrados em sete esp?cies de joaninhas afid?fagas. Apenas a Cycloneda sanguinea ingeriu p?len de todas essas fam?lias, al?m de polens de fam?lias n?o identificadas. No Cap?tulo II, objetivou-se determinar a diversidade comunidade de joaninhas adultas, em ?rea do SIPA, e caracterizar a estrutura das popula??es por meio da an?lise faun?stica. A riqueza de esp?cies foi igual a sete [Cycloneda sanguinea, Hippodamia convergens, Coleomegilla maculata, Coleomegilla quadrifasciata, Eriopis connexa, Harmonia axyridis e Olla v-nigrum]. C. sangu?nea, H. convergens e C. maculata foram classificadas como dominantes, sendo a primeira constante e as demais acess?rias. No Cap?tulo III, os estudos foram conduzidos com C. maculata, em condi??es de laborat?rio, com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de diferentes concentra??es de produtos fitossanit?rios alternativos usados em agricultura org?nica (Natuneem?, Nim-I-Go?, Rotenat?, Calda sulfoc?lcica e Agrobio?), sobre aspectos biol?gicos desse inseto. Os dois produtos ? base de nim (Natuneem e Nim-I-Go) a 2% e o produto ? base de timb? (Rotenat) a 1% e 2% diminu?ram a viabilidade dos ovos de C. maculata. Nim-I-Go nas concentra??es de 1% e 2% causou maior mortalidade do que o tratamento controle (?gua) em todos os instares larvais. Com exce??o do Agrobio todos os produtos fitossanit?rios influenciaram negativamente a reprodu??o de C. maculata. Os produtos ? base de nim devem ser utilizados com parcim?nia para evitar efeitos negativos ao desenvolvimento de C. maculata.

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2018-11-23T13:21:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Francisco de Assis Ver?osa Amorim.pdf: 5628732 bytes, checksum: d364ebc6a63abdbee270f31843fb3d0a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-23T13:21:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Francisco de Assis Ver?osa Amorim.pdf: 5628732 bytes, checksum: d364ebc6a63abdbee270f31843fb3d0a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-10-21 / Within this study, we aimed the participation of students on thirth year of Agriculture Course in order to awaken, them and through them, the interest of the community surrounding Federal Agrotechnical School of Satuba/AL for the use of alternative materials, available at this micro-region, for construction of rural breeding of family subsistence, through alternative techniques of rustic construction, using " knowledge development " and "design methodology". Faced with this challenge, the work was organized in four stages. At first stage, there was the involvement of students through a questionnaire about the possibility of using alternative materials for rural construction, such as fibers, palm leaves, polypropylene fiber raffia bags, old tires, PET, clay, etc., followed by the presentation of examples of rustic buildings and facilities for housing animals, reported in the literature, on the Internet and orally among the inhabitants of Satuba micro-region. In the second stage, we seek "knowledge development? based on the construction of diverse animal facilities for family subsistence production, using alternative materials found in Satuba micro-region, together with the community. In the third period, we reviewed, cataloged, organized and worked out an institutional document, as an embryonic proposed model of rustic facilities for breeding, using techniques and alternative materials, developed at the collective research, in order to boost an entire productive circle, from the collection of these materials until the construction of rural facilities for animal production, thus occupying families in an alternative activity, environmentally adequated, without requiring large investments. On fourth stage, we sought to evaluate the change that the experience of rural buildings construction with alternative materials had on the students. It was concluded that the proposal is viable and can be incorporated into the community, with students help, as a process of knowledge elaboration. / No presente trabalho, buscou-se a participa??o de alunos dos terceiros anos do Curso de Agropecu?ria com o intuito de despertar, neles e por meio deles, o interesse da comunidade circunvizinha ? Escola Agrot?cnica Federal de Satuba/AL, para a utiliza??o dos materiais alternativos dispon?veis na sua microrregi?o, para constru??o de instala??es rurais de cria??es de animais de subsist?ncia familiar. Para isso se usou as t?cnicas alternativas r?sticas de constru??o civil, as quais foram ?desconstru?das? e ?reconstru?das? atrav?s da ?elabora??o do conhecimento? e da ?metodologia de projetos? com o intuito de adapt?-las as constru??es de instala??es de cria??es animais. Diante desse desafio, o trabalho foi organizado em quatro momentos. No primeiro momento, ocorreu o envolvimento dos alunos, por meio de um question?rio sobre a possibilidade de uso de materiais alternativos na constru??o rural, com fibras, folhas de palmeiras, sacos de fibra de r?fia e polipropileno, pneus velhos, embalagem PET, argila, etc. E, por conseguinte se apresentou exemplos de constru??es r?sticas para moradias humanas e instala??es zoot?cnicas, existentes na literatura, internet e tamb?m as difundido popularmente entre os moradores da microrregi?o de Satuba. No segundo momento, se buscou atrav?s da ?elabora??o do conhecimento? construir as instala??es animais mais utilizadas na circunvizinhan?a na produ??o familiar de subsist?ncia, utilizandose dos materiais alternativos dispon?veis na microrregi?o de Satuba, e do saber popular. No terceiro momento, levantou-se, organizou-se e elaborou-se um documento para utiliza??o institucional, com t?cnicas de instala??es r?sticas tradicionalmente consolidadas, para assim, com a ?constru??o do conhecimento? despertasse nos alunos, poss?veis desenvolvimentos de novas id?ias para as constru??es de instala??es r?sticas para cria??o de animais. Bem assim motivar todo um c?rculo produtivo, desde a coleta desses materiais at? a constru??o de instala??es rurais para produ??o animal, ocupando as fam?lias em uma atividade alternativa, ecologicamente correta, sem exigir grandes investimentos. No quarto momento, buscou-se avaliar com a apresenta??o do mesmo question?rio apresentado no primeiro momento a modifica??o que a viv?ncia com a constru??o por materiais alternativos exerceu sobre os alunos. Concluiu-se que a proposta ? vi?vel e pode ser incorporada pela comunidade, com o aux?lio dos alunos, num processo de elabora??o do conhecimento com aplicabilidade das t?cnicas de constru??o com materiais alternativos, nas instala??es de cria??es animais.

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-06-20T15:28:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Pablo Vieira dos Santos.pdf: 2713237 bytes, checksum: 034b9528933152d64f409aa5701ceba6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-20T15:28:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Pablo Vieira dos Santos.pdf: 2713237 bytes, checksum: 034b9528933152d64f409aa5701ceba6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-26 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / Forest restoration is an important mechanism which can recover anthropized environments. In this context, the use of native species in order to wood production has become a very positive alternative in the economic viability of this activity, so that, know information about native species with potential for production of high quality wood, used in forest restoration, is an important task. Concerning this, the objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of the wood Cariniana legalis (Mart.) Kuntze from forest restoration plantings, through non-destructive methods. Were selected 20 individuals in the field through a silvicultural assessment and then were determined dendrometric characteristics: diameter at breast height (DBH), total height, tree standing volume and bark thickness. Four different non-destructive methods of assessing wood quality based on the DBH (1.30 m from the base of the tree): extensometry, resistograph, impulse tomograph and x-ray densitometry (pulling out wood samples by Pressler probe). The longitudinal residual strain (LRS) average of wood was 0.054 mm, a value lower than that found in the literature for many species, as for the Eucalyptus genus. The amplitudes generated by resistograph allowed the estimation the basic density values of wood Cariniana legalis, presenting a positive and significant correlation (r = 0.68) at 1% significance level. The average apparent density average, obtained by X-ray densitometry, was 0.528 g / cm3. In general, Cariniana legalis threes were homogeneous, with good sanity wood (without internal rot or hollow) and moderately dense density being easy workability and suitable for the furniture industry. / A restaura??o florestal ? um importante mecanismo, no qual se consegue recuperar ambientes antropizados. Neste contexto, o uso de esp?cies nativas visando a produ??o madeireira tem se tornado uma alternativa bastante positiva na viabiliza??o econ?mica desta atividade, de modo que, conhecer informa??es a respeito de esp?cies nativas com potencial na produ??o de madeira de alta qualidade, utilizadas na restaura??o florestal, ? uma tarefa de grande import?ncia. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a qualidade da madeira de Cariniana legalis (Mart.) Kuntze proveniente de plantios de restaura??o florestal, atrav?s de m?todos n?o destrutivos. Foram selecionados 20 indiv?duos no campo por meio de uma avalia??o silvicultural e em seguida determinou-se as caracter?sticas dendrom?tricas (di?metro ? altura do peito (DAP), altura total, volume da ?rvore em p? e a espessura da casca). Quatro diferentes m?todos n?o destrutivos de avalia??o da qualidade da madeira foram utilizados, sendo eles a extensometria, resistograf?a, tomografia de impulso e densitometria de raios X (retirando-se amostras do lenho por meio da sonda de Pressler), todos os ensaios tiveram como refer?ncia a altura do DAP (1,30m a partir da base da ?rvore). A deforma??o residual longitudinal (DRL) m?dia da madeira foi de 0,054 mm, valor este inferior ao encontrado na literatura para muitas esp?cies, como para o g?nero Eucalyptus. As amplitudes geradas pelo resist?grafo permitiram estimar os valores de densidade b?sica da madeira de Cariniana legalis, apresentando uma correla??o positiva e significativa (r = 0,68) ao n?vel de 1% de signific?ncia. A densidade aparente m?dia, obtida por meio da densitometria de raios X, foi de 0,528 g/cm3. De maneira geral os indiv?duos de Cariniana legalis se mostraram homog?neos, apresentando boa sanidade do lenho (sem ocos internos ou podrid?es) e densidade moderadamente densa, sendo de f?cil trabalhabilidade e indicada para a ind?stria moveleira

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-06-27T13:04:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Alda Let?cia da Silva Santos Resende.pdf: 1570108 bytes, checksum: 847c87000cc34b478e835aa1e6f258ba (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-27T13:04:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Alda Let?cia da Silva Santos Resende.pdf: 1570108 bytes, checksum: 847c87000cc34b478e835aa1e6f258ba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-06-08 / Once fish product offering by means of extractivism became stable, aquaculture emerges as a viable alternative to the increasing demand for quality protein. Brazilian low consumption of fish meat can be explained not only by cultural factors, but also by low offer of processed products as well as lack of practicity in meal preparation. In industry, after tilapia filleting, mechanically separated meat (MSM) is obtained which can be used for manufacturing of products with higher aggregated value. This work aimed at studying the technical feasibility, nutritional and sensorial qualities of tilapia fillet both in preserves and p?t? based on MSM, where protein and fatty acid profile alterations are observed. Simultaneously, a study on p?t? life span was carried out for a 180-days' period. Time x temperature binomial used (115?C x 20 minutes, and 115?C x 15 minutes, for the tilapia fillet and p?t?, respectively), were sufficent for assuring the commercial sterility of products. In relation to the preserved fillet, the most acceptable formula was of brine at 3%, and addition of fish seasoning to the covering oil, resulting in acceptance of 49%; 82%; 88%, and 65% for the attibutes: ?appearance?, ?taste?, ?texture? and for the purchasing intention, respectively. Both fatty acids EPA (Eicosapentaenoic) and DHA (docosaenoic) values were of 0.04% and 0.86%, respectively, while the sum of fatty acids series ?3 was equal to 0.34 g/100 g. Content of cholesterol was of 40.63 mg/100 g, considered low when compared to other products, such as eggs and meat. Physicalchemical composition of the product was: moisture: 76.21%; protein: 16.18%; ashes: 1.45%; ethereal extract: 3.71%. In relation to the p?t?, the storing period studied did not alter either the protein or the fatty acids profile, nor was the physical-chemical composition significantly alterated (moisture: 61.05%; protein: 9.44%; ashes: 2.41%; ethereal extract: 19.45%). By means of Quantitative Descriptive Analysis (QDA) a significant variation (P<0.05) was observed only on the averages attributed to ?spreadability? and ?creamy quality? throughout the study. Although ethereal extract in p?t? was high, cholesterol content was low (38.68 mg/100 g) taking into account that canoil oil was used in its formula, which not compromised quality of fatty acids profiled. DHA and linoleic acid values of p?t? were 0.35 and 5.60, respectively, and the sum of series ?3 fatty acids was of 1.58 g/100 g. After 180-day storing, acceptance frequency by consummers was of 95% for the ?global impression?; 91% for ?taste?; 89% for ?spreadability?, and 80% for ?appearance?. This study proves the technical, nutritional and market potential for products based on Tilapia meat. / Com a estabiliza??o da oferta de produtos de pesca pelo extrativismo, a aquicultura se mostra como alternativa vi?vel ao atendimento da demanda crescente por prote?na de qualidade. O baixo consumo brasileiro da carne de pescado pode ser explicado por fatores culturais, mas tamb?m pela baixa oferta de produtos processados e pela falta de praticidade no preparo da refei??o. Na ind?stria, ap?s o processo de filetagem da Til?pia, obt?m-se com aux?lio de m?quina despolpadeira, a carne mecanicamente separada (CMS) que pode ser utilizada na fabrica??o de produtos com maior valor agregado. Este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar a viabilidade t?cnica, qualidade nutricional e sensorial do fil? de Til?pia em conserva e do pat? ? base da CMS, observando as altera??es no perfil prot?ico e de ?cidos graxos. Foi realizado tamb?m estudo de vida ?til do pat? por per?odo de 180 dias. Os bin?mios tempo x temperatura utilizados (115?C x 20 minutos e 115?C x 15 minutos, para fil? e pat? de Til?pia, respectivamente), foram suficientes para garantir a esterilidade comercial dos produtos. Em rela??o ao fil? em conserva, a formula??o que obteve maior aceita??o foi a de salmoura a 3% e com tempero para peixe no ?leo de cobertura na qual a frequ?ncia de aceita??o do mesmo foi de 49%; 82%; 88% e 65% para os atributos ?apar?ncia?, ?sabor?, ?textura? e para a inten??o de compra, respectivamente. Os valores de ?cidos graxos EPA (eicosapentan?ico) e DHA (docosaexan?ico) foram de 0,04% e 0,86%, respectivamente e o somat?rio de ?cidos graxos da s?rie ?3 igual a 0,34 g/100 g. O teor de colesterol do produto foi de 40,63 mg/100 g sendo considerado baixo quando comparado ? outros alimentos como ovos e carnes. A composi??o f?sico-qu?mica do produto foi: umidade: 76,21%; prote?na: 16,18%; cinzas: 1,45%; extrato et?reo: 3,71%. Em rela??o ao pat?, o per?odo de armazenamento estudado n?o alterou o perfil prot?ico nem o de ?cidos graxos do produto, al?m de n?o ter alterado de forma significativa a sua composi??o f?sico-qu?mica (umidade: 61,05%; prote?na: 9,44%; cinzas: 2,41%; extrato et?reo: 19,45%). Atrav?s da An?lise Descritiva Quantitativa (ADQ) foi observada varia??o significativa (p<0,05) somente das m?dias dos atributos ?espalhabilidade? e ?cremosidade? ao longo do estudo. Apesar do teor de extrato et?reo do pat? ser elevado, o teor de colesterol foi reduzido (38,68 mg/100 g) visto que foi usado ?leo de canola na sua formula??o, o que tamb?m n?o comprometeu a qualidade do perfil de ?cidos graxos do mesmo. Os valores de DHA e ?cido linol?nico do pat? foram 0,35 e 5,60%, respectivamente e o somat?rio dos ?cidos graxos da s?rie ?3 foi de 1,58 g/100 g. Ap?s 180 dias de armazenamento, a frequ?ncia de aceita??o do pat? entre os consumidores foi de 95% para a ?impress?o global?; de 91% para o atributo ?sabor?; de 89% para a ?espalhabilidade? e de 80% para a ?apar?ncia?. Este estudo comprova o potencial t?cnico, nutricional e de mercado para os produtos ? base de carne de Til?pia.

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2018-09-11T19:30:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Marcius Nei Zanin Cesar.pdf: 3447328 bytes, checksum: 098490a3674208d8609db17b18d3c285 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-11T19:30:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Marcius Nei Zanin Cesar.pdf: 3447328 bytes, checksum: 098490a3674208d8609db17b18d3c285 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-04-30 / Cap. I The aim of this work is to evaluate the agronomic behavior of different legume species under cerrado conditions in Mato Grosso do Sul. Seven experiments were carried out, all of them in the experimental field of the (Ag?ncia de Desenvolvimento Agr?rio e Extens?o Rural de MS), (Agency of rural development and extension of MS). Two of these experiments referred to the performance of legumes evaluation. The first experiment was carried out during the Spring- Summer period, and the second one during the Fall- Winter period. The treatments were constituted by the legume species (Crotalaria juncea, Crotalaria ochroleuca, Crotalaria mucronata, Crotalaria reviflora, Mucuna pruriens, Mucuna aterrima, Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp Cv Fava larga and Cv IAPAR Arat? 43 an?o, Canavalia ensiformes and Canavalia brasiliensis). The third experiment was carried out to determine the dry phytomass decomposition rate and the nitrogen release of the species that were evaluated; this happened during the Fall-Winter period, and the treatments were the mulching of the legumes cited above, except C. breviflora, which was severely attacked by Fusarium sp. The experimental design adopted was randomized blocks, with eleven treatments and nine harvest dates disposed with four replicates. The forth and the fifth experiments were carried out in the subsequent year, their aim was qualifying the Biological Nitrogen Fixation (hereinafter called BNF) and determining the isotope discrimination value ?B value?; their treatments were seven legume species previously selected due to their performances on the former experimental actions and three checks, Brachiaria decumbens, Helianthus annuus, and Zea mays cv BR 106, disposed in randomized blocks with four replicates. The sixth and the seventh experiments were carried out to evaluate the performance of the cabbage cv Astrus under organic management in no-tillage system. The treatments of the sixth experiment were maize-velvet bean intercrop. The later was sown in five different times after maize germination, mucuna alone, maize alone, spontaneous vegetation, and cultivation with conventional tillage of the soil. The treatments of the seventh experiment were maize intercropped with Crotalaria juncea, the latter was slashed, slashed and pruned, maize with basic fertilizer, maize with basic and dressing fertilizers, crotalaria alone, maize alone, spontaneous vegetation, and cultivation with conventional tillage of the soil. The experimental design adopted for both experiments was randomized blocks. The evaluation of the aerial phytomass production was determined when the legume species flowered and when the non-legume ones underwent the grain filling process. The quantification of BNF and the determination of the B value were estimated by using natural abundance 15N and the 15N dilution technique. Functional growth analyses were also carried out as well as soil cover rates, digestion time of the plant tissues, and the phytosociology were determined. On the sixth and seventh experiments the green manure contributions on the agronomic behavior of the cabbage cultivated in no-tillage system under organic management were evaluated. The results obtained have demonstrated the viability for the cultivations of these legume species at the Cerrado Biome, with the contribution of the BNF varying between 75 and 85% of the nitrogen found in the plant tissue originating from the air. They have also demonstrated the viability of using C. juncea and velvet bean when both are intercropped with maize in the mulching formation to the organic cultivation of the cabbage in no-tillage system Cap. II Two experiments were carried out to evaluate the agronomic behavior of legume species in which several components of plant growth were evaluated, such as aerial phytomass production, soil cover rate, seed production, besides phytosociology and in situ decomposition rate under cerrado conditions in Mato Grosso do Sul in two periods of the year. One experiment was carried out during the Spring-Summer period and the other one was carried out during the Fall-Winter period. Both experiments were carried out at the Centro de Pesquisa da Ag?ncia de Desenvolvimento Rural e Extens?o Rural de Mato Grosso do Sul (Mato Grosso do Sul Research center of the Agency of rural development and extension), in Campo Grande ? MS. The experimental design adopted for both was randomized blocks, formed by eleven treatments made up by the species C. juncea, C. ochroleuca, C. mucronata, C. spectabilis, C. breviflora, Mucuna aterrima, Mucuna pruriens, Canavalia brasiliensis, Canavalia ensiformis, Cajanus Cajans cv ?IAPAR an?o?, and Cajanus Cajans cv. giant broad bean. The agronomic behavior of the species that were studied was evaluated by the analysis of the stem and the leaf separately. It was observed that the aerial phytomass productions differed significantly with the species of the genus Crotalaria, showing the best results. Crotalaria juncea stands out with 14.16 Mg ha-1, followed by the Cajanus cajan cv. Fava larga with 11.58 Mg ha-1; there were no significant differences among the species of prostrate habit, mucunas and Brazilian jackbean (Canavalia brasiliensis). The later obtained 3.56 Mg ha-1 and the former did 2.85 Mg ha-1. Regarding seed production, the best performances were obtained during the Fall-Winter period for all legume species, except jack bean and feij?o-bravo (Capparis flexuosa), both obtained similar performances on the two periods of sowing, probably because they might be more tolerant to the drought stress. Regarding the decomposition rate, the results have revealed that the decomposition constants and the residue half-lives had different behaviors on the species that were studied; the Crotalaria species obtained higher decomposition rates when compared to the other species, differentiated behaviors were also noticed on the stem and on the leaf. The C. juncea, jack bean, and the two species of mucuna obtained higher soil cover rate, which reflected a higher suppression of spontaneous plants Cap. III Two experiments related to the quantification of BNF and the determination of the isotope discrimination, ?B value?, in legume species previously selected were simultaneously carried out in the experimental field of the AGRAER-MS, in Campo Grande-MS, during the Spring/Summer period in the 2005/2006 year of production. The experimental design adopted was randomized blocks, formed by ten treatments made up by the species C. juncea, C. ochroleuca, C. mucronata, C. spectabilis, velvet bean, Brazilian jackbean, and Pigeon pea; there have been also, as checks, Sunflower, Maize, and Brachiaria species. The aerial phytomass productions were determined when each legume species flowered and when the non-legume ones underwent the grain filling process. With the samples of legumes and check plants, the quantities of N and the BNF were estimated by using the 15N dilution technique. Afterwards, when the BNF values were known, they were applied to the equation used in natural abundance 15N with the aim of estimating the B value. Regarding the aerial phytomass production, the Pigeon pea had the best performance, followed by the C. ochroleuca, reaching averages of 16.24 Mg ha-1 against 14.44 Mg ha-1. The legume species behaved similarly to the amount of accumulated nitrogen; the Pigeon pea, C. ohcroleuca, and C. mucronata reached values of 346.57 kg ha-1, 333.25 kg ha-1, and 277.35 kg ha- 1 respectively, and they deserve a distinction. Regarding the %BNF, it was observed that the 15N dilution technique could not be applied in all the species that were studied since the cycle of most legumes species was different from the checks; in this way, the checks were not appropriate because the technique demands that legumes and checks grow simultaneously and under the same conditions. However, to the varieties which were more precocious that the checks, the BNF value must be at least between 73 to 87%. Just on the specie C. mucronata it was possible to estimate the BNF and the B value with the rigor that the applied isotopic methodologies demand. The B value of this specie was -3.69. Cap. IV The aim of this study is to evaluate the agronomic behavior of the cabbage in no-tillage system under organic management and the contribution of the prior cultivation of two legumes with different growing habits intercropping with maize in the mulching formation. Both experiments were carried out in the experimental field of AGRAER-MS, in Campo Grande-MS. The first experiment was the maize-C. juncea intercrop, the latter was managed, slashed, pruned, and slashed afterwards; besides the cultivation of single maize, single C. juncea, cultivation with conventional tillage of the soil with and without fertilization with equivalent amounts of 100 Kg N ha-1 at planting and sidressed 30 days after the maize cultivation, making up eight treatments with four replications in randomized blocks. The dry matter productions in the aerial part of the cover crops and the spontaneous vegetation were evaluated. Agronomic characteristics that were evaluated on the cabbage: productivity, commercial standard, fresh and dry weight, besides the dry phytomass of the prior cultivation. On this experiment it was possible to verify better yields regarding the fresh weight and head diameter when we used single, pruned C. juncea maize with basic fertilizer, and maize with base and dressing fertilizers, reaching a fresh weight over 1.0 Kg and heads diameter over 10 cm. Regarding maize and cabbage productivity, they were not influenced by the different kinds of intercrop systems; there were no significant statistic difference of treatments, which also reflected on the dry matter production of the prior cultivations. On the second experiment, the experimental design which was adopted was randomized blocks, with nine treatments and four replicates. The treatments were: maize-velvet bean intercrop, the later was planted in five different times: after the maize germination, maize alone, mucuna alone, cultivation with conventional tillage of the soil, and fallow with spontaneous vegetation, making up a total number of nine treatments. The parameters that were evaluated were similar to the ones of the former experiment.The cabbage production showed the most promising yield 2.06 Kg of head average weight and when cultivated as a sequential crop to the maize-velvet bean intercrop sown 15 days after the maize germination, differing significantly from the other treatments. When we analyzed the maize productivities, we noticed fall of productivity around 29% when it was intercropped with velvet bean at 15 and 30 days after its germination when it was compared to the other prior cultivations in which the intercrop system was used. / Cap. I O presente trabalho teve como finalidade avaliar o comportamento agron?mico de diferentes esp?cies de leguminosas nas condi??es do cerrado de Mato Grosso do Sul. Foram conduzidos sete experimentos, todos no campo experimental da Ag?ncia de Desenvolvimento Agr?rio e Extens?o Rural de MS, sendo que dois deles foram referentes ? avalia??o do desempenho das leguminosas. O primeiro foi instalado no per?odo de primavera-ver?o e o segundo no outonoinverno. Os tratamentos foram constitu?dos das esp?cies de leguminosas Crotal?ria juncea, Crotal?ria ochroleuca, Crotal?ria mucronata, Crotal?ria reviflora, Mucuna pruriens, Mucuna aterrima, Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp cv Fava larga e Cv IAPAR Arat? 43 an?o, Canavalia ensiformes e Canavalia brasiliensis. O terceiro experimento foi realizado para determinar a taxa de decomposi??o da fitomassa seca e libera??o de nitrog?nio das esp?cies avaliadas, realizado no per?odo de outono-inverno, com os tratamentos constituindo-se da palhada das leguminosas descrita acima, exceto C. breviflora, pois a leguminosa sofreu ataque severo de Fusarium sp. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos ao acaso, com onze tratamentos e nove ?pocas de coleta distribu?dos em quatro repeti??es. O quarto e o quinto experimentos foram realizados no ano subsequente e tiveram como finalidade quantificar a Fixa??o Biol?gica de Nitrog?nio (FBN) e determinar o valor de discrimina??o isot?pica ?Valor B?, tendo como tratamentos sete esp?cies de leguminosas previamente selecionadas pelos seus desempenhos nas a??es experimentais anteriores e tr?s testemunhas, Brachiaria decumbens, Helianthus annuus e Zea mays cv BR 106, dispostos em blocos ao acaso com quatro repeti??es. O sexto e o s?timo experimentos foram conduzidos para avaliar o desempenho do repolho cv Astrus sob manejo org?nico em sistema plantio direto, sendo que o sexto experimento teve como tratamentos cons?rcio milho x mucuna cinza, sendo esta semeada em cinco ?pocas diferentes, ap?s germina??o do milho, mucuna em monocultivo, milho em monocultivo, vegeta??o espont?nea e cultivo com preparo convencional do solo. O s?timo experimento teve como tratamentos milho consorciado com Crotal?ria juncea, sendo esta ro?ada, ro?ada e podada, milho com aduba??o de base, milho com aduba??o de base e cobertura, crotal?ria em monocultivo, milho em monocultivo, vegeta??o espont?nea e cultivo com preparo convencional do solo. O delineamento experimental adotado em ambos os experimentos foi o de blocos ao acaso. A avalia??o da produ??o de fitomassa a?rea foi determinada por ocasi?o do florescimento para as esp?cies de leguminosas e de enchimento de gr?os para as n?o-leguminosas. A quantifica??o da FBN e determina??o do valor ?B? foram estimadas utilizando-se a t?cnica de abund?ncia natural 15N e da dilui??o isot?pica de 15N. Foram tamb?m realizadas an?lises funcionais de crescimento, bem como determinadas as taxas de cobertura do solo, tempo de decomposi??o dos tecidos vegetais e a fitossociologia. No sexto e no s?timo experimentos, foram avaliadas as contribui??es da aduba??o verde no desempenho agron?mico do repolho cultivado em sistema de plantio direto, sob manejo org?nico. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram a viabilidade do cultivo destas leguminosas no bioma cerrado, com a contribui??o da FBN, variando entre 75 e 85% do nitrog?nio encontrado no tecido vegetal proveniente do ar. Tamb?m, demonstraram a viabilidade do uso da C. juncea e M. cinza quando cultivadas em cons?rcio com milho para obten??o de palhada ao cultivo org?nico do repolho em sistema plantio direto. Cap. II Dois experimentos foram conduzidos para avaliar o comportamento agron?mico de esp?cies de leguminosas, onde foram avaliados diferentes componentes do crescimento vegetal, como produ??o fitomassa a?rea, taxa de cobertura de solo, produ??o de sementes, al?m da fitossociologia e taxa de decomposi??o ?in situ?, nas condi??es do cerrado de Mato Grosso do Sul, em duas ?pocas do ano. Os experimentos foram conduzidos no Centro de Pesquisa da Ag?ncia de Desenvolvimento Agr?rio e Extens?o Rural de Mato Grosso do Sul, localizado em Campo Grande - MS, sendo um no per?odo de primavera-ver?o e outro no outono-inverno. Em ambos, o delineamento experimental adotado foi o de blocos ao acaso, formado de onze tratamentos constitu?dos das esp?cies C. juncea, C. ochroleuca, C. mucronata, C. spectabilis, C. breviflora, Mucuna aterrima, Mucuna pruriens, Canavalia brasiliensis, Canavalia ensiformis, Cajanus Cajans cv. IAPAR an?o e Cajanus Cajans cv. fava larga gigante. O comportamento agron?mico das esp?cies estudadas foi avaliado analisando-se separadamente haste e folha. Observou-se que as produ??es de fitomassa a?rea diferiram de forma significativa com as esp?cies do g?nero crotal?ria, obtendo-se melhores desempenhos. Destacam-se a Crotal?ria juncea com 14,16 Mg ha-1, seguida do Guandu cv fava-larga com 11,58 Mg ha-1; entre as esp?cies de h?bito prostrado, n?o houve diferen?as significativas, mucunas e o feij?o-bravo-do Cear?, sendo que esse obteve 3,56 Mg ha-1 contra 2,85 Mg ha-1 da M. preta. Com rela??o ? produ??o de sementes, os melhores desempenhos foram obtidos no per?odo de outono-inverno para todas as leguminosas, com exce??o do feij?o-de-porco e feij?o-bravo, que obtiveram desempenhos semelhantes nas duas ?pocas de semeadura, provavelmente, por serem mais tolerantes ao estresse h?drico. No tocante ? taxa de decomposi??o, os resultados revelaram que as constantes de decomposi??o e tempo de meia-vida tiveram comportamentos diferentes para as esp?cies estudadas, com esp?cies de crotal?ria obtendo maiores velocidades de decomposi??o quando comparadas ?s demais esp?cies, notou-se tamb?m comportamentos diferenciados para haste e folha. A C. juncea, feij?o de porco e as duas esp?cies de mucuna obtiveram maior taxa de cobertura de solo, o que refletiu em uma maior supress?o da vegeta??o de ocorr?ncia espont?nea Cap III Foram conduzidos simultaneamente dois experimentos relacionados ? quantifica??o da FBN e determina??o do valor de discrimina??o isot?pica, valor ?B?, em esp?cies de leguminosas previamente selecionadas. Os experimentos foram conduzidos no campo experimental da AGRAER-MS, localizado em Campo Grande-MS, no per?odo de primavera-ver?o, no ano agr?cola 2005/06. O delineamento estat?stico utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso, constitu?dos de dez tratamentos, sendo este compostos pelas esp?cies C. juncea, C. ochroleuca, C. mucronata, C. spectabilis, Mucuna cinza, Feij?o-bravo-do-cear? e Guandu fava larga; e como testemunhas as esp?cies Girassol, Milho e Braqui?ria. Por ocasi?o do florescimento de cada esp?cie de leguminosa e enchimento de gr?os das n?o-leguminosas, foram determinadas as produ??es de fitomassa a?rea. A partir das amostras de leguminosas e plantas testemunhas, estimaram-se as quantidades de N e a FBN, para tanto usando a t?cnica de dilui??o isot?pica de 15N . Posteriormente, conhecendo-se os valores de FBN, aplicou-se aos mesmos a equa??o utilizada na t?cnica de abund?ncia natural de 15N com a finalidade de estimar o valor B. Com rela??o ? produ??o de fitomassa a?rea, o Guandu fava larga obteve melhor desempenho seguido da C. ochroleuca, atingindo m?dias de 16,24 Mg ha -1 contra 14,44 Mg ha-1. Para a quantidade de nitrog?nio acumulada as esp?cies de leguminosas se comportaram de maneira semelhante, com destaque para o Guandu fava larga, C. ohcroleuca e C. Mucronata, atingido valores de 346,57 kg ha-1, 333,25 kg ha-1 e 277,35 kg ha-1 respectivamente. No tocante ? %FBN, observou-se que a t?cnica de dilui??o isot?pica de 15N n?o poderia ser aplicada para todas as esp?cies estudadas, uma vez que a maioria das esp?cies de leguminosas teve ciclo diferenciado das testemunhas, desta forma, as testemunhas n?o foram apropriadas, visto que a t?cnica exige que tanto as leguminosas como as testemunhas cres?am nas mesmas condi??es e de forma simult?nea. Contudo, para as variedades mais precoces que as testemunhas, o valor de FBN deve estar no m?nimo entre 73 a 87%. Somente na esp?cie C. Mucronata, foi poss?vel estimar a FBN e o valor B com o rigor que exigem as metodologias isot?picas aplicadas. O valor B para esta esp?cie foi de -3,69. Cap. IV O presente estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar o desempenho agron?mico do repolho em sistema plantio direto, sob manejo org?nico, e a contribui??o do pr?-cultivo de duas leguminosas de h?bitos de crescimento distintos em cons?rcio com milho, na forma??o de palhada. Ambos experimentos foram implantados no Campo Experimental da AGRAER, em Campo Grande-MS. O primeiro experimento consistiu no cons?rcio entre milho e C. juncea, sendo esta manejada, somente com ro?ada (taratamento 6), podada e posteriormente ro?ada (tratamento 5), al?m do cultivo do milho solteiro, C. juncea solteira, cultivo com preparo convencional do solo, com aus?ncia e presen?a de aduba??o, em quantidades equivalentes a 100 Kg N ha-1 no plantio e em cobertura 30 dias ap?s plantio do milho, perfazendo oito tratamentos com quatro repeti??es, dispostos em blocos ao acaso. Avaliaram-se as produ??es de mat?ria seca na parte a?rea das plantas de cobertura e da vegeta??o espont?nea. As caracter?sticas agron?micas avaliadas no repolho foram: produtividade, padr?o comercial, peso fresco e seco, al?m da fitomassa seca do pr?-cultivo. Neste experimento, verificaram-se melhores rendimentos quanto ao peso m?dio e di?metro da cabe?a quando se utilizaram C. juncea solteira, C.juncea ro?ada, milho com aduba??o de base e milho com aduba??o de base e cobertura, alcan?ando peso m?dio acima de 1,0 kg e di?metro das cabe?as acima de 10 cm. Quanto ? produtividade do milho e do repolho, estes n?o foram influenciados pelos diferentes tipos de cons?rcios, n?o havendo diferen?a estat?stica significativa entre os tratamentos, o que refletiu tamb?m na produ??o de mat?ria seca dos pr?-cultivos. No segundo experimento, o delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso com nove tratamentos e quatro repeti??es. Os tratamentos foram: o cons?rcio entre milho e mucuna cinza, sendo esta plantada em cinco ?pocas diferentes - ap?s a germina??o do milho, monocultivo do milho, monocultivo da mucuna, cultivo com preparo convencional do solo e pousio com vegeta??o espont?nea -, perfazendo um total de nove tratamentos. Os par?metros avaliados foram semelhantes aos do experimento anterior. A produ??o do repolho alcan?ou melhores rendimentos, 2,06 kg de peso m?dio da cabe?a; e, quando cultivado em sucess?o ao cons?rcio milho x M. Cinza, semeada aos 15 dias ap?s germina??o do milho, diferiu significativamente dos demais tratamentos. Ao se analisarem as produtividades do milho, notouse uma queda de rendimento em torno de 29% quando este foi consorciado com M. Cinza, aos 15 e 30 dias ap?s sua germina??o, ao comparar-lo aos demais pr?-cultivos utilizando-se cons?rcios