ABSTRACT The pandemic caused by COVID-19 had several impacts on society, especially on health, economic and access to food issues. In this sense, family farming plays an important role in food production, in addition to its socioeconomic contribution. The study aims to identify the marketing strategies of family farming during the pandemic period in the municipality of Dom Pedrito/RS. Methodologically, the study is a qualitative and descriptive research, carried out through interviews with family farmers and consumers in the municipality. To analyze the data collected, content analysis was used. The main results obtained in the study relate to the change in purchasing behavior on the part of consumers, who started to search for their food in fairs in rural properties, where forms of direct contact facilitate the commercialization and the use of technologies serves to subsidize the marketing of food, such as: phone calls, use of social networks and messaging applications, combined with the process of home delivery of purchases and also the need for public policies acting to mitigate the effects of the pandemic.

RESUMO A pandemia provocada pela COVID-19 acarretou diversos impactos na sociedade, com destaque para questões sanitárias, econômicas e de acesso à alimentação. Neste sentido, cabe a categoria agricultura familiar um importante papel na produção de alimentos, além de sua contribuição socioeconômica. O estudo tem como objetivo identificar as estratégias de comercialização da agricultura familiar durante o período de pandemia no município de Dom Pedrito/RS. Metodologicamente, o estudo trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa e caráter descritivo, realizado através de entrevistas com agricultores familiares e consumidores do município. Para analisar os dados coletados, utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo. Os principais resultados obtidos no estudo dizem respeito à mudança no comportamento de compras por parte dos consumidores, que passaram a buscar seus alimentos em feiras nas propriedades rurais, onde formas de contato direto facilitam a comercialização e o uso de tecnologias serve para subsidiar a comercialização de alimentos, tais como: ligações telefônicas, utilização de redes sociais e aplicativos de mensagens, combinados ao processo de entrega de compras a domicílios e ainda a necessidade de políticas públicas atuando para mitigar os efeitos da pandemia.

ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to determine Paspalum notatum genotypes appropriate for the establishment of mixtures with temperate legumes and compare the productivity of mixtures with mineral-fertilized systems along two years. Four hybrids of P. notatum, ecotype Bagual and cv. Pensacola, were either subjected to mixtures with white clover (Trifolium repens) and birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) or fertilized with 0, 60, 120, 240, and 480 kg N ha−1 year−1. P. notatum leaf blades and stems and herbage accumulation denoted a management × year interaction. Herbage accumulation varied between the mixtures and fertilized systems in first year, while in the second year, herbage accumulation of mixed systems employing the B26, B43, C22, C9, and Bagual genotypes were similar to that of systems fertilized with 120 and 240 kg N ha−1. Hybrids B26 and C9 and ecotype Bagual, once made available to producers, could be indicated for mixtures with temperate legumes because they are superior to cv. Pensacola. Herbage accumulation in mixtures involving white clover plus birdsfoot trefoil and P. notatum genotypes is similar to that of mineral nitrogen-fertilized systems with 240 kg N ha−1, emphasizing the viability of mixed between these species.

O trabalho verificou a possibilidade de inserção das Plantas Alimentícias Não Convencionais na merenda escolar no município de Dom Pedrito, RS. Buscou-se compreender como ocorre a articulação do Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar em relação as estratégias de segurança alimentar e nutricional dos alunos. Participaram deste estudo dois gestores municipais e quatro servidores de duas escolas. Foram realizadas entrevistas nos meses de março e abril de dois mil e dezenove. Os resultados foram avaliados a luz da análise textual de discurso. Os resultados apresentam o desconhecimento dos servidores em relação às Panc’s e sua importância como elemento para assegurar segurança alimentar e nutricional, enfatizam a preocupação pela adoção de hábitos alimentares saudáveis, verificou-se o distanciamento entre a participação dos pais para com as atividades realizadas dentro da escola, sinalizando a necessidade da promoção de ações em torno da segurança alimentar, envolvendo todos os atores envolvidos no processo da alimentação na escola.

The work verified the possibility of insertion of Panc's in the school lunch in the municipality of Dom Pedrito, RS. To this end, we sought to understand how the articulation of PNAE occurs in strategies to ensure food and nutritional security of students. Two municipal managers and four employees from two schools participated in this study. In-depth interviews were conducted in March and April 2019. Results were evaluated by textual discourse analysis. The main result shows the lack of knowledge of servers regarding the Panc's and their importance as an element to ensure food and nutritional security. Another result found was the concern for the adoption of healthy eating habits. Verify a detachment between the participation of parents towards activities carried out within the school, signaling the need to promote actions around food safety, involving all actors involved in the school feeding process.

ABSTRACT This study aimed to estimate the genetic parameters, genetic correlations, genetic dissimilarity, and predicted gains with the selection of interspecific apomictic Paspalum plicatulum × Paspalum guenoarum hybrids in relation to seed yield traits. Nineteen genotypes that showed increased forage yield in previous studies were planted in a randomized complete block design with ten blocks. Traits evaluated in this study were: number of tillers/plant, number of reproductive tillers/plant, number of racemes/inflorescence, number of seeds/inflorescence, weight of a thousand seeds, and seed yield. Data were analyzed using a mixed model approach. The genotypes evaluated in our study showed improvement potential in relation to high heritability (H a 2 > 0.50 ), high precision (Acgen> 90%), and genetic dissimilarity (forming three groups) for seed yield traits. Seed yield showed high correlation to reproductive tillers that can be used as indirect selection tools for genetic improvement of seed yield.

Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o teste de envelhecimento acelerado, com e sem solução de NaCl, na predição da qualidade fisiológica e sanitária de sementes de cornichão (Lotus corniculatus L.). O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado, foram utilizados dez lotes de sementes submetidos a três períodos de condicionamento (24, 48 e 72 h, a 41 ºC). A caracterização fisiológica dos lotes consistiu na determinação do teor de água (antes e depois do envelhecimento acelerado), germinação, primeira contagem de germinação, índice de velocidade de germinação, emergência de plântulas e teste de sanidade de sementes. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância e as médias comparadas pelo teste de Scott-Knott, a 5% de probabilidade. As metodologias de envelhecimento acelerado com solução salina e solução saturada de NaCl, condicionadas por 48 h, correlacionaram-se com o teste de emergência de plântulas (0,52 e 0,69, respectivamente), permitindo a predição da qualidade fisiológica de sementes de cornichão. A utilização de solução saturada durante 48 h diminui a incidência de fungos. O método tradicional não é recomendado por proporcionar variação do teor de água entre as amostras, superior ao tolerável.

Abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the accelerated aging test, with and without NaCl solution, predicting the physiological health and quality of birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) seed. The experimental design was completely randomized. Ten seed lots were submitted to three conditioning periods (24, 48 and 72 h at 41 ºC). The physiological characterization of the lots was the determination of water content (before and after accelerated aging), germination, first germination count, germination speed index, seedling emergence and seed health test. The data were submitted to variance analyze and the averages were compared by the Scott-Knott test, at 5% probability. The accelerated aging methodologies with saline solution and saturated NaCl solution, conditioned for 48 h, were correlated with seedling emergence test (0.52 and 0.69, respectively), allowing the prediction of physiological quality of birdsfoot trefoil seeds. The use of saturated solution for 48 h decreases incidence of fungi. The traditional method is not suitable because it provides water content variation between samples above the tolerable.