The aim of the theses was to describe soil organic matter changes in model landscape Stropnice subcatchments that have different biotopes and agricultural and forest management.Particular aims were: 1) to determine the link between landuse, soil environment changes and catchment matter losses. 2)to experimentally prove the water regime impact on carbon and other substances losses during and between vegetation seasons.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O uso de fertilizantes orgânicos e organominerais fluidos têm crescido bastante no mundo e também no Brasil, nas últimas duas décadas. Esse rápido crescimento da demanda por esses produtos levou o Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento a buscar novas metodologias para a verificação da qualidade dos mesmos. Este trabalho tem como objetivo obter informações sobre a natureza desses fertilizantes, avaliando metodologias existentes e testando novos métodos, visando contribuir para o desenvolvimento de um protocolo de controle de qualidade a ser adotado pelo Ministério da Agricultura e pelas empresas produtoras. Em uma primeira etapa, os fertilizantes foram caracterizados por meio de análises físicas e químicas conforme os métodos de rotina previstos na legislação. Adicionalmente, foram avaliados diferentes métodos de determinação de carbono, além do fracionamento das substâncias húmicas presentes nas amostras de fertilizantes, e posterior determinação do teor de carbono nas frações ácido húmico e fúlvico. Por meio da titulação potenciométrica, fez-se a especiação, identificação e quantificação dos grupos funcionais mais reativos presentes nas amostras. Na segunda etapa do trabalho, purificaram-se os ácidos húmicos de 15 amostras de fertilizantes. Após esse procedimento foi realizada a caracterização dos ácidos húmicos por espectrometria no infravermelho (FTIR) e por análise elementar (CHN). Os fertilizantes avaliados apresentaram grande variação em relação aos atributos analisados. Foram Observadas variações acentuadas em relação aos teores de carbono orgânico e carbono total, como também na qualidade dos compostos orgânicos presentes nos fertilizantes, o que deve refletir na sua eficiência agronômica. Pela correlação entre os métodos utilizados, observou-se a possibilidade de substituição de métodos de difícil execução, por métodos simplificados de baixo custo, permitindo sua aplicação em análises de rotina. Novos estudos, abrangendo um maior espectro de amostras, devem ser conduzidos para que se possam determinar parâmetros para os diferentes atributos químicos e físicos desses produtos, subsidiando tecnicamente a legislação. / The use of organic and organic-mineral fertilizers has grown fastly in the world and also in Brazil in the last two decades. This fast increase in the demand for these products took the Ministry of Agriculture to search new methodologies for the verification of their quality. This work has objective of obtaining information on the nature of these fertilizers, by evaluating existing methodologies and testing new ones, contributing to the development of a quality control protocol to be adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture and the producing companies. In a first stage, the fertilizers were characterized by means of physical and chemical analyses as the foreseen methods of routine in the legislation. Additionally, different methods of carbon determination were evaluated, beyond the humic substances fractionation in the samples of fertilizers, and posterior determination of the carbon in the humic and fulvic fractions. The most reactive functional groups in the samples were identified and quantified by potentiometric titration. The humic acids of fifteen fertilizer samples were extracted and purified. The humic acids were characterized by infrared spectrometry (FTIR) and elemental analysis (CHN). The evaluated fertilizers presented a large variation in relation to the analyzed characteristics. Large variations in relation to the levels of organic carbon and total carbon were observed, as well as in the quality of organic compounds in fertilizers that was reflected in its agronomic efficiency. By the correlation between the used methods, it was observed the possibility of substitution of methods of difficult execution for simplified methods of low cost allowing their application in routine analyses. New studies including a more representative set of samples must be carried out in order to determine parameters for the different chemical and physical attributes of these products given technical subsides to the legislation.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O Complexo Estuarino Lagunar Mundaú-Manguaba está sofrendo um processo acelerado de degradação ambiental devido a muitas atividades antrópicas como crescimento urbano desordenado, processamento de cana-de-açúcar, pecuária, efluentes industriais e domésticos. O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar a composição e distribuição do material particulado em suspensão através de traçadores geoquímicos orgânicos para identificar as fontes potenciais e os padrões de mistura da matéria orgânica no CELMM durante duas campanhas: uma realizada no período seco e a outra no período úmido. As amostras de água foram coletadas na superfície (< 1 m de profundidade), utilizando garrafas de vidro de 4L de capacidade. Os n-alcoois, esteróis e ácidos graxos foram extraídos por Soxhlet e analisados por cromatografia em fase gasosa acoplada a espectrometria de massas. Considerando os resultados obtidos, constatou-se que há uma predominância de matéria orgânica autóctona em ambos os períodos de amostragem no sistema em questão. Contudo, também foi observada a presença de fontes alóctonas e antrópicas, tendo estas uma menor influência durante o período seco. / The Mundaú-Manguaba estuarine lagoon system is located in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. This region has been suffering an accelerated process of environmental degradation through many antropic activities like urban growth, sugar-cane processing, cattle breeding, industrials waste and sewage. The aim of this work is to evaluate the suspended particulate matter composition and distribution with organic geochemistry markers to identify the potential sources and mixing processes in the system during the wet and the dry period. The water samples were collected at the surface (<1m of depth), using a 4L glass bottle. Lipids were extracted by Soxhlet and quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Considering the obtained results, a predominance of autochthonous sources of organic matter was established for the system. However, the presence of alochthonous and anthropic also was observed with lower influence during the dry period.

Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Os estuários são ambientes costeiros semifechados, que atuam como um sítio de troca de água e de matéria. De acordo com suas características, estuários podem exportar ou importar matéria orgânica (MO). A MO é um complexo bioquímico formado por diversos compostos orgânicos, e sua quantificação é normalmente traduzida pela quantidade de carbono orgânico total (COT), seu elemento mais abundante, tanto na forma de carbono orgânico dissolvido (COD), quanto carbono orgânico particulado (COP). Determinar a origem do carbono orgânico pode auxiliar na compreensão da dinâmica da MO, podendo ser feita com auxílio de isótopos estáveis de carbono (&#61540;13C) e de nitrogênio (&#61540;15N). Vila Dois Rios, é um vilarejo localizado ao sul da Ilha Grande, onde se localiza o rio Barra Grande, que possui pouca intervenção antrópica. Esse é um rio de porte pequeno, com uma mata ciliar bem preservada, representada por espécies de Mata Atlântica, com presença de manguezal, ao lado está localizado o Centro de Estudos Ambientais e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CEADS). Foram realizadas amostragens sazonais, todas em maré de sizígia, ao longo do ano de 2012, totalizando quatro coletas trimestrais. Todas as campanhas ocorreram em uma estação fixa, na foz do rio Barra Grande. A amostragem de água foi realizada em duas profundidades, superfície e fundo, coletadas em intervalos de 30 minutos, ao longo de 25 horas, para as seguintes determinações: carbono orgânico particulado (COP), carbono orgânico dissolvido (COD) e isótopos estáveis de carbono (&#61540;13C) e de nitrogênio (&#61540;15N). Concomitantemente, foram medidos in situ: pH, salinidade, temperatura, oxigênio dissolvido (OD), profundidade do Disco de Secchi e medidas de fluxo. Ao fim da amostragem na Ilha Grande, o material coletado foi transportado para o Laboratório de Geoquímica Orgânica Marinha (LaGOM), na UERJ, onde foi analisado posteriormente. Durante todas as campanhas, foi observada uma maré mista, predominantemente semidiurna com desigualdade. Os resultados de temperatura e salinidade evidenciaram uma estratificação vertical em todas as campanhas. Os valores medianos de MPS foram sempre maiores no fundo em relação às amostras coletadas na superfície. O carbono orgânico apresentou maiores concentrações sob a forma dissolvida do que na particulada, variando entre as profundidades e as campanhas, sendo observadas maiores concentrações medianas, tanto de COD quanto de COP, em superfície e no fundo, na campanha de verão. As concentrações medianas de Nt observadas ao longo das três campanhas foram baixas, estando relacionadas às baixas concentrações de COP. A razão molar C/N e as isotópicas indicaram que o manguezal demonstrou ser a fonte mais abundante de COP nesse estuário. Os cálculos de fluxo indicaram que o estuário tanto importou, quanto exportou material, e apenas o COD foi importado em todas as campanhas. / Estuaries are semi-enclosed coastal environments, which act as a site of exchange of water and matter. According to its characteristics, estuaries can export or import organic matter (OM). The OM is a biochemical complex formed by various organic compounds and their quantification is usually translated by the amount of total organic carbon (TOC), its most abundant element, both in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC) form. Determine the source of organic carbon may assist to understand the dynamics of OM and can be done with stable carbon isotopes (&#61540;13C) and nitrogen (&#61540;15N). Vila Dois Rios, is a village located at south of the Ilha Grande, where is the Barra Grande river, which has little human intervention. This is a small river, with a well-preserved riparian forest, represented by Atlantic Forest species with presence of mangroves. The Centro de Estudos Ambientais e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CEADS) is located next to the river. Seasonal samples, all in spring tide, during the year 2012, were made, a total of four quarterly. All campaigns have occurred at a fixed station at the mouth of Barra Grande river. The water sampling was performed at two depths, bottom and surfasse, collected at 30 minute intervals over 25 hours to the following determinations: Particulate organic carbon (POC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), stable carbon isotope (&#61540;13C) and stable nitrogen isotope (&#61540;15N). Concomitantly, were measured in situ: pH, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), Secchi disk depth and flow measurements. After sampling at Ilha Grande, the material was transported to the Laboratório de Geoquímica Orgânica Marinha (LaGOM), UERJ, which was subsequently analyzed. During all campaigns, a mixed, predominantly semidiurnal tide with inequality was observed. The results of temperature and salinity showed a vertical stratification in all campaigns. Median values of MPS were always higher in the bottom. The organic carbon showed higher concentrations in the dissolved form than in particulate, ranging between depths and campaigns. Higher median concentrations of both DOC as POC in surface and bottom were observed in the summer campaign. The median concentrations of total nitrogen observed over the three campaigns were low, being related to low concentrations of POC. The molar ratio C/N and isotope indicated that the mangrove proved to be the most abundant source of POC in the estuary. The flow calculations indicated that the estuary both imported and exported material, where only DOC was imported in all campaigns.

The work was focused on the research of soil organic matter content and quality of selected forest soils. In the theoretical part of the thesis there were described in detail terms important to understand the given topic. In the practical part soil probes were excavated and soil samples were taken from individual horizons. The probing was carried out in two stands with a different representation of trees (forest type 0P, district Hodějov, Forest Management Třeboň, ownership of the Czech Republic, right to manage Forests of the Czech Republic, etc.). In the first case, it was a vegetation of deciduous trees (vegetation 356D12), in the second one with a vegetation of coniferous trees (356E11). In the laboratory of the Department of Agroecosystems of the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice soil samples were modified and further examined in terms of the quantity and quality of soil organic matter. A new method, proposed by the collections of authors Kopecký, Kolář, Borová-Batt (2016), was used to compare the quality of the primary soil organic matter in individual samples by determining the velocity constant of the oxidation of the primary soil organic matter. The humus content was then determined and the degree of humification was calculated. The results show that the monitored parameters differ considerably in individual soil horizons. Significant differences were also observed when comparing soils of coniferous and deciduous stands. A considerable difference can be seen, for example, in the organic carbon content at the top horizons. For example, at the Ahe horizon, the total organic carbon content was found to be 39.71 % for coniferous soil, while in the leafy soil the carbon content at the same horizon was only 7.06 %. The highest value of the velocity constant to oxidation of the primary soil organic matter, which indicates its highest quality, was recorded at the Ep horizon (9-20 cm depth) of the deciduous soil probe.

This dissertation aims primarily at determining the energy yield that can be produced, if certain species of energy crops are grown (under various regimes of fertilizing and sowing) by the Faculty of Agriculture, the University of South Bohemia, on a university's trial parcel. Zea mays L. is one of the energy crops chosen for the experiment; it is grown on a large area in the Czech Republic nowadays. Perennial crops of Phalaris arundinacea L., Elymus elongatus subsp. ponticus cv. Szarvasi-1 andMiscanthus × giganteus were also chosen for this experiment. Based on the collected data, a risk of erosion provoked by the above-mentioned crops has been determined by using USLE method. The crop stands and the soil have been analysed too. This analysis has focused on the organic matter evaluation, by using a brand new method. Last but not least, occurrence of Carabidae beetles has been studied and evaluated within the research; they are considered bio indicators of the environmental conditions. Our experiment has shown that Zea mays L. is the most high-yielding species. On the other hand, Phalaris arundinacea L. has not produced positive results; the most high-yielding variation of it only made a half yield of Zea mays L. In contrast to Zea mays L., grass species of Phalaris arundinacea L. andElymus elongatus have had an extraordinary anti-erosion capacity. Studying the amount of primary organic matter in the soil, we have found almost double amount of it in Miscanthus × giganteus andZea mays L. crop stands, compared to another two species. Monitoring oxidation reaction kinetics of the primary organic matter, we could count the oxidation speed constant of k. There have been dramatic differences between the individual soil samples. However, the data file is too complicated to draw the general conclusion from. On the other hand, evaluating the data gathered by studying Carabidae beetles and the environmental values of the crops stands, we have found out the crop stands are not too valuable from the environmental point of view. We have found out the perennial species have got an extraordinary anti-erosion capacity. We recommend Miscanthus × giganteus and Elymus elongatus, in particular, as an alternative to corn, especially to regions highly endangered by erosion.

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Submitted by CASSIANO FORNER null (forner@wln.com.br) on 2016-04-05T01:11:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Forner_2016.pdf: 1210475 bytes, checksum: 3679481a5b70ba553b219d69908042c0 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Felipe Augusto Arakaki (arakaki@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-04-08T14:48:31Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 forner_c_dr_bot.pdf: 1210475 bytes, checksum: 3679481a5b70ba553b219d69908042c0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-08T14:48:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 forner_c_dr_bot.pdf: 1210475 bytes, checksum: 3679481a5b70ba553b219d69908042c0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-01-21 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Os resíduos orgânicos e agentes de biocontrole podem constituir em alternativas no controle dos fitopatógenos habitantes do solo. O trabalho teve por objetivo estudar o controle de Fusarium spp. com resíduos orgânicos e agentes de biocontrole. Inicialmente foi avaliado o efeito de hidrolisado e emulsão de peixe, nas concentrações de 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 e 50% do volume de água para atingir a capacidade de campo do solo; e de alga, casca de camarão, concha de marisco e caroço de abacate moídos, nas concentrações de 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 e 5% v/v, na germinação de microconídios de Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae, em casa de vegetação. Enquanto a emulsão e o hidrolisado de peixe reduziram a germinação de microconídios do patógeno, os demais resíduos não apresentaram efeito. Também foi avaliado o efeito de resíduos de alga, concha de marisco, casca de caranguejo e repolho triturado fresco, nas concentrações de 0, 1, 2 e 4% v/v, sobre a germinação de microconídios de Fusarium circinatum em condições controladas, e associado ou não, a Trichoderma harzianum, no controle da fusariose (F. circinatum) em plantas de Pinus radiata mantidas em casa de vegetação. Nenhum resíduo reduziu a germinação de microconídios de F. circinatum ou a doença em casa de vegetação. No terceiro estudo foi avaliado o efeito de hidrolisado de peixe nas concentrações de 0, 5, 10, 15 e 20% do volume de água necessário para atingir a capacidade de campo, a partir do solo seco, associados ou não a T. harzianum (Iblf 006) e Bacillus subtilis + Bacillus licheniformis no controle de F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (raça 3) em tomateiro, em casa de vegetação. O hidrolisado de peixe e os agentes de biocontrole não controlaram a doença. / The organic residues and biocontrol agent might be alternative in the control of soilborne plant pathogens. This work aimed to study the control of Fusarium species with organic residues and biocontrol agents. First, the effect of fish hydrolyzed and fish emulsion was evaluated, at concentrations of 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50% of volume of water required to reach the water retention capacity of the soil; and the seaweed, shrimp shells, clamshell and grounded avocado seeds at concentration of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5% v/v in the microconidia germination of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae in greenhouse. Fish emulsion and fish hydrolyzed reduced the microconidia germination and none of the other residues presented effect. Also, it was evaluated the effect of seaweed, clamshell, crab shell and fresh triturated cabbage, at concentrations of 0, 1, 2 and 4% v/v, in the germination of Fusarium circinatum microconidia under controlled conditions and associated or not with Trichoderma harzianum in Pinus radiata to control the disease caused by F. circinatum in greenhouse. Neither residue reduced the F. circinatum microconidia germination or the disease in greenhouse. In the third study the effect of fish hydrolyzed was evaluated at concentration of 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% of volume of water to required to reach the water retention capacity of the soil, from dry soil, associated or not with T. harzianum (Iblf 006) and Bacillus subtilis + Bacillus licheniformis in the control of F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (race 3) in tomato plants in the greenhouse. Neither residue or biocontrol agents controlled the disease. / CNPq: 140309/2012-8 / CAPES: 99999.005706/2014-09

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2004-04-22Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:41:57Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 bassan_cfd_dr_botfca.pdf: 763512 bytes, checksum: d8464f6ac6e486c2b19bc8c3b3b6f5aa (MD5) / Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) / Certain cultures present especification in the assimilation of some ions, that are or not in available ways in the soil. The minerals have fundamental paper in the presence of those elements that, a lot of times, they are together originating from of the processes of meteorization of the rocks with the decomposition of the organic matter. This work had for objective to study the extraction and/or solubilization of some present chemical elements in the studied minerals and in a red latosoil, for the action of some organic acids produced starting from the decomposition of the matter ligno-cellulousic, through the microbial action, hoping to contribute in some way in the understanding of the mechanisms of fertility of the soil and, consequently, in the mineral nutrition of plants. The used minerals were: manganite [MnO(OH)], hematite (Fe2O3), pirolusite (MnO2), caolinite [Al2Si2O5(OH)4], goethite (HFeO2), bentonite [Na3(Al,Mg)2 2(Si4O10)(OH)2.H2O] e magnetite(Fe3O4), that commonly happen in areas humid intertropicals and a red latosoil, of sandy texture that, it represents more that 20% of the area of the State of Saint Paulo. The minerals and LV were triturated and drizzled in 0,05mm mesh, separately. After having examined with relationship your structure for Difratometric of Ray-X (XRD), 1g of those minerals and LV were conditioned, separately, in glass flasks. Some samples were only treated with distilled water and other with solution 0,02 mol.L-1 of the following acids: acetic, butyric, citric, carbolic, lactic, malic, oxalic, propionic and tannic, separately, for 53 days, with weekly agitations and conditions aerobics. After the digestion of the samples, they were certain the litio concentrations, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, barium, vanadium, cromium, molibdenium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, mercury, boron, aluminum, silicio, tin, lead, match... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2005-12-14Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:22:31Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 silva_fam_dr_botfca.pdf: 1972009 bytes, checksum: 0dcccdfed704fff416f6b751d389c3ff (MD5) / A compostagem é uma alternativa reconhecidamente viável para o aproveitamento racional de resíduos. Todavia, ainda são necessárias pesquisas mais aprofundadas para a melhoria da eficiência deste processo, o que levaria à produção de compostos de maior qualidade, assim como o fornecimento de nutrientes como condicionadores de solo. Sendo assim, este trabalho teve como objetivos avaliar a qualidade de compostos produzidos a partir de combinações de resíduos do processamento de plantas medicinais com esterco bovino e verificar o potencial agronômico dos materiais resultantes na produção da alface. Em uma primeira etapa foram utilizados quatro resíduos do processamento de plantas medicinais: 1) Unha-de-gato (Uncaria tomentosa); 2) Cascara Sagrada (Rhamnus Purshianus); 3) Ipê roxo (Tabebuia impetiginosa) e 4) Boldo (Phaemus boldus), a partir dos quais produziram-se quatro compostos de composição distinta. A amostragem para determinação de parâmetros de maturação (pH, condutividade elétrica, teores de amônio e nitrato, fracionamento da matéria orgânica, macronutrientes, carbono total. relação C/N e testes de germinação) foi feita aos 0, 30, 60, 90 e 120 dias de compostagem. A temperatura, entretanto, foi medida diariamente apenas até aos 90 dias. Na segunda etapa, buscando avaliar o potencial agronômico dos compostos sobre a produção da alface (Lactuca sativa), cultivar crespa Verônica, bem como o efeito residual dos materiais compostados instalaram-se experimentos em vasos com dois cultivos consecutivos. Nestes experimentos, constaram os seguintes tratamentos: composto 1 (C1) (Unha-de-gato), composto 2 (C2) (Cascara Sagrada), composto 3 (C3) (Ipê roxo), composto (4) (C4) mistura dos materiais nas doses 30, 60, 90 e 120t/ha. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o DIC em esquema fatorial (4 compostos x 4 doses) com 4 repetições e um tratamento testemunha... / Composting is a recognized viable alternative to make good use of residues. However, more accurate studies are required to improve the efficiency of the composting process, producing composts with better quality, supplying nutrients to soil and acting as a soil conditioning. This work aimed to evaluate composts quality produced by combination of residues obtained from medicinal plants industrial processing and bovine manure, verifying the agronomic potential of these obtained composts in lettuce production. In a first step, it was used four residues from medicinal plants industrial processing: 1) Unha-de-gato (Uncaria tomentosa); 2) Cascara Sagrada (Rhamnus Purshianus); 3) Ipê roxo (Tabebuia impetiginosa) e 4) Boldo (Phaemus boldus), which produced four organic composts with distinct composition. The sampling to determine maturation parameters (pH, electric conductivity, ammonium and nitrate, organic matter fractionation, macronutrients, total carbon, C/N relation and germination tests) was made at zero, 30, 60, 90 and 120 days after composting beggining. Temperature was daily verified until 90 days. In a second step, aiming to evaluate the agronomic potential of the composts in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) production,as well the residual effect of these composts in soil. In these cultivation, it was followed the treatments: compost 1 (C1) (Unha-de-gato), compost 2 (C2) (Cascara Sagrada), compost 3 (C3) (Ipê roxo), compost (4) (Boldo) and compost 5 (C5) (mix of residues) in doses of 30, 60, 90 e 120 t ha-1. The experiment was laid out in a complete randomized design, ordered in factorial arrangement (4 composts x 4 doses) with 4 replication and a without N mineral...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)