Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-05-10T14:58:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ELIEUDA BEZERRA PEREIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGHT 2014..pdf: 807731 bytes, checksum: 0955fa4edd497961925ed2d32c150971 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-10T14:58:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ELIEUDA BEZERRA PEREIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGHT 2014..pdf: 807731 bytes, checksum: 0955fa4edd497961925ed2d32c150971 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / O coentro é uma espécie olerícola consumida em todas as regiões do Brasil, com destaque para a região Nordeste, onde, geralmente, é produzida por agricultores familiares. O uso de insumos químicos na produção de hortaliças folhosas é uma prática onerosa, que tem inviabilizado a atividade para produtores familiares, a adubação verde tem se apresentado como estratégia para esta questão, porém, a eficácia desta prática está condicionada à escolha adequada do adubo, bem como da determinação das quantidades suficientes para nutrição da cultura. Neste contexto, a pesquisa teve por objetivo avaliar a utilização da jitirana e flor-de-seda sobre características agronômicas de cultivares de coentro. O experimento foi conduzido na Fazenda Experimental Rafael Fernandes, localizada no distrito de Alagoinha, zona rural de Mossoró-RN, pertencente à Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido – Mossoró-RN. O delineamento utilizado foi o de blocos inteiramente casualizados, com os tratamentos arranjados em esquema fatorial 4 x 3 + 3, com 3 repetições. Os tratamentos consistiram de quatro doses da palhada de jitirana misturada à flor-de-seda, aplicadas em cobertura (6,0; 12,0; 18,0 e 24,0 t ha-1 em base seca) e três cultivares de coentro (Verdão, Super verdão e Tabocas) mais três tratamentos adicionais (ausência de adubação nas cultivares de coentro). Foram avaliados: a altura de plantas (cm planta-1), número de hastes por planta, produtividade e fitomassa seca do coentro (kg ha-1 e m-2 de canteiro). Observou-se interação entre os fatores estudados para produtividade e fitomassa seca do coentro. A palhada de jitirana com flor-de-seda em cobertura na quantidade de 24,0 t ha-1, proporcionou rendimento de 3341; 3283 e 2880 kg ha-1, para as cultivares Verdão; Super Verdão e Tabocas, respectivamente. As espécies espontâneas (jitirana com flor-de-seda) são promissoras para utilização como adubo verde. / Coriander is a horticultural crops species consumed in all regions of Brazil, especially in the Northeast region, where, generally, is produced by family farmers. The use of chemical inputs in the production of vegetables is a practice costly hardwoods, it has abandoned the activity for family farmers, the green manure has presented itself as a strategy for this issue, however, the effectiveness of this practice is subject to the proper choice of the fertilizer, as well as the determination of sufficient quantities to nutrition of culture. In this context, the research aimed to evaluate the use of jitirana and silk flower on agronomic characteristics of cultivars of coriander. The experiment was conducted at the Experimental Farm Rafael Fernandes, located in the District of Alagoinha, a rural area of Mossoró-RN in the Federal University of Rural from Semi-Arid - Mossoró-RN. The delineation used was entirely randomized blocks, with treatments arranged in factorial scheme 4 x 3 + 3 with 3 replications. The treatments consisted of four doses of the chaff of jitirana mixed with silk flower, applied in coverage (6.0 12.0 and 24.0 18.0; t ha-1 on dry basis) and three cultivars of coriander (Verdão, Super verdão and Tabocas) plus three additional treatments (absence of fertilization in cultivars of coriander). It was assessed: plant height (cm plant-1), number of stems per plant, productivity and coriander dry mass (kg ha-1 and m-2 of construction site). Interaction was observed between the studied factors for productivity and dry mass of coriander. The chaff of jitirana with silk flower in coverage in the amount of 24.0 t ha-1, has given 3341 income; 3283 and 2880 kg ha-1, for the Verdão cultivars; Super Verdão and Tabocas, respectively. The spontaneous species (jitirana with silk flower) are promising for use as green manure.

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-05-17T17:18:07Z No. of bitstreams: 1 RODOLFO RODRIGO DE ALMEIDA LACERDA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGHT 2015..pdf: 1733217 bytes, checksum: 39fb75d0084081bcfe2544bfaf1ae5e1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-17T17:18:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RODOLFO RODRIGO DE ALMEIDA LACERDA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGHT 2015..pdf: 1733217 bytes, checksum: 39fb75d0084081bcfe2544bfaf1ae5e1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-10 / O que pode se esperar dos consórcios é a maximização dos recursos ambientais, econômicos e produtivos das culturas envolvidas no sistema enquanto seu estudo econômico permite a eficiente tomada de decisões. Com o objetivo de avaliar a viabilidade agroeconômica do cultivo da couve folha, coentro, alface e cebolinha, em sistemas consorciados comparados ao seu monocultivo, foi conduzido o experimento no Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia Agroalimentar, da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, em Pombal-PB, no período de julho a novembro de 2014, em campo aberto. O delineamento experimental foi composto por 11 tratamentos correspondendo a quatro policultivos, três consórcios e quatro monocultivos, distribuídos em delineamento de blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições. Utilizaram-se, como culturas principais a couve folha 'Manteiga'; coentro 'Verdão'; alface 'Vera' e cebolinha 'Todo ano'. Foram avaliadas para todas as culturas, o número de folhas; altura de planta; massa fresca e seca da parte aérea; produtividade; área foliar; massa fresca e seca da raiz e volume da raiz. Além dessas características também foi avaliado para a alface o diâmetro transversal e, para o coentro, o número de plantas. Nos diferentes sistemas foram mensurados o uso eficiente da terra (UET), índice de área foliar, temperatura externa e interna do solo, os custos operacionais totais (COT), receita bruta, receita líquida, índice de lucratividade e taxa de retorno. Os valores de COTs dos sistemas consorciados foram calculados com os preços do mês de Julho de 2014. Em relação à produtividade, foi no monocultivo da couve que se encontraram as melhores médias (21,2 t ha-1) perdendo, porém em diversidade de alimentos. Por outro lado, o UET foi viável em todos os sistemas estudados chegando a valores que indicam uma eficiência de uso da terra aproximadamente de até 50% a mais nos policultivos e bicultivos. Os COTs de produção dos policultivos da couve com o coentro, alface e cebolinha foram, respectivamente, em R$ 14.711,68 ha-1 (com as quatro espécies) 11.967,66; 11.337,60 e 10.349,21 ha-1(combinações com três espécies). Nos bicultivos da couve folha com o coentro, alface ou cebolinha, os COT foram de R$ 10.921,64; 12.380,15 e 12.403,79 ha-1, respectivamente, valores esses superiores aos do monocultivo das culturas envolvidas nos sistemas em que o COT variou de R$ 8.009,52 a 9.458,90 ha-1. Em todos os sistemas estudados a maior participação foi referente ao custo com mão de obra. Apesar dos acréscimos nos COT dos sistemas em policultivo em relação aos bicultivos se mostrarem viáveis economicamente, pois os valores dessas características não diferiram significativamente dos monocultivos superando-os em alguns casos. Nos policultivos as melhores receitas brutas e líquidas, taxa de retorno e índice de lucratividade, foram constatadas no policultivo da couve com o coentro e alface. No bicultivo, a combinação da couve com a cebolinha obteve as menores taxa de retorno e índice de lucratividade, no monocultivo da alface foram encontradas as maiores receitas brutas e líquidas, taxa de retorno e índice de lucratividade. / What can be expected of the intercropping is the maximization of environmental resources, economic and productive cultures involved in the system while its economic study enables efficient decision making. With the aim to evaluate the agricultural economic viability of the collard cultivation, cilantro, lettuce and chives in intercropping systems compared to their monoculture. The experiment was conducted in the Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia Agroalimentar, of Universidade Federal de Campina Grande in Pombal-PB, in the period from July to November 2014, in the open. The experimental design consisted of 11 treatments corresponding to four polycultures, three intercropping, four monocultures, allotted to a randomized block design with four replications. They were used as main crops collard 'Manteiga'; coriander 'Verdão'; lettuce 'Vera' and chives 'Todo ano'. Were evaluated for all cultures, the number of sheets; plant height; fresh and shoot dry; productivity; leaf area; fresh and dry root and volume root. Besides these characteristics were also evaluated for lettuce transverse diameter and to coriander, the number of plants. In the different systems were measured the efficient use of land (EUL), leaf area index, external and internal temperature of the soil, total operating costs (TOC), gross revenue, net revenue, profitability index and rate of return. The TOCs values of intercropping systems were calculated with the prices of July 2014. With regard to productivity, was the collard monocultures that met the best average (21.2 t ha-1) losing, but in diversity foods. On the other hand, the EUL has been viable in all systems studied reaching values that indicate a land use efficiency of approximately 50% more in policultives and bicultivos. Production of TOCs collard polycultures with cilantro, lettuce and chives were, respectively, R$ 14,711.68 ha-1 (with the four species) 11,967.66; 11,337.60 and 10,349.21 ha-1 (combinations with three species). In bicultivos collard with coriander, lettuce or chives, the TOC were R$ 10,921.64; 12,380.15 and 12,403.79 ha-1, respectively, values higher than the monoculture crops involved in systems where TOC ranged from R$ 8,009.52 to 9,458.90 ha-1. In all systems studied the largest share was related to the cost of labor. Despite increases in TOC systems in polyculture in relation to bicultivos prove economically viable, because the values of these characteristics did not differ significantly from monocultures surpassing them in some cases. In polycultures the highest gross and net income, rate of return and profitability index, were found in polyculture collard with coriander and lettuce. In bicropping, the combination of collard with chives obtained the lower rate of return and profitability index, the lettuce monocultures in which were found the largest gross and net income, rate of return and profitability index.

This study investigated understorey management in Canterbury, New Zealand, apple orchards for the enhancement of populations of Dolichogenidea tasmanica (Cameron) (Braconidae) for leafroller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) biological control. The first objective was to determine the influence of understorey plants on the abundance of D. tasmanica and leafroller parasitism, and to investigate the mechanisms behind this influence. The second was to determine the most suitable understorey plants in terms of their ability to enhance parasitoid abundance, leafroller parasitism, parasitoid longevity, parasitoid fecundity and its ability to not benefit leafroller. Results from three consecutive field trials showed that buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench), coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.), alyssum (Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv), and, to a lesser extent, broad bean (Vicia faba L.), enhanced parasitoid abundance and leafroller parasitism. The mechanisms behind the effects of understorey plants had previously been unexplored. However, results here showed that it was the flowers or the buckwheat that 'attracted' the parasitoid to the plant and not the shelter, aphids or microclimate that the plant may also provide. Providing flowering plants in the orchard understorey also increased immigration of parasitoids and enhanced parasitoids and enhanced parasitoid longevity and fecundity in the laboratory. In contrast, the understorey plants had no influence on the female:male ratio of D. tasmanica. Although coriander enhanced leafroller parasitism three-fold in field experiments compared with controls, it failed to enhance the longevity of both sexes of D. tasmanica in the laboratory compared with water-only. Broad bean significantly enhanced parasitoid abundance three-fold and significantly increased parasitism from 0% to 75% compared with the controls on one leafroller release date. However, laboratory trials showed that of male D. tasmancia but it did not enhance female longevity. Also, female D. tasmanica foraging on broad bean produced a total of only three parasitoid cocoons, but this result was based on an overall 6.5% survival of larvae to pupae or to parasitoid cocoon. Furthermore, results suggested that extrafloral nectar secretion decreased as the plants matured. Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth.) did not significantly enhance parasitism rate in the field compared with controls, and numbers of D. tasmanica captured by suction sampling were significantly lower in phacelia treatments compared with alyssum, buckwheat and control plots. Also, laboratory experiments showed that survival of D. tasmanica on phacelia flowers was equivalent to that on water-only and significantly lower than on buckwheat. These results suggest that phacelia does not provide nectar to D. tasmanica, only pollen, and therefore is not a suitable understorey plant for D. tasmanica enhancement in orchards. Buckwheat and alyssum showed the most potential as understorey plants for the enhancement of natural enemies. Buckwheat not only increased numbers of D. tasmanica seven-fold, but also increased numbers of beneficial lacewings (Micromus tasmaniae (Walker)) and hover flies (Syrphidae) captured on yellow sticky traps compared with the controls. It significantly increased leafroller parasitism by D. tasmanica from 0% to 86% compared with the controls (on one date only), and in the laboratory enhanced D. tasmanica longevity and increased fecundity compared with water-only. Similarly, alyssum significantly increased parasitism rate compared with controls, and two-fold more D. tasmanica were suction sampled in these plots compared with controls. It also enhanced longevity of both sexes of D. tasmanica compared with water, and showed the most favourable characteristics in terms of being of no benefit to leafrollers. This is because it was not preferred over apple by leafroller larvae and when they were forced to feed on it, it caused high mortality (94.3%) and low pupal weight (15 mg). Furthermore, alyssum did not enhance the number of fertile eggs produced by adult leafrollers compared with water only. However, further research is required to address the overall effect of buckwheat and alyssum on crop production and orchard management, including effects on fruit yield and quality, frost risk, disease incidence, soil quality, weeds and other pests. Also, research into the ability of these plants to survive in the orchard with little maintenance, and into the optimal sowing rates, would be useful. Sampling natural populations of leafroller within each treatment showed that damage from leafrollers and the number of leafroller larvae were respectively 20.3% and 29.3% lower in the flowering treatments compared with the controls. Furthermore, field trials showed up to a six-fold increase in leafroller pupae in controls compared with buckwheat and alyssum. This suggests that increasing leafroller parasitism rate from understorey management in orchards will translate into lower pest populations, although neither larval numbers/damage nor pupal numbers differed significantly between treatments. Trapping D. tasmanica at a gradient of distances showed that this parasitoid travels into rows adjacent to buckwheat plots, indicating that growers may be able to sow flowering plants in every second or third row of the orchard, and still enhance leafroller biocontrol while minimising the adverse effects of a cover crop. Sowing buckwheat and alyssum in orchard understoreys may enhance biological control of apple pests in organic apple production and reduce the number of insect growth regulators applied in IFP programmes. However, the challenge still remains to investigate whether conservation biological control can reduce leafroller populations below economic thresholds.

This study investigated understorey management in Canterbury, New Zealand, apple orchards for the enhancement of populations of Dolichogenidea tasmanica (Cameron) (Braconidae) for leafroller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) biological control. The first objective was to determine the influence of understorey plants on the abundance of D. tasmanica and leafroller parasitism, and to investigate the mechanisms behind this influence. The second was to determine the most suitable understorey plants in terms of their ability to enhance parasitoid abundance, leafroller parasitism, parasitoid longevity, parasitoid fecundity and its ability to not benefit leafroller. Results from three consecutive field trials showed that buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench), coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.), alyssum (Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv), and, to a lesser extent, broad bean (Vicia faba L.), enhanced parasitoid abundance and leafroller parasitism. The mechanisms behind the effects of understorey plants had previously been unexplored. However, results here showed that it was the flowers or the buckwheat that 'attracted' the parasitoid to the plant and not the shelter, aphids or microclimate that the plant may also provide. Providing flowering plants in the orchard understorey also increased immigration of parasitoids and enhanced parasitoids and enhanced parasitoid longevity and fecundity in the laboratory. In contrast, the understorey plants had no influence on the female:male ratio of D. tasmanica. Although coriander enhanced leafroller parasitism three-fold in field experiments compared with controls, it failed to enhance the longevity of both sexes of D. tasmanica in the laboratory compared with water-only. Broad bean significantly enhanced parasitoid abundance three-fold and significantly increased parasitism from 0% to 75% compared with the controls on one leafroller release date. However, laboratory trials showed that of male D. tasmancia but it did not enhance female longevity. Also, female D. tasmanica foraging on broad bean produced a total of only three parasitoid cocoons, but this result was based on an overall 6.5% survival of larvae to pupae or to parasitoid cocoon. Furthermore, results suggested that extrafloral nectar secretion decreased as the plants matured. Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth.) did not significantly enhance parasitism rate in the field compared with controls, and numbers of D. tasmanica captured by suction sampling were significantly lower in phacelia treatments compared with alyssum, buckwheat and control plots. Also, laboratory experiments showed that survival of D. tasmanica on phacelia flowers was equivalent to that on water-only and significantly lower than on buckwheat. These results suggest that phacelia does not provide nectar to D. tasmanica, only pollen, and therefore is not a suitable understorey plant for D. tasmanica enhancement in orchards. Buckwheat and alyssum showed the most potential as understorey plants for the enhancement of natural enemies. Buckwheat not only increased numbers of D. tasmanica seven-fold, but also increased numbers of beneficial lacewings (Micromus tasmaniae (Walker)) and hover flies (Syrphidae) captured on yellow sticky traps compared with the controls. It significantly increased leafroller parasitism by D. tasmanica from 0% to 86% compared with the controls (on one date only), and in the laboratory enhanced D. tasmanica longevity and increased fecundity compared with water-only. Similarly, alyssum significantly increased parasitism rate compared with controls, and two-fold more D. tasmanica were suction sampled in these plots compared with controls. It also enhanced longevity of both sexes of D. tasmanica compared with water, and showed the most favourable characteristics in terms of being of no benefit to leafrollers. This is because it was not preferred over apple by leafroller larvae and when they were forced to feed on it, it caused high mortality (94.3%) and low pupal weight (15 mg). Furthermore, alyssum did not enhance the number of fertile eggs produced by adult leafrollers compared with water only. However, further research is required to address the overall effect of buckwheat and alyssum on crop production and orchard management, including effects on fruit yield and quality, frost risk, disease incidence, soil quality, weeds and other pests. Also, research into the ability of these plants to survive in the orchard with little maintenance, and into the optimal sowing rates, would be useful. Sampling natural populations of leafroller within each treatment showed that damage from leafrollers and the number of leafroller larvae were respectively 20.3% and 29.3% lower in the flowering treatments compared with the controls. Furthermore, field trials showed up to a six-fold increase in leafroller pupae in controls compared with buckwheat and alyssum. This suggests that increasing leafroller parasitism rate from understorey management in orchards will translate into lower pest populations, although neither larval numbers/damage nor pupal numbers differed significantly between treatments. Trapping D. tasmanica at a gradient of distances showed that this parasitoid travels into rows adjacent to buckwheat plots, indicating that growers may be able to sow flowering plants in every second or third row of the orchard, and still enhance leafroller biocontrol while minimising the adverse effects of a cover crop. Sowing buckwheat and alyssum in orchard understoreys may enhance biological control of apple pests in organic apple production and reduce the number of insect growth regulators applied in IFP programmes. However, the challenge still remains to investigate whether conservation biological control can reduce leafroller populations below economic thresholds.