Africanized Apis mellifera bees Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), although not native to Brazil, is very important both for the environment and for the economy. However, with the growth of food production and biofuels, ...

Herbicides are the most widely used pesticides in the sugarcane sector, so it is interesting to note the level of tolerance and differences in sensitivity of new cultivars of sugarcane before the commercial release. The ...

It is estimated that approximately 73 % of the world crops are pollinated by a bees. The constant alteration of habitats has led to the decline of pollinators, which may reflect limitations in the quantity and quality of ...

The seasonal semideciduous forests from southeastern Brazil have high plant species richness, but have been strongly affected by human interferences, which let them very degraded: nowadays they are represented by small ...

The Roundup Ready (RR) soybean facilitated weed management by allowing the use of glyphosate in all stages of crop development. But the continuous use of this herbicide can select resistant weed biotypes and tolerant ...

An important strategy to round the problem of high acidity in soil and the toxicity aluminum (Al)consequent, limiting the full sugarcane development, it is based on the use of suitable varieties to these conditions. The ...

Although the knowledge on plant richness of seasonal semideciduous forests has been increased during the last years, we have little information about the composition of lianas species in these phytophysiognomies, especially ...

The pollination is am essential environmental service to the development of various plant species, contributing to the provision of basic human food. Some species, like much of the genus Solanum, may present different ...

The water for many years was considered inexhaustible, and only in recent decades, became aware of the shortage and the need to rationalize their use, look for ways to reuse and recovery of its quality. In this search ...

The endophytic microorganisms inhabit the interior of the plants, being found in organs and tissues such as leaves, stems and roots without causing disease or producing visible external structures. The endophytic community ...