Bibliography: leaves 153-156. / ix, 156 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / This thesis describes the experiments conducted to determine the mechanisms that cause the decline in shoot Zn concentration and the responses of the wheat plant to Zn deficiency and chlorosulfuron stress. Root tip extension is used as a measure of wheat root growth during exposure to the sulfonylurea herbicide chlorsulfuron. Wheat plants differing in Zn efficiency are grown in HEDTA chelate-buffered nutrient solution in controlled conditions. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Plant Science, 1997

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 359-374).

Thesis (M.Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 359-374) Also available in print.

Orientador: Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol / Coorientador: Richard M. Johnson / Banca: Marcelo Rocha Correa / Banca: Marcelo de Almeida Silva / Banca: Eduardo Negrisoli / Banca: Gabriela Ferraz de Siqueira / Resumo: O Co é um elemento classificado como benéfico para as plantas cultivadas, podendo influenciar o potencial produtivo da cultura. Os principais estudos sobre a aplicação de cobalto em culturas agrícolas relatam a experiência em leguminosas e, nestes casos, descrevem a elevação da relação simbiótica com bactérias fixadoras de nitrogênio as interferências na biossíntese de etileno e nos índices de clorofila das plantas. O presente estudo objetivou compreender a ação do cobalto no desenvolvimento da cultura da cana-de-açúcar, em experimento implantado em março de 2015 na unidade de pesquisa pertencente ao USDA - United States Department of Agriculture, Houma - LA. Utilizando-se a variedade LCP 85-384. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos consistiram na aplicação de quatro doses de cobalto T1: Controle (sem aplicação de cobalto), T2: 70,42 mL ha-1, T3: Aplicação 140,87 mL ha-1, T4: 210,08 mL ha-1 e T5: 281,70 mL ha-1 . Os tratamentos foram aplicados aos 80 e 100 dias após o plantio e as avaliações realizadas aos 30 e 120 dias após a primeira aplicação. Foram avaliadas variáveis biométricas (altura, número de folhas, diâmetro de colmo), fisiológicas (condutância estomática, índice de SPAD), produtividade, número de colmos vaso-1, peso de colmos vaso-1, produtividade de colmos e acucar vaso-1 e variáveis tecnológicas (sacarose (%), pureza (%) e fibra. Nas condições em que foi realizado o presente est... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Cobalt is an element classified as beneficial to the crop plants and can influence the productive potential of the crop. The major studies on the application cobalt crops experience reported in legumes and in these cases, describing the increase in symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and interference in the biosynthesis of ethylene in plant chlorophyll contents. This study aims to understand the action of cobalt (Co) in the vegetative development of sugarcane. The experiment was established in March 2015 in the research unit belonging to the USDA - United States Department of Agriculture, Houma - LA. The variety used was the LCP 85- 384. The treatments consisted of application of four cobalt doses Control (no cobalt), T2: 70,42 mL ha-1, T3: aplicação 140,87 mL ha-1, T4: 210,08 mL ha-1 e T5: 281,70 mL ha-1 .Treatments were applied at 80 and 100 days after planting and evaluations carried out at 30 and 120 days after the first application, biometric variables were evaluated (height, number of leaves, stem diameter) physiological (stomatal conductance, SPAD index), productivity, culm number pot-1, stem weight pot-1, weight stem (g) pot-1 and technological variables (sucrose (%) purity (%) and fiber (%).In the conditions under which the present study was carried out, it can be concluded that the lack of cobalt in the sugarcane crop limited the development of the plants and the production of stalks and sugar. The application of 140.9 ml doses of ha-1 cobalt p... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Orientadores: Marlene Aparecida Schiavinato, Sara Adrian Lopez de Andrade / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T21:26:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Souza_SarahCarolineRibeiro_M.pdf: 990180 bytes, checksum: a52442f68f3a27dfa82cded6425db23c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: A contaminação do solo por metais pesados (MPs), causada por processos naturais ou atividade humana, é um dos mais graves problemas ambientais devido à persistência e alto poder de toxicidade dos MPs. Em ambientes contaminados por MPs, as plantas podem apresentar uma série de distúrbios fisiológicos e nutricionais. No entanto, algumas espécies de plantas são tolerantes aos MPs e essa tolerância tem sido selecionada durante a evolução, e envolve diversos mecanismos. A associação com fungos micorrízicos arbusculares (FMAs) pode reduzir os efeitos negativos do estresse induzido por altas concentrações de metais sobre a planta hospedeira. Considerando a existência de plantas tolerantes, a fitorremediação, especialmente com espécies arbóreas, aparece como uma estratégia eficiente para a reabilitação de áreas contaminadas com MPs, uma vez que essas espécies imobilizam os metais absorvidos por mais tempo em seus tecidos. Assim, este estudo teve como objetivos: avaliar a tolerância, o acúmulo e a distribuição dos MPs, Pb e Zn, em três espécies de leguminosas nas diferentes partes das plantas; avaliar a influência destes metais na colonização micorrízica e na fixação biológica de nitrogênio e avaliar o potencial fitorremediador de cada espécie. Foram realizados dois experimentos, um com Pb e outro com Zn, com delineamento experimental totalmente casualizado e em esquema fatorial 3 x 4. Os tratamentos consistiram em três espécies de leguminosas arbóreas Mimosa caesalpiniaefolia (sansão-do-campo), Erythrina speciosa (eritrina-candelabro) e Schizolobium parahyba (guapuruvu) e quatro concentrações de metais, 0, 250, 500 e 1000 mg.dm-3 de Pb e 0, 200, 400 e 600 mg.dm-3 de Zn, adicionados ao solo na forma de acetato de chumbo e sulfato de zinco. Após aproximadamente 180 dias de cultivo as mudas foram coletadas. Determinaram-se altura, área foliar total, massa da matéria seca (MS) da parte aérea e raízes, número de nódulos e MS de nódulos das espécies que nodulam. Na espécie que não nodula, S. parahyba, foi feita a medição da raiz pivotante e o volume total de raízes. Foram feitas as determinações dos teores de Pb e Zn, dos nutrientes essenciais e calculado o índice de translocação (IT). Foram determinados o conteúdo de pigmentos fotossintéticos, a atividade da nitrogenase, aminoácidos livres, nitrato, amônia, peroxidação lipídica (MDA) e a taxa de colonização micorrízica. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância, análise de regressão e teste de Tukey. Verificou-se que altas concentrações de Zn adicionadas ao solo afetam mais significativamente o desenvolvimento de mudas de espécies arbóreas quando comparadas às concentrações de Pb utilizadas. Todas as espécies apresentam maiores concentrações de Zn e Pb nas raízes que agem como uma barreira à translocação dos MPs, considerado um mecanismo de fitoestabilização. O fato de serem espécies de leguminosas arbóreas de crescimento rápido, de fácil propagação, sistema radicular extenso e aliado ao fato de conseguirem absorver e concentrar os metais pesados Pb e Zn em suas raízes, sugere que estas espécies arbóreas analisadas podem ser potencias plantas fitorremediadoras de solos moderadamente contaminados, sendo que, para o Pb a espécie mais tolerante seria M. caesalpiniaefolia e para o Zn, a E. speciosa. / Abstract: Soil contamination by heavy metals (HM), caused by natural processes or human activity, is one of the most serious environmental problems due to their persistence and high toxicity potential. In HM contaminated environments, plants may present a series of physiological and nutritional disorders. However, some plant species are tolerant to HM and this tolerance has been selected during evolution. The mechanisms involved in plant tolerance to HM excess are diverse and varied. The association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can reduce the negative effects of stress induced by high concentrations of metals to the host plant. Considering the existence of tolerant plants, phytoremediation appears as na efficient strategy for the rehabilitation of areas contaminated with HM, especially using tree species, since these species immobilize absorbed metals for greater time periods in their tissues. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the tolerance, accumulation and distribution of Pb and Zn in three species of leguminous trees, and further, to evaluate the influence of these metals in mycorrhizal colonization and nitrogen fixation and evaluate the phytoremediator potential of each of the studied species. For this purpose, two experiments were conducted, one with Pb and another with Zn, with a completely randomized experimental design in a factorial 3 x 4 scheme. The treatments consisted of three species of tree legumes Mimosa caesalpiniaefolia (sansão-do-campo), Erythrina speciosa (eritrinacandelabro) and Schizolobium parahyba (guapuruvu) and four concentrations of metal, 0, 250, 500 and 1000 mg.dm-3 Pb and 0, 200, 400 and 600 mg.dm-3 Zn added to soil in the form of lead acetate and zinc sulfate. Approximately 180 days after sowing, the seedlings were collected. We determined the height and total leaf area, the dry matter (DM) of shoots and roots, nodule number and nodule DM of nodulating species. In species that do not nodulate, S. parahyba, measurements were made of the tap root and root volume. Determinations were made of the levels of Pb and Zn as well as essential nutrients and the rate of translocation (IT) was calculated. The content of photosynthetic pigments was determined as well as photosynthesis, nitrogenase activity, amino acids, nitrate, ammonia and lipid peroxidation (MDA) and the rate of colonization was estimated. The data were subjected to analysis of variance, regression analysis and the Tukey test (5% significance). It was found that the higher concentrations of Zn added to soil affected the development of seedlings of the tree species studied more significantly than those of Pb. All species had higher Zn and Pb concentrations in their root, indicating this organ acts as a barrier for metal translocation to the shoots in these plants, considered a phytostabilization mechanism. The fact that these species are fast growing, easily propagated and have a extensive root system that can absorb and concentrate Pb and Zn, suggests that they have potential for use in phytoremediation of contaminated soils. / Mestrado / Biologia Vegetal / Mestre em Biologia Vegetal

M.Sc. / The upper catchment of the Olifants River, from its origin near Bethal, to its confluence with the Wilge River, north of Witbank, as well as it tributaries, are being subjected to increasing afforestation, mining, power generation, irrigation, domestic and industrial activities. These activities have a profound effect on the water quality and the major point sources of pollution in this area include mines, industries and very importantly, combined sewage purification works, located alongside the river, which, in addition to oxidizable material contains detergents, nutrients, and metals. It was therefore necessary to determine the extent to which these activities affect the water quality of the system. The impact of these activities was therefore addressed by a Water Research Commision Project namely "Lethal and sublethal effects of metals on the physiology of fish" of which the present study investigated effects at two localities, namely in the Olifants River (locality OR1) before its confluence with the Klein Olifants River and a locality in the Klein Olifants River (locality KOR1). Apart from the field study, toxicity tests were also performed in a laboratory, in order to determine the effects of low pH and elevated aluminium concentrations on the haematology, osmoregulation and carbohydrate metabolism of the Mozambique Tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus as the acidification of soil systems may cause the transfer of aluminium into aqueous solutions, where it may be present in different forms. During the field study, the chemical and physical characteristics of the river water were evaluated, with special attention to the concentrations of certain metals (manganese, copper, chromium, lead, nickel, zinc, iron and aluminium) in the water and sediment, as well as in fish, which are known to accumulate the elements supra and are therefore valuable as indicators of these pollutants. The two fish species used for the investigations were the African sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus and the moggel, Labeo umbratus. Four tissue types were dissected, namely the muscle, liver, skin and gill tissues. The metal concentrations in these organs/tissues, as well as in the water and sediment, were determined in a laboratory with an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Statistical analyses were performed on the results obtained from this study and the order and extent of bioaccumulation of these metals in the water and sediment were determined, as well as in the fish organs/tissues. Its dependence on the size, sex and species of the fish and the localities and seasons were investigated.

M.Sc. (Zoology) / The necessity to maintain high water quality standards has become essential not only to man, but also to conserve aquatic life forms. The Olifants, Selati and Letaba Rivers were monitored for water quality variables and metal concentration in water, sediments and muscle, gill, fat, gonads, liver, bile, blood and kidney of the sharp tooth catfish, C. qariepinus. Some of the water quality variables measured were not within the limits of those standards set for the protection of fish and other aquatic life forms. Turbidity seems to be the biggest problem, due to the Phalaborwa barrage. Metal concentrations were found, in descending order, highest in the sediment, fish and water. This pose the problem of metals being reintroduced into the water column when physico-chemical conditions are not favourable. Experimental studies were done with copper on adult C. qariepinus, due to the extensive copper mining activities in the Phalaborwa region. Haematological and enzymatic analyses revealed a interference in metabolic activity after 96 hour copper exposure. Histological studies on the gill morphology, showed an alteration in the structure with a resultant change in respiratory and osmoregulatory function. LC-50 values were determined for adult and juvenile C. qariepinus in order to set new standards for the protection of aquatic lite in a rapidly developing South Africa.

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M.Sc. / Sperm, eggs, free embryos and larvae of the sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus, were used in a series of experiments conducted with zinc and copper salts in a flow-through exposure system. Metal concentrations ranged between 0 to 9mg/1 water. The aim of the study was to determine which of these early life stages was the most sensitive towards these metals and to determine whether the early life stages of the sharptooth catfish could be used for rapid bioassesment studies. Parameters investigated were sperm quality, egg hatchibility, free embryo and larval survival and growth. Within all the parameters tested sperm quality proved to be the least sensitive, with no significant changes noted at the metal concentrations used. There are notable reductions on hatching success embryonic and larval survival and growth as metal concentrations increased. Results revealed that the most sensitive was the free embryo stage directly after, and up to 48 hours after hatching. 48 hour old free embryo displayed 48th L.C.50 values as low as 1.98mg/l for zinc and 0. 0.13mg/l for copper, which indicated that this stage was very sensitive and susceptible to environmental stressors. Since C. gariepinus is an indigeniuos species that is widespread throughout the African continent and considering the sensitivity of the early life stages it is a succesfull candidade for use in rapid bioassessment tests throughout the continent.

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