ABSTRACT The search for techniques that maximize the use of water is becoming necessary for the sustainability of agriculture in semi-arid areas. In this sense, the present work aimed to evaluate the effects of soil protection against water loss and the use of bovine biofertilizer on fruit production and chlorophyll content in bell pepper plants. The experiment was conducted in the municipal district of Nova Floresta in the semi-arid region of the State of Paraíba during the period of August 2010 to February 2011. The experimental design was a randomized block design with four repetitions in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial scheme, corresponding to soil without and with bovine biofertilizer, without and with mulch, and without and with side coating of the grooves with polyethylene film, to reduce water loss through evaporation and lateral movement of water. The results showed that the use of side coatings of the grooves led to greater production, generating productivity gains in bell pepper cultivation. The association between side coating of the grooves and mulching of the soil resulted in increased levels of chlorophyll, but the bovine biofertilizer × side coating × mulch interaction inhibited the production of chlorophyll in the plants.

ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate risk factors for complications in patients undergoing adrenalectomy. Materials and Methods: A retrospective search of our institutional database was performed of patients who underwent adrenalectomy, between 2014 and 2018. Clinical parameters and adrenal disorder characteristics were assessed and correlated to intra and post-operative course. Complications were analyzed within 30-days after surgery. A logistic regression was performed in order to identify independent predictors of morbidity in patients after adrenalectomy. Results: The files of 154 patients were reviewed. Median age and Body Mass Index (BMI) were 52-years and 27.8kg/m2, respectively. Mean tumor size was 4.9±4cm. Median surgery duration and estimated blood loss were 140min and 50mL, respectively. There were six conversions to open surgery. Minor and major post-operative complications occurred in 17.5% and 8.4% of the patients. Intra-operative complications occurred in 26.6% of the patients. Four patients died. Mean hospitalization duration was 4-days (Interquartile Range: 3-8). Patients age (p=0.004), comorbidities (p=0.003) and pathological diagnosis (p=0.003) were independent predictors of post-operative complications. Tumor size (p<0.001) and BMI (p=0.009) were independent predictors of intra-operative complications. Pathological diagnosis (p<0.001) and Charlson score (p=0.013) were independent predictors of death. Conclusion: Diligent care is needed with older patients, with multiple comorbidities and harboring unfavorable adrenal disorders (adrenocortical carcinoma and pheocromocytoma), who have greater risk of post-operative complications. Patients with elevated BMI and larger tumors have higher risk of intra, but not of post-operative complications.

RESUMO A goiabeira é uma frutífera cultivada mundialmente, destacando-se pela grande aceitação no mercado consumidor. Entretanto, para que a cultura explore o seu máximo potencial produtivo e mantenha a qualidade dos frutos, é necessária a adequada adubação mineral para elevar a disponibilidade de nutrientes no solo e aumentar sua absorção pelas plantas. Objetivou-se, com este trabalho, avaliar os efeitos da adubação com doses de potássio, na presença e na ausência de cálcio, no estado nutricional e na produção da goiabeira 'Paluma'. O experimento foi desenvolvido de agosto de 2015 a maio de 2016, no município de Remígio, Paraíba. As variáveis analisadas foram: teores foliares de macro e de micronutrientes, número de frutos por planta, massa média de frutos, produção de frutos por planta e produtividade. As plantas da goiabeira estavam adequadamente supridas em nitrogênio, fósforo, potássio, cálcio, magnésio, boro, ferro, manganês e deficientes em enxofre, cobre e zinco. A adubação com cálcio incrementou os teores foliares de P, K, Ca, S, B, Mn e Zn e reduziu o número de frutos por planta e a produtividade da goiabeira 'Paluma'. A adubação potássica sem adição de cálcio, nas doses entre 101 e 143 g planta-1 ano-1 de K2O, aos 16 meses de idade, proporcionou a maior produtividade da goiabeira 'Paluma'.

ABSTRACT The guava is a fruit cultivated worldwide, distinguished by the great acceptance in the consumer market. However, so that the crop exploits its maximum productive potential and maintains the quality of the fruits it is necessary an adequate mineral fertilization to raise the availability of nutrients in the soil and to increase the absorption by plants. The objective of the work was to evaluate the effects of fertilization with potassium doses, in the presence and absence of calcium, on the nutritional status and on the production of 'Paluma' guava. The experiment was carried out from August 2015 to May 2016, in the municipality of Remígio-PB, Brazil. The variables analyzed were: macro and micronutrient leaf contents, number of fruits per plant, average fruit mass, fruit yield per plant and productivity. Guava plants were adequately supplied with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, boron, iron and manganese, and deficient in sulfur, copper and zinc. Calcium fertilization increased the leaf content of P, K, Ca, S, B, Mn and Zn, but reduced the number of fruits per plant and the yield of 'Paluma' guava. Potassium fertilization without calcium addition at doses between 101 and 143 g plant-1 year-1 K2O at 16 months of age provides the highest productivity of 'Paluma' guava.

Abstract Noni is a fruit species cultivated around the world, including Brazil however, scientific information about its nutritional status are scarce, thus justifying the need for more research on this topic to enhance its productive yield. This study aim is to evaluate both the mineral foliar composition and the productivity of noni plants cultivated in soil with cattle manure and potassium (K). The experiment was conducted from July 2012 to November 2013 at the Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Municipality of Bananeiras, Paraíba State. Treatments were organised according to a 5 × 2 factorial design involving five doses of KCl (0; 13.2; 37.5; 61.5; and 69.6 g plant-1) in soil without cattle manure and with 4 kg plant-1, in randomized blocks, with four repetitions and three plants per plot. The number of noni fruits harvested by plants fertilized with cattle manure increased from 51 to 70 fruits plant-1. Compared to coffee trees, noni plants were adequately supplied with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulphur, iron and zinc, but they were deficient in boron and manganese. The application of cattle manure to soil promoted contents of phosphorus and potassium in foliar samples, positively affecting the fruit formation and the production of noni plants.

RESUMO Diante da diminuição quantitativa e qualitativa de recursos hídricos, a irrigação com água salina e a adubação nitrogenada podem contribuir de forma positiva para a expansão do cultivo de girassol na região semiárida do Nordeste brasileiro. Deste modo objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar os componentes de produção e o rendimento do girassol, cv. Embrapa 122-V2000, irrigado com águas de diferentes salinidades (condutividade elétrica - CEa) e níveis de nitrogênio no solo, em experimento de campo conduzido em um Neossolo Quartezarênico eutrófico no período de novembro de 2012 a fevereiro de 2013. O delineamento foi em blocos casualizados analisados em parcelas subdivididas, no arranjo fatorial 5 x 4, relativo a cinco níveis de CEa: 0,15; 1,5; 2,5; 3,5 e 4,5 dS m-1 e quatro níveis de nitrogênio de 60, 80, 100 e 120 kg ha-1, com três repetições e 30 plantas por parcela. A interação entre os níveis de salinidade da água de irrigação e de nitrogênio não exerceu efeitos significativos sobre as variáveis estudadas; os efeitos isolados da salinidade das águas de irrigação inibiram o número total de aquênios, o número de aquênios viáveis, a produtividade e o rendimento em óleo dos aquênios. O aumento dos níveis de nitrogênio, exceto sobre o teor de óleo dos aquênios, estimulou o número de aquênios total e viáveis, a massa de mil aquênios, o diâmetro do capítulo e a produtividade de aquênios do girassol cv. Embrapa 122-V2000. O nível de N de até 100 kg ha-1 proporcionou teor adequado de óleo nos aquênios de girassol cv. Embrapa 122-V2000.

ABSTRACT Due to the quantitative and qualitative limitation of water resources, saline water irrigation and nitrogen (N) fertilisation can contribute positively to the expansion of sunflower cultivation in the semiarid region of Northeast Brazil. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate production components and yield of sunflower, cv. "Embrapa 122-V2000‟, irrigated with waters of different salinity levels (electrical conductivity - ECw) and fertilised with varying amounts of N in a field experiment in a eutrophic Quartzarenic Neosol from November 2012 to February 2013. The experiment was performed in a completely randomised block design in split plots, in a 5 x 4 factorial scheme, which corresponded to five ECw levels (0.15, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 dS m-1) and four N levels (60, 80, 100 and 120 kg ha-1), with three replicates and 30 plants per plot. The interaction between water salinity levels and N did not have significant effects on the studied variables; irrigation water salinity had isolated negative effects on the total number of achenes, number of viable achenes, productivity and oil yield of achenes. The increase in N levels stimulated the total number and the number of viable achenes, the mass of 1,000 achenes, capitulum diameter and productivity of achenes of sunflower, cv. "Embrapa 122-V2000‟, but had no effect on the oil content of achenes. N levels of up to 100 kg ha-1 promoted adequate oil content in the achenes of sunflower, cv "Embrapa 122-V2000‟.

RESUMO A utilização de água com teor salino elevado está se tornando uma alternativa à produção agrícola mundial, mas, para isso, há necessidade de tecnologias que reduzam os impactos no solo e no rendimento das culturas, como o emprego de lixiviação dos sais do solo ou o uso de espécies tolerantes à salinidade. Nessa direção, o objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o crescimento de plantas de noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) submetidas à irrigação e lavagem do solo com águas de salinidade crescente. O experimento foi desenvolvido em ambiente telado do Centro de Ciência Agrárias, Universidade Federal da Paraíba em Areia, PB, em blocos casualizados, com quatros repetições e duas plantas por parcela, usando o arranjo fatorial 5×2, referente a cinco valores de condutividade elétrica das águas de irrigação (0,5; 1,5; 3,0; 4,5; 6,0 dS m-1), combinados com presença e ausência de drenagem para a lavagem do solo e lixiviação dos sais. O aumento da condutividade elétrica das águas de irrigação elevou o caráter salino do solo para valores que comprometeram o crescimento biométrico e a produção de biomassa total das plantas de noni, independentemente da ausência ou presença de lixiviação dos sais, mas, com maior severidade, em todas as variáveis, no solo sem drenagem. As plantas do solo sem lixiviação dos sais não sobreviveram à irrigação com água de salinidade estimada de 5,28 dS m-1, não cresceram adequadamente em altura, diâmetro caulinar, emissão de folhas e área foliar e produziram baixos níveis de biomassa sob irrigação com água de condutividade elétrica 4,5 dS m-1.

ABSTRACT The use of water with a high salt content is seen as an alternative in global agricultural production; but there is a need for technologies that reduce the impact on soil and crop yields, such as employing leaching of salts from the soil or the use of salt-tolerant species. With this in mind, the aim of this work was to evaluate the growth of the noni plant (Morinda citrifolia L.) when submitted to irrigation and washing the soil with water of increasing salinity. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse environment of the Centre for Agricultural Science, at the Federal University of Paraiba in Areia, in the State of Paraiba, Brazil. The design was of randomised blocks, with four replications and two plants per lot, using a 5×2 factorial arrangement, representing the five values for electrical conductivity of the irrigation water (0.5, 1.5, 3.0, 4.5, 6.0 dS m-1), with and without drainage for washing the soil and leaching the salts. Increases in the electrical conductivity of the irrigation water raised the saline character of the soil to values that compromised biometric growth and the total biomass production of the noni plants, whether with or without the leaching of salts; this was more severe for all variables in the soil with no drainage. The plants in soil where there was no leaching, did not survive irrigation with water at an estimated salinity of 5.28 dS m-1, displayed less than adequate growth in height, stem diameter, leaf emission and leaf area, and produced low levels of biomass under irrigation with water at an electrical conductivity of 4.5 dS m-1.

RESUMOA produção de frutos de qualidade constitui um fator necessário para a adaptação e produção de frutas com viabilidade econômica. Assim, o presente experimento foi conduzido de julho de 2012 a janeiro de 2013 com o objetivo de avaliar a qualidade física e química de frutos das macieiras ‘Eva’ e ‘Princesa’, em função da adubação nitrogenada em Petrolina-PE. Adotou-se delineamento em blocos casualizados em esquema fatorial 2 x 4, correspondentes a Cultivares de macieira (Eva e Princesa) e doses de nitrogênio em cobertura (40; 80; 120 e 160 kg de N ha-1) com quatro repetições e três plantas por parcela. As características dos frutos massa dos frutos, a coloração da casca (luminosidade, cromaticidade, e ângulo de cores), tamanho, firmeza da polpa, acidez titulável (AT), sólidos solúveis (SS) e a razão SS/AT foram avaliadas. Não houve influência de doses de N nos atributos qualitativos de frutos da macieira, cultivares Eva e Princesa. A qualidade das maçãs difere entre as cultivares avaliadas: firmeza, razão SS/AT, massa do fruto e diâmetro dos frutos são superiores para a “Princesa”, enquanto que o comprimento da “Eva” é superior.

ABSTRACTThe production of high quality fruits is a necessary factor for the adaptation and production of plant species with economic viability. Thus, an experiment was conducted from July 2012 to January 2013 to evaluate the fruit quality of the ‘Eva’ and ‘Princesa’ apple cultivars as a function of nitrogen fertilization in Petrolina, PE, Brazil. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks, with treatments distributed in a factorial arrangement 2 x 4, corresponding to apple cultivars (Eva and Princesa) and nitrogen doses (40; 80; 120 and 160 kg of N ha-1), with four replications and three plants in each plot. The fruit characteristics, such as fruit mass, skin color (luminosity, chromaticity, and colour angle), size (width and length), pulp firmness, titratable acidity (TA), soluble solids (SS) and the SS/TA ratio, were recorded. Nitrogen doses do not affect fruit quality of studied apple cultivars. The fruit quality attributes are different between apple cultivars: fruit firmness, SS/TA ratio, fruit mass and fruit diameter are superior for Princesa cultivar, while the fruit length for Eva cultivar is superior.

The size and yield of fruit are important in the physical quality of the fruits destined for markets and industry. An experiment was performed to evaluate the form, peel strength and yield of fruits of yellow passion fruit plant produced in substrata with bovine bio-fertilizer and mulching, irrigated with saline water. The treatments were designed in three random blocks using a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial arrangement; irrigation with non-saline (0.50 dS m-1) and saline (4.50 dS m-1) water, with and without application of bovine biofertilizer and with and without mulching. The passion fruit fruits were harvested when 30% of the peel was yellowish; we evaluated the diameter of the longitudinal cavity (length), diameter of the equatorial cavity (width), fruit form index, peel strength and juice and pulp yield. The substrate with bovine bio-fertilizer and mulching irrigated with high salinity water reduced the diameter of the longitudinal and equatorial cavity, the fruit form index and increased the firmness of the peel of the fruits of the yellow passion fruit plant. However, the use of the bovine biofertilizer and mulching irrigated with non-saline water increased the diameter of the equatorial and longitudinal cavity and the fruit form index.

Las dimensiones y el rendimiento de los frutos son características fundamentales para la calidad de frutos destinados al mercado y la industria. En este sentido se realizó un experimento para evaluar el formato, resistencia y rendimiento de maracuyá amarillo producido en sustrato con biofertilizante bovino, mantillo e irrigado con agua salina. El diseño experimental fue de tres bloques al azar, con un arreglo factorial de 2 x 2 x 2, los factores evaluados fueron: agua de riego no salina (0,50 dS m-1), salina (4,50 dS m-1), con aplicación y sin aplicación de biofertilizante bovino, con y sin mantillo. Los frutos de maracuyá fueron cosechados con 30% de corteza amarillenta y se evaluó el diámetro de la cavidad longitudinal (largura), diámetro de la cavidad ecuatorial (transversal), índice de formato de los frutos, resistencia de la cáscara y rendimiento de jugo y pulpa. Los mayores valores de diámetro de la cavidad longitudinal, diámetro de la cavidad ecuatorial, índice de formato de los frutos y rendimiento de jugo y pulpa se obtuvieron con el uso de biofertilizante bovino y mantillo en los sustratos regados con agua de alto nivel de salinidad. El uso de agua de alto nivel de salinidad redujo el diámetro de la cavidad longitudinal, el diámetro de la cavidad ecuatorial, el índice de formato de los frutos, independientemente de la presencia de insumos orgánicos en el sustrato y aumentó el rendimiento de jugo, pulpa y resistencia de la cáscara en los tratamientos sin biofertilizante y sin mantillo. El mayor índice de formato del fruto presentó el mayor rendimiento de jugo.

O hiperadrenocorticismo é uma das endocrinopatias mais comuns em cães, sendo caracterizado pela exposição excessiva de glicocorticóides secretados pelas adrenais. A hipercortisolemia crônica pode promover várias complicações, incluindo hipertensão sistêmica e glomerulonefrite. A glomerulonefrite pode desencadear variáveis graus de proteinúria e uma tendência de evolução para doença renal crônica. A perda de proteínas na urina, principalmente da albumina, é uma característica das doenças glomerulares e a determinação de variáveis laboratoriais, como a razão proteína:creatinina urinária (RPC), albuminúria (teste de ELISA) e eletroforese das proteínas urinárias, são recomendadas para a elucidação do diagnóstico. Assim, o objetivo do estudo é avaliar a relação entre proteinúria e hipertensão arterial sistêmica em cães com hiperadrenocorticismo e verificar, pela avaliação da albuminúria e do peso molecular das proteínas urinárias, o segmento do néfron que foi comprometido ou lesado. Foram avaliados 30 cães com diagnóstico de hiperadrenocorticismo, subdivididos em 13 cães com hipertensão arterial sistêmica (grupo I) e 17 cães normotensos (grupo II). Foram determinados a RPC; a albuminúria pela avaliação da albumina normalizada e razão albumina:creatinina urinária (RAC) e a eletroforese de proteínas pela técnica em gel de poliacrilamida, contendo dodecil sulfato de sódio (SDS-PAGE). Os resultados foram comparados com os dados obtidos de 30 cães clinicamente saudáveis. Foi constatado que não houve influência da hipertensão arterial sistêmica nos cães com hiperadrenocorticismo em relação à quantificação da albuminúria, determinada pelo método ELISA, e nem na qualidade e quantidade das bandas de proteínas de baixo (<60 kDa) e de alto peso molecular (>60 kDa). No entanto foi determinado que cães com hiperadrenocorticismo podem desenvolver lesões glomerulares e tubulares, caracterizadas pela presença de albuminúria e de proteínas de alto e de baixo pesos moleculares, independentemente da presença de hipertensão arterial sistêmica. Conclui-se que a avaliação quantitativa (RPC e RAC) e qualitativa (SDS-PAGE) das proteínas urinárias traz informações adicionais que indicam os possíveis segmentos comprometidos dos néfrons que causaram as perdas de proteínas na urina.

Hyperadrenocorticism is one of the commonest endocrinopathies in dogs, and it is characterized by the excessive exposure of glucocorticoids excreted by adrenals. Chronic hypercortisolemia may promote several complications, including systemic hypertension and glomerulonephritis. Glomerulonephritis may initiate several variable degrees of proteinuria and leading to the development of chronic kidney disease. The loss of proteins through urine, mainly predominant albumin, is a characteristic of glomerular diseases and the determination of laboratorial variables, such as the urinary protein-to- creatinine ratio (UPC), urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UAC; ELISA test) and electrophoresis of urinary proteins are recommended to elucidate the diagnosis. Therefore, the goal of this study is to evaluate the relationship between proteinuria and systemic arterial hypertension in dogs with hyperadrenocorticism and to determine through evaluation of albuminuria and molecular weight of urinary proteins, the segment of the nephron that could be damaged. Thirty dogs with hyperadrenocorticism were evaluated and subdivided into groups; 13 dogs with systemic arterial hypertension (group I) and 17 normotensive (group II). The UPC was determined, as well as UAC and the urine protein electrophoresis by polyacrylamide gel technique, containing dodecyl sodium sulphate (SDS-PAGE). The results were compared with data obtained from 30 clinically healthy dogs. No association between systemic arterial hypertension and albuminuria was detected in dogs with hyperadrenocorticism as well as no alterations of proteins patterns or molecular weights bands of low (<60 kDa) or high molecular weight (> 60 kDa) was found. However, dogs with hyperadrenocorticism may develop glomerular and tubular injuries that were characterized by the presence of albuminuria and proteins of low and high molecular weights, independently of systemic arterial hypertension. In conclusion, the quantitative (UPC and UAC) and qualitative (SDS-PAGE) evaluation of urinary proteins could add information to indicate the possible segments of the nephrons that caused the loss of those proteins.

O trabalho foi desenvolvido para avaliar os efeitos de dois solos submetidos a níveis de disponibilidade de água e idade de corte nos componentes de crescimento vegetativo e composição bromatológica em plantas de jureminha (Desmanthus virgatus L. Willd.). Os tratamentos foram distribuídos em arranjo fatorial 2 x 4 em delineamento de blocos casualizados com doze repetições, com os fatores: dois solos, sendo um da região úmida do município de Alagoinha e outro da região semiárida do município de São João do Cariri, ambos no Estado da Paraíba; quatro níveis de disponibilidade de água (40; 60; 80 e 100% de água disponível) e quatro idades de corte (60; 90; 120 e 150 dias após a emergência das plântulas) conduzidos em casa-de-vegetação do CCA/UFPB, Areia-PB. O aumento da água disponível no solo estimula o crescimento das plantas, mas inibe a produção de proteína bruta da jureminha. As plantas cresceram mais e produziram menos proteína bruta no solo de São João do Cariri em relação ao solo de Alagoinha.

The study was developed to evaluate the effects of two soil-types under different levels of water availability and cropping ages on the components of vegetative growth and chemical composition of jureminha plants (Desmanthusvirgatus L. Willd.). The treatments were distributed in a 2 x 4 factorial in a completely randomized block design with twelve replications of the factors: two soil types, one being from the humid region of the town of Alagoinha, and other from the semi-arid region of the town of São João do Cariri, both in the State of Paraíba; four levels of water availability (40, 60, 80 and 100% of the available water) and four cropping ages (60,; 90; 120 and 150 days after the emergence of seedlings), the study being carried out in a greenhouse at CCA / UFPB,in Areia, Paraíba. An increase in the water available in the soil stimulates plant growth but inhibits gross protein production in jureminha. Plants grew more, and produced less protein in the soil from São João do Cariri in relation to that from Alagoinha.

Um experimento foi conduzido na estação experimental de Irrigação e Drenagem do Instituto Federal Baiano, para avaliar o crescimento da mamoneira BRS Energia, em função da salinidade da água de irrigação, em sistema de lisimetria. Os tratamentos foram constituídos dos níveis de salinidade da água de 0,12; 0,8; 1,6; 2,4; 3,2; 4,0 e 4,8 dS m-1, dispostos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com três repetições e quatro plantas por tratamento. Quinzenalmente foram avaliados, dos 20 até os 80 dias após a emergência, o crescimento e as taxas de crescimento absoluto e relativo da altura de plantas, diâmetro do caule e a área foliar das plantas. O crescimento avaliado pela altura, diâmetro do caule, área foliar e as taxas de crescimento absoluto e relativo de cada variável, diminuíram com o aumento da salinidade da água de irrigação, em todos os períodos estudados. As inibições foram respostas da elevação do nível salino do solo de não salino, para ligeiramente, moderadamente e fortemente salino.

An experiment was conducted at the experimental station of Irrigation and Drainage of the Instituto Federal Baiano, to evaluate the growth variables of the castor bean BRS Energia as a function of salinity of irrigation water in lysimeters. The treatments were constituted of water salinity levels of 0.12; 0.8; 1.6; 2.4; 3.2; 4.0 and 4.8 dS m-1, disposed in a completely randomized design, with three replications and four plants per treatment. Fortnightly from 20 to 80 days after emergence, the growth variables and the absolute and relative growth rates of plant height, stem diameter and leaf area of plants were evaluated. The growth measured by height, stem diameter, leaf area and the rates of absolute and relative growth of each variable, decreased with increase in irrigation water salinity in all periods. The restrictions were in response to increase in soil salinity levels from non saline soil to slightly, moderately and strongly saline soil.