Federal University of Roraima

About: Federal University of Roraima is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Thermogravimetry. The organization has 981 authors who have published 1218 publications receiving 7849 citations. The organization is also known as: Federal University of Roraima.

Formas de aplicação de nitrogênio em três cultivares de girassol na savana de Roraima

Abstract: , nao havendo superioridade dos hibridos Agrobel 960 e Ag robel 962 em relacao a variedade Embrapa 122/V2000. Palavras-chave - Helianthus annuus L. Adubacao Nitrogenada. Savana. Plantas-efeito nitrogenio. Abstract - Nitrogen is the nutrient that limits most the production in the culture of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L). The nutritional requirements among cultivars of the same species is distinct, under the same conditions of culture and for the same agricultural year. With the objective of evaluating four different ways of nitrogen application in the production components of different genotypes of sunflower, an experiment was carried out in a randomized block design in a 3 x 4 factorial scheme (genotypes x ways of nitrogen applying) with four replicates . The treatments consisted on the combination of three varieties: Agrobel 960, Agrobel 962 and V - 2000 and four different ways of nitrogen application: 100% at 20 days after sowing (DAS) - (0-100-0-0); 30% at sowing and 70% at 20 DAS - (30-70-0-0); 30% at sowing, 30% at 20 DAS e 40% at 40 DAS (30-30-40-0); 20% at sowing, 30% at 20 DAS, 30% at 40 DAS e 20% at 60 DAS (20-30-30-20). Measured variables were: height of the plant, height of the capitulum, diameter of the stem, diameter of the capitulum and achene yield. The ways of nitrogen application affected all components of yield. The N formulation (30-70-0-0) has determined the best results for the variables studied, but the form (30-30-40-0) provided results comparable to treatment (30-70- 0-0); treatments where N was applied as (20-30-30-20) caused decrease in the performance of sunflower for all variables. The varietal effect was observed only for plant height and height of the capitulum. The highest yield of achene achieved was 1.639 kg ha-1, with no superiority for the hybrids Agrobel 960 and 962 in relation to the variety 122/V2000 Embrapa.

Resposta do feijão-caupi à inoculação com estirpes de Bradyrhizobium recomendadas para a soja

Abstract: The use of inoculants containing N-fixing bacteria for cowpea in the regions North, Northeast, and Central-West of Brazil is on the rise every year. However, in some cases, strains recommended for soybean have been used despite the existence of specific strains for cowpea. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of Bradyrhizobium strains recommended for soybean in cowpea nodulation and development. A greenhouse experiment was conducted with cultivar BRS Guariba, evaluating the soybean recommended strains: SEMIA 5079 (= CPAC15), SEMIA 5080 (= CPAC7), SEMIA 587 and SEMIA 5019 (= BR 29), two strains indicated for cowpea: SEMIA 6462 (= BR 3267) and SEMIA 6464 (= BR 3262), one mineral nitrogen treatment, and one control. The results showed that strain 587 presented similar biological nitrogen fixation efficiency in cowpea like the strains SEMIA BR 3262 and BR 3267. On the other hand, despite the high cowpea nodulations by the strains CPAC 15 and CPAC 7, the plant development, nodular efficiency and N accumulation was less efficient than of the strains BR 3262 and BR 3267, showing that cowpea inoculation with these strains is not advisable.

Vírus dengue em larvas de Aedes aegypti e sua dinâmica de infestação, Roraima, Brasil

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To detect the presence of dengue virus in larval forms of Aedes aegypti and to associate vector presence with rainfall and incidence of disease. METHODS: Eighteen households were randomly selected for egg collection in a neighborhood of the city of Boa Vista, Roraima, in Northern Brazil. Two oviposition traps were installed per home, and removed after one week. This was repeated on a monthly basis between November 2006 and May 2007. Trap positivity rate and egg density were calculated. Following the eclosion of 1,422 eggs, 44 pools of at least 30 larvae each were formed, which were evaluated for presence of dengue virus using RT-PCR and hemi-nested PCR. Dengue incidence rates in the period were correlated with rainfall rates. The association between these two variables and the number of eggs collected was determined using Pearson correlation. RESULTS: None of the pools tested positive for presence of dengue virus, despite the high incidence of dengue in the neighborhood during the studied period. The density of Ae. aegypti increased with rainfall, but was not correlated with incidence of dengue. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that transovarial transmission of dengue virus in mosquitoes occurs at a very low frequency, and therefore virus persistence in urban settings may not depend on such transmission. The mosquito population increased during the rainy season due to increased formation of breeding sites; the lack of correlation with incidence of dengue may be due to underestimation of incidence data during epidemics.

Etnopedologia e transferência de conhecimento: diálogos entre os saberes indígena e técnico na Terra Indígena Malacacheta, Roraima

Abstract: Ethnopedology deals mainly with indigenous knowledge on pedo-diversity. In this sense, the agricultural and cultural traditions of the Wapishana Indians in Roraima, of the Arawak linguistic background, constitute a relevant pool of ethno-scientific knowledge in Amazonia. The Federal University of Roraima has increasingly acknowledged their importance in the Indigenous Education undergraduate courses. In this study, the ethnopedological classifications of the Wapishana Indians were confronted with the Brazilian System of Soil Classification in a soil survey of the Malacacheta Indian Territory. The ethnopedological classification of Wapishana Indians identifies and separates all environmental segments of the area, relating easily recognizable aspects of the soilscape (color, texture, depth, vegetation) with observable aspects (land use, cultivation type, suitability). The Wapishana classify eight basic soil types, that occur either separately or in associations: Imii Wyzda'u (Yellowish earth), Imii Wyza'u (Red earth), Imii Pudiidiu (Black Earth), Imii Pudiidiza'u (Dusky-Red Earth), Katy Bara Pudiidiu (Sandy loam), Imii Kaxidia'u (Black spongy), Imii Katy Bara Pudiidiu Naik Baraka'u (Black and White Sandy Ground) and Imii Wyzadaza'u Rik Pudiidiu (Mixed Yellowish earth, Dusky-Red earth and Rock outcrops), based on morphological, physical and chemical attributes, as well as land use limitations. There are clear relationships between the ethnopedological knowledge and the ethno-ecological dimension of the Wapishana culture, in the broadest sense. The ethnopedological observations, thus, represent an expression of the interwoven network of man-environment relationships, seen in a framework of universal principles of human/landscape ecology. The intense ethnopedological dialogue between soil scientists and Indians resulted in enriching, mutually beneficial contributions: the proper knowledge transfer in loco between two different traditions, the clarification of great part of the ethnopedological perceptions of both groups, and the understanding on how and why each group identified a given soil. Moreover, a soil map based on indigenous knowledge was drawn up, in an extrapolation of the cartographical base available to pedologists; this supported the conventional soil mapping of the area as well, especially in the recognition of soil inclusions and associations. Particularly, the experience allowed effective communication and approach of the representatives of indigenous and technical knowledge, based on knowledge transfer and mutual discoveries of understanding, creating synergy effects with promising results, which outreached the original aim of soil mapping of the Malacacheta Indian Territory.