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Ethnobotanical knowledge of herbalists about medicinal plants from the semiarid region in northeastern Brazil

Medicinal plants have been used since ancient times to treat illnesses. This study aimed to identify through questionnaire the medicinal plants most frequently sold on public and street markets in some municipalities of Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil, and the knowledge of ...

Biomass and vegetation index by remote sensing in different caatinga forest areas

Ciênc. rural (Online); 52 (2), 2022
Continued unsustainable exploitation of natural resources promotes environmental degradation and threatens the preservation of dry forests around the world. This situation exposes the fragility and the necessity to study landscape transformations. In addition, it is necessary to consider the biomass quan...

Regional concentration of native fuelwood production in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (1990–2017)

Ciênc. rural (Online); 52 (10), 2022
This paper examined the regional concentration of native fuelwood production in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, between 1990-2017. Information on native fuelwood was gathered from forestry activities collected by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). This study analyzed the current sit...

Microorganismos xerófilos cultivables de la zona semiárida de la Tatacoa (Colombia)

NOVA publ. cient; 19 (36), 2021
Resumen Introducción. Los microorganismos xerófilos han adquirido una mayor relevancia para la realización de investigaciones relacionadas con sus mecanismos adaptativos frente al estrés hídrico, así como la caracterización e identificación de sus hábitats. En Colombia, las zonas semiáridas y ...

Diagnóstico de cinomose canina por meio de teste imunocromatográfico e sua correlação com achados clínicos e hematológicos no semiárido da Paraíba

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 28 (1), 2021
Objetivou-se através deste trabalho, determinar a prevalência de cinomose canina no semiárido da Paraíba, através de testes rápidos imunocromatográficos, correlacionando-a com os principais achados clínicos e hematológicos. Foram analisadas 67 fichas de animais em que foram realizados testes rá...

Physiology and yield of piel de sapo melon (Cucumis melo L. ) under water deficit in semi-arid region, Brazil

Biosci. j. (Online); 36 (4), 2020
Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a crop of great socioeconomic importance in regions with semiarid climate, as found in Northeast Brazil. In this region water deficit is a usual condition as well as the main reduction factor of plant productivity. Due to this phenomenon, irrigation techniques are used to make ...

Caracterização do gene do choque térmico (HSP-70. 1) e sua relação com características de produção em bovinos leiteiros criados no semiárido brasileiro

Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar a diversidade genética do gene HSP-70.1 e associar os polimorfismos encontrados com a performance de vacas leiteiras das raças Holandesa, Girolando (5/8H-G) e Sindi criadas em região do semiárido brasileiro. Os polimorfismos foram identificados e avaliados pela ...

Ethnopedology in production units at Canto da Ilha de Cima, São Miguel do Gostoso-RN, Brazil

Biosci. j. (Online); 36 (1), 2020
Ethnopedological studies in family units tend to contribute to the academy with respect to the importance of knowledge exchange, allowing the understanding on the local reality of a community. The objective of this study was to conduct an ethnopedological study in production units at the Settlement Proje...

High proportion of cattle and sheep seropositive and renal carriers of Leptospira sp. under semiarid conditions

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 27 (1), 2020
The aims of this study were to perform serological and molecular detection of Leptospira sp. infection in cattle and sheep under semiarid conditions. Based on a preliminary study performed in our research group, we selected six rural properties showing a positivity ≥ 60% for Sejroe serogroup with titer...

Irrigation with saline water on pineapple grown in the semi-arid of bahia state

Biosci. j. (Online); 35 (6), 2019
We aimed to evaluate the effects of different irrigation depths with saline water on growth, yield, water-use efficiency, and fruit quality of ‘Pérola’ pineapple plant grown in the semi-arid of Bahia state. The experiment was carried out in a randomized block desi...