Simone da Costa Mello

TL;DR: The work was carried out to compare methods of evaluation of broccoli seed physiological quality, including tests of germination, seedling emergence, accelerated aging and electrical conductivity, which agreed in discriminating the vigour of seed lots.

TL;DR: Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni), a perennial herb of the Asteraceae, is one of the most important sources of non-caloric natural sweeteners and its glycosides exert beneficial effects on human health, including anti-hyperglycemic and antihypertensive properties.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of foliar applications of l -proline at rates ranging from 0 to 1600´mg´L−1 onto photosynthetic parameters, antioxidant system enzymes, malonaldehyde and hydrogen peroxide contents, post-harvest characteristics, and productivity of tomato plants subjected to high temperatures during the growth cycle were evaluated.

TL;DR: In this article, the improvement of tolerance to water deficit in soybean plants when submitted to the application of proline and glutamate was investigated, and the best response was obtained with glutamate as seed treatment (ST) or as foliar application (FA).

TL;DR: Thrips palmi populations increased in 2008 in spite of use of spinosad and showed increasing pattern causing crops loss at economic level, after which there was reduced effect of the chemical due to frequent use for managing multiple pests.