As interações entre povos e comunidades tradicionais que convivem com a floresta e com populações urbanizadas ameaçam a manutenção dos saberes tradicionais associados ao uso dos recursos naturais. A partir desse pressuposto, o artigo identifica o conhecimento ecológico local (CEL)…

The creation of a stone fruit, pear and citrus integrated pest management (IPM) interdisciplinary network (entomology, and field and post-harvest pathology) to strengthen the exchange of knowledge and experiences of participating working groups is proposed; emphasizing on the development of…

Abstract. This paper presents a method to measure the lesions originated by the Cercospora arachidicola and Cercosporidium personatum fungi, which cause, respectively, the early and late leaf spots in peanut plants. The proposed method is based on a modified version…

Implementing technological tools in EFL classes has not been easy for language teachers, they often struggle to make class activitiesconsistent with the curriculum, policies, students’ needs and likes and lately, with computer and internet-based ICTs. The problem regularlyis that EFL…

Abstract. This paper presents a new method based on digital image processing techniques such as color transformations and mathematical morphology, as well as on some specialist knowledge, to provide estimates for the lengths of rice panicles that have been removed…

Despite decades of research on marine algae, there are still significant gaps in basic knowledge about chemical com-position of these organisms, especially in tropical environments. In this study, the amino acid composition and contents of total nitrogen, phosphorus, lipid, carbohydrate…

This paper discusses the basic approaches involved in the use of Object Windows Library for application development. It emphasises the basic ideas introduced in Windows and ObjectWindows and recommends some rules for writing C++ object-oriented programs based on ObjectWindows supporting…

The process of water erosion occurs in watersheds throughout the world and it is strongly affected by anthropogenic influences. Thus, the knowledge of these processes is extremely necessary for planning of conservation efforts. This study was performed in an experimental…

Objetivou-se neste trabalho verificar o perfil do produtor de leite caprino do município de Monteiro, estado da Paraíba. Os dados primários foram coletados através de entrevistas individuais, utilizando-se um questionário, aplicado em vinte e três propriedades selecionadas. Foram analisados os…

Em Minas Gerais predominam solos de baixa fertilidade natural e tipos climáticos mais secos. A deficiência de oxigênio é localizada em várzeas e em solos rasos. A erosão é agravada nos solos de textura média e arenosa e a mecanização…