Estudou-se a influência da aplicação por imersão, de retardadores de crescimento (CCC e SADH), 5 dias antes do florescimento, nas características morfológicas da panícuia da videira Vitis (labrusca x vinifera) 'Niagara Rosada'. Neste ensaio verificou-se que as concentrações de CCC aplicadas em pré-florescimento, não afetaram favoravelmente a morfologia das panículas da cultivar estudada, nas condições do ensaio. SADH na dosagem de 1000 ppm provocou, na primeira colheita, aumento no peso e comprimento da panícula, no peso das bagas, e no comprimento da ráquis, proporcionando a formação desejada de uma panícula mais alongada, nas condições estudadas. Aplicação de SADH na concentração de 250 ppm em pré-florescimento, promoveu aumento no peso e comprimento da panícula, número e peso das bagas, além do inconveniente de elevar o número de sementes.

Studies were carried out to establish the effects of exogenous growth regulators on Vitis (labrusca x vinifera) 'Niagara Rosada' fruiting. The investigations were done in the Jundiaí Research Station, Agronomic Institute State of São Paulo, always using disease-free vineyards of good productivity. The morphological transformations of clusters were studied under the following aspects: weight, length and width of cluster; weight, length average and width average of berries: length average/width average ratio of berries; length and diameter of rachis; width of cluster minus berries; length and diameter of secondary rachis. The yield for the first half of the period from flowering to maturation was first determined. The same characteristics were determined at the time of maturity plus the number of berries, number of seeds, total sugars, total acid, Maturity Index and reducing sugars in samples of all treatments. The experiment was conducted in order to determine the doses that resulted in the most beneficial effects, always using applications by immersion of the inflorescence. In the experiment was realized applications of (2-chloroethyl) trimethylammonium chloride (CCC) and succinic aeid-2, 2-dimethylhydrazide (SADH) at concentrations of 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 and 2000 ppm; CCC 500 ppm plus SADH 500 ppm and nontreated, 5 days before flowering, in 1971. The concentrations of CCC applied before flowering did not affect favorably cluster morphology under the conditions of the experiment. Application of SADH at 250 ppm before flowering increased the cluster weight and length, berries number and weight, and seed number. In the first yield treatment of 1000 ppm of SADH increased the cluster weight and lenght, berry weight and rachis lenght.

Estudou-se a influência da aplicação, por imersão, de giberelinas e auxina (ácido 2-hidroximetil 4-clorofenoxiacético), 11 dias após o florescimento, nas características morfológicas da panícula da videira Vitis (labrusca x vinifera) 'Niagara Rosada'. Neste experimento verificou-se que, aplicação de giberelinas na concentração de 100 ppm em pós-florescimento, promoveu aumento no peso da panícula, número e peso das bagas, além de alongamento da ráquila, o que contribue para a formação de panículas com distribuição das bagas mais adequada. Tratamento com giberelinas 60 ppm + ácido 2-hidroximetil 4-clorofenoxiacético 50 ppm provocou aumento no peso da panícula, número e peso das bagas, sem contudo promover uma melhor distribuição das mesmas. Giberelinas na concentração de 500 ppm causou aumento na elongação das bagas com relação ao diâmetro, porém não apresentou nenhuma outra característica superior ao controle. Aplicação do ácido 2-hidroximetil 4-clorofenoxiacético em pós-fiorescimento, nas concentrações utilizadas, não apresentou resultados favoráveis na frutificação da 'Niagara Rosada', nas condições de estudo.

Studies were carried out to establish the effects of exogenous growth regulators on Vitis (Labrusca x vinifera) 'Niagara Rosada' fruiting. The investigations were done in the Jundiaí Research Station, Agronomic Institute State of São Paulo, always using disease-free vineyards of good productivity. The morphological transformations of clusters were studied under the following aspects: weight, length and width of cluster; number of berries; weight, length average and width average of berries; length average/width average ratio of berries; number of seeds; length and diameter of rachis; width of cluster minus berries; length and diameter of secondary rachis. That characteristics were determined at the time of maturity plus the total sugars, total acid, Maturity Index and reducing sugars in samples of all treatments. The experiment was conducted in order to determine the doses that resulted in the most beneficial effects, always using applications by immersion of the inflorescence. In 1970 the experiment consisted of applications of gibberellins and 2-hydroxymethyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid treatments of 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 500 ppm; gibberellins 50 ppm plus 2-hydroxymethyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid 50 ppm and nontreated, 11 days after flowering. The effectiveness of 100 ppm of gibberellins after flowering to increase cluster weight, berry number and weight, elongation of secondary rachis was determined. Treatment with gibberellins 50 ppm plus 2-hydroxymethyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid 50 ppm increases cluster weight, berries number and weight. Gibberellins at concentration of 500 ppm stimulated berry elongation but did not benefit other characters. Application of 2-hydroxymetlhyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid after flowering, at the concentrations used did not result in good results in 'Niagara Rosada' fruiting under the conditions studied.

É relatado o caso de um paciente do sexo masculino, de 15 anos de idade, que apresentava dificuldade para movimentar os braços e para abrir a bôca, além de dispnéia, evoluindo lentamente há dois anos. O exame neurológico revelou hipertonia em todo o corpo, predominando em alguns grupos musculares que se achavam fortemente contraturados, obrigando o paciente a assumir atitudes anormais, impossibilitando-o, ainda, de abrir a bôca e de respirar livremente, dada a grande diminuição da expansibilidade torácica. O exame eletromiográfico revelou a presença de atividade muscular contínua, mesmo durante o repouso, caracterizada por descargas de alta freqüência, as quais persistiram após bloqueio anestésico de nervo periférico e após anestesia geral, sõmente sendo eliminados pelo curare. Com o diagnóstico de esclerodermia e de miosite, embora só a primeira dessas moléstias pudesse ser comprovada anátomo-patològicamente, o paciente foi tratado com corti-costeróides, tendo havido discreta melhora do quadro clínico, sobretudo em relação aos movimentos respiratórios e à abertura da bôca. Tendo, então, o conhecimento de dois casos semelhantes estudados por Isaacs em 1961, com o nome de síndrome da atividade contínua da fibra muscular, os quais haviam sido curados com o uso de hidantoinato de sódio, os autores empregaram esta mesma medicação, tendo verificado, após alguns dias, a diminuição acentuada da atividade anormal pelo exame eletromiográfico.

The case of a 15-year-old male patient, suffering from difficulty in moving his arms and opening his mouth and dyspnea which had been slowly developing for two years, is reported. The neurologic examination revealed diffuse hypertonus, predominating in some muscle groups, compelling the patient to assume abnormal attitudes and making it impossible for him to open his mouth and to breathe freely due to a large decrease in the thoracic expansibility. The electromyographic studies showed continuous muscle activity at rest, characterized by high frequency discharges, which continued after anesthetic blocking of a peripheral nerve and after general anesthesia; these discharges were eliminated only when curare was used. Diagnosis was made of scleroderma and myositis, although only the first one could be confirmed by biopsy; the patient was treated with corticosteroids and a slight improvement was evidenced, specially in regard to breathing movements and mouth opening. Based on the good results reported by Isaacs in two similar cases, the authors used sodium hidantoinate, and thus found a marked decrease of the abnormal electric activity, proved though an electromyographic examination made some days afterwards.

According previous studies about longevity in maize by ACCORSI e ADÂMOLI DE BARROS, (1961) the authors presents in this paper the results of work on longevity of seedlings of beans. Seeds were separated in three groups according their weight, as followings: small 80-120 mg; medium 130-140 mg and big 150-200 mg. The sowing of the seeds was made in pure sand and the seedlings were distributed in distil. water and in complete solution of Arnon and Hoagland. Each treatment was made in two replications with eight seedlings by treatment. At present time the following conclusions can be related: 1.°) - Eight days after germination, the cotiledones of all the seedlings started to fell down, fourteen days after, all cotiledones had fell down. 2.°) - Fifteen days after germination, the seedlings in nutritive solution showed better development than those in distil. water. Table I e II gives results. 3.°) - All seedlings in distil. water showed symptoms of N, Ca, Fe deficiencies. 4.°) - Twenty nine days after germination the seedlings in distil. water manifested exhaust trace, by falling of the leaves and death of some plants although the aplicai buds keep green. 5.°) - After thirty-one days the plants in nutritives solution was in better condition than those in distil. water, although some alteration aboved mentioned was observed. The causes of this alteration are being studied. 6.°) - In many plants in complet solution the seminal leaves showed clorosis initial and some with necrosis, although apical buds keeps in ativity. 7.°) - Symptoms of clorosis and necrosis in diferents stages were observed in all leaflet; these symptoms were more strong in the groups of little seed and medium seeds.