RESUMO O uso de bioestimulantes pode mitigar os efeitos deletérios do estresse salino no crescimento e variáveis fisiológicos. Assim, objetivou-se com o presente estudo avaliar o crescimento, fisiologia, solutos orgânicos e características visuais de duas espécies ornamentais tropicais (Celosia argentea and Catharanthus roseus) cultivadas utilizando-se águas salobras e tratadas com extrato de Ascophyllum nodosum. O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação, em delineamento experimental em blocos ao acaso, dispostos em parcelas subsubdivididas, sendo as parcelas constituídas por três níveis de condutividade elétrica da água de irrigação (CEa - 0,5, 2,5 e 4,5 dS m-1), as subparcelas quatro concentrações de extrato de algas (0, 400, 800 e 1200 mg L-1) e as subsubparcelas de duas espécies herbáceas ornamentais tropicais: C. argentea e C. roseus. A salinidade da água de irrigação afeta negativamente as características morfológicas e fisiológicas das duas espécies estudadas, principalmente C. roseus. A irrigação com água de até 2,5 dS m-1 favoreceu a qualidade visual e aumentou a preferência de compra por C. argentea. O uso de concentrações intermediárias (400 mg L-1) de extrato de alga (A. nodosum) promoveu mitigação parcial dos efeitos do estresse salino na produção de biomassa e nas trocas gasosas foliares, especialmente para C. argentea, mas essas respostas positivas diminuíram ou desapareceram com a intensificação do estresse salino e com o aumento da concentração do extrato de algas. fisiológicos Assim objetivouse objetivou se fisiologia Celosia roseus utilizandose utilizando nodosum vegetação acaso subsubdivididas CEa 05 0 5 0,5 25 2 2, 45 4 4, m1, m1 m 1 , m-1) 0, (0 400 80 120 L1 L L-1 C estudadas m- (40 A. (A foliares ( 40 8 12 L- (4

ABSTRACT The use of biostimulants may mitigate the deleterious effects of salt stress on plant growth and physiological variables. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the growth, physiology, organic solutes, and visual characteristics of two tropical ornamental species (Celosia argentea and Catharanthus roseus) cultivated with brackish waters and treated with Ascophyllum nodosum extract. The experiment was performed in greenhouse conditions. The experimental design was a complete randomized block arranged in a split-plot scheme. The plots comprised three levels of electrical conductivity of the irrigation water (ECw - 0.5, 2.5, and 4.5 dS m-1), the subplots four concentrations of algae extract (0, 400, 800, and 1200 mg L-1), and the sub-subplots two tropical ornamental herbaceous species [C. argentea and C. roseus]. The salinity of the irrigation water negatively affects the morphological and physiological characteristics of the two species studied, mainly C. roseus. Irrigation with water up to 2.5 dS m-1 favored visual quality and increased the purchasing preference for C. argentea. The use of intermediate concentrations (400 mg L-1) of algae extract (A. nodosum) promoted partial mitigation of the effects of salt stress on biomass production and leaf gas exchange, especially for C. argentea, but these positive responses decreased or disappeared with the intensification of salt stress and the increase in algae extract concentration. variables Thus physiology solutes Celosia roseus conditions splitplot split plot scheme ECw 05 0 5 0.5 25 2 45 4 4. m1, m1 m 1 , m-1) 0, (0 400 800 120 L1, L1 L subsubplots sub C [C . roseus] studied 2. m- (40 L-1 A. A (A exchange concentration 0. ( 40 80 12 (4 L- 8

RESUMO Processo de salinização do solo afeta negativamente o crescimento e o rendimento de culturas economicamente valiosas, como a soja. Com o objetivo de minimizar os danos causados pelo estresse salino e melhorar o desempenho das culturas, novas tecnologias estão sendo desenvolvidas. Neste contexto, o uso de bioestimulantes na agricultura pode oferecer uma alternativa para mitigar os efeitos deletérios da salinidade. O extrato da alga Ascophyllum nodosum e substâncias húmicas (ácidos fúlvicos) são comumente empregados. Portanto, o estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a ação de um bioestimulante composto pelo extrato da alga marinha A. nodosum e ácidos fúlvicos aplicados em diferentes estádios fenológicos sobre parâmetros biométricos, bioquímicos e fisiológicos da soja (Glycine max) submetida à irrigação com água salina. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 3 x 2 + 2, referente a três aplicações do bioestimulante em diferentes estádios fenológicos da soja: V3, V3R1 e V3R1R4, dois níveis de condutividade elétrica da água de irrigação (CEa): 0,5 (S0) e 5,0 dS m-1 (S1), dois controles adicionais, um com controle positivo (PC) e outro com controle negativo (NC). O experimento contou com cinco repetições e uma planta por parcela. Os resultados deste estudo sugerem que a aplicação do bioestimulante pode ser uma alternativa na mitigação dos efeitos nocivos do estresse salino em soja. Os resultados foram obtidos com a aplicação V3R1 nos parâmetros diâmetro do caule, área foliar, massa seca da parte aérea, extravasamento de eletrólitos e clorofila b representam maior eficiência na mitigação dos efeitos nocivos da salinidade no cultivo da soja. valiosas desenvolvidas contexto empregados Portanto A biométricos Glycine max salina V3 V VR R V3R V3R1R4 VRR CEa (CEa) 05 0 5 0, S0 S (S0 50 5, m1 m 1 m- S1, S1 , (S1) adicionais PC (PC NC. NC . (NC) parcela caule foliar aérea V3R1R (CEa (S (S1 (NC

ABSTRACT Soil salinization negatively affects the growth and yield of economically valuable crops such as soybeans. New technologies are being developed to minimize the damage caused by saline stress and improve crop performance. Therefore, the use of biostimulants in agriculture may offer an alternative method to mitigate the deleterious effects of salinity. Extracts of the seaweed, Ascophyllum nodosum and humic substances (fulvic acids) are commonly used. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the action of a biostimulant composed of A. nodosum seaweed extract and fulvic acid applied at different phenological stages on the biometric, biochemical, and physiological parameters of soybeans (Glycine max) subjected to irrigation with saline water. The experimental design used was completely randomized in a 3 × 2 + 2 factorial scheme, referring to three applications of the biostimulant at different soybean phenological stages: V3, V3R1, and V3R1R4, two levels of electrical conductivity of irrigation water (ECw): 0.5 (S0) and 5.0 dS m-1 (S1), two additional controls, one with a positive control (PC) and the other with a negative control (NC). The experiment had five replicates with one plant per plot. The results of this study suggest that the application of the biostimulant can mitigate the harmful effects of salt stress in soybeans. The results obtained with V3R1 application in the parameters stem diameter, leaf area, shoot dry mass, electrolyte leakage, and chlorophyll b represent greater efficiency in mitigating the harmful effects of salinity in soybean cultivation. performance Therefore acids A biometric biochemical Glycine max scheme V3 V VR R V3R1R4 VRR ECw (ECw) 05 0 5 0. S0 S (S0 50 5. m1 m 1 m- S1, S1 , (S1) controls PC (PC NC. NC . (NC) plot V3R diameter area mass leakage cultivation V3R1R (ECw (S (S1 (NC

RESUMO Diversas tecnologias vêm sendo implementadas para melhorar o desempenho das plantas em cultivos irrigados e uma delas é o uso de nanobioestimulantes. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi investigar os efeitos da aplicação de diferentes concentrações de bioestimulante à base de carbono na morfofisiologia de plantas de feijão-caupi submetidas a diferentes condutividades elétricas da água de irrigação. O experimento foi realizado em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em arranjo fatorial 2 × 6, com duas condutividades elétricas da água de irrigação (CEa: 0,35 e 4,0 dS m-1) e seis concentrações do nanobioestimulante aplicadas via foliar (0, 80, 160, 240, 320 e 400 mg L-1), com quatro repetições. Variáveis de crescimento e de trocas gasosas foram avaliadas 31 dias após a semeadura (estádio V9). Concentrações entre 240 e 320 mg L-1 do nanobioestimulante de carbono proporcionaram maiores incrementos no crescimento e nas variáveis fisiológicas, no entanto, causaram decréscimos no quenching não-fotoquímico. A condutividade elétrica da água de 4,0 dS m-1 reduziu número de folhas (17,1%), diâmetro do caule (10,0%), índice SPAD (10,3%), fotossíntese líquida (10,9%), condutância estomática (46,4%), transpiração (34,5%), eficiência instantânea de carboxilação (22,4%), quenching fotoquímico (4,5%); em contraste, aumentou razão entre concentração interna e ambiente de CO2 (18,0%), temperatura foliar (2,9%), eficiência do uso da água (32,5%) e quenching não-fotoquímico (12,4%). As concentrações de 240 a 320 mg L-1 do nanobioestimulante potencializam o desenvolvimento e as trocas gasosas do feijão-caupi em condições sem estresse, enquanto que a concentração de 240 mg L-1 promove aumento máximo de altura de plantas sob salinidade. nanobioestimulantes Assim feijãocaupi feijão caupi casualizado 6 CEa (CEa 035 0 35 0,3 40 4 4, m1 m 1 0, (0 80 160 32 L1, L1 L , L-1) repetições 3 estádio V9. V9 V . V9) 24 L- fisiológicas entanto nãofotoquímico. nãofotoquímico não fotoquímico. m- 17,1%, 171 17,1% 17 (17,1%) 10,0%, 100 10,0% 10 (10,0%) 10,3%, 103 10,3% (10,3%) 10,9%, 109 10,9% 9 (10,9%) 46,4%, 464 46,4% 46 (46,4%) 34,5%, 345 34,5% 34 5 (34,5%) 22,4%, 224 22,4% 22 (22,4%) 4,5% 45 (4,5%) contraste CO 18,0%, 180 18,0% 18 (18,0%) 2,9%, 29 2,9% (2,9%) 32,5% 325 (32,5% 12,4%. 124 12,4% 12 (12,4%) estresse salinidade 03 ( 8 16 17,1 (17,1% 10,0 (10,0% 10,3 (10,3% 10,9 (10,9% 46,4 (46,4% 34,5 (34,5% 22,4 (22,4% 4,5 (4,5% 18,0 (18,0% 2,9 (2,9% 32,5 (32,5 12,4 (12,4% 17, (17,1 10, (10,0 (10,3 (10,9 46, (46,4 34, (34,5 22, (22,4 (4,5 18, (18,0 2, (2,9 32, (32, 12, (12,4 (17, (10, (46, (34, (22, (4, (18, (2, (32 (12, (17 (10 (46 (34 (22 (4 (18 (2 (3 (12 (1

ABSTRACT Several technologies have been implemented to improve plant performance in irrigated crops, and one of them is the use of nanobiostimulants. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explore the effects of applying different concentrations of a carbon-based biostimulant on the morphophysiology of cowpea plants subjected to varying electrical conductivities of irrigation water. The experiment was performed in a completely randomized design, in a 2 × 6 factorial scheme, with two electrical conductivities of irrigation water (ECw: 0.35 and 4.0 dS m-1) and six concentrations of nanobiostimulant applied through the leaves (0, 80, 160, 240, 320, and 400 mg L-1), with four replications. Growth and gas exchange variables were evaluated 31 days after sowing (V9 stage). Concentrations between 240 and 320 mg L-1 of carbon-based nanobiostimulant promoted greater increases in growth and physiological variables, but they caused decreases in non-photochemical quenching. Water electrical conductivity of 4.0 dS m-1 reduced the number of leaves (17.1%), stem diameter (10.0%), SPAD index (10.3%), net photosynthesis (10.9%), stomatal conductance (46.4%), transpiration (34.5%), instantaneous carboxylation efficiency (22.4%), and photochemical quenching (4.5%); in contrast, it increased the ratio between internal and ambient CO2 concentration (18.0%), leaf temperature (2.9%), water use efficiency (32.5%), and non-photochemical quenching (12.4%). Concentrations of 240 to 320 mg L-1 of the nanobiostimulant enhance the development and gas exchange of cowpea plants under non-stress conditions, whereas the concentration of 240 mg L-1 promotes the maximum increase in plant height under salinity. crops nanobiostimulants Therefore carbonbased carbon based design scheme ECw (ECw 035 0 35 0.3 40 4 4. m1 m 1 0, (0 80 160 L1, L1 L , L-1) replications 3 V9 V (V stage. stage . stage) 24 32 L- nonphotochemical non m- 17.1%, 171 17.1% 17 (17.1%) 10.0%, 100 10.0% 10 (10.0%) 10.3%, 103 10.3% (10.3%) 10.9%, 109 10.9% 9 (10.9%) 46.4%, 464 46.4% 46 (46.4%) 34.5%, 345 34.5% 34 5 (34.5%) 22.4%, 224 22.4% 22 (22.4%) 4.5% 45 (4.5%) contrast CO 18.0%, 180 18.0% 18 (18.0%) 2.9%, 29 2.9% (2.9%) 32.5%, 325 32.5% (32.5%) 12.4%. 124 12.4% 12 (12.4%) nonstress stress conditions salinity 03 0. ( 8 16 17.1 (17.1% 10.0 (10.0% 10.3 (10.3% 10.9 (10.9% 46.4 (46.4% 34.5 (34.5% 22.4 (22.4% 4.5 (4.5% 18.0 (18.0% 2.9 (2.9% 32.5 (32.5% 12.4 (12.4% 17. (17.1 10. (10.0 (10.3 (10.9 46. (46.4 34. (34.5 22. (22.4 (4.5 18. (18.0 2. (2.9 32. (32.5 12. (12.4 (17. (10. (46. (34. (22. (4. (18. (2. (32. (12. (17 (10 (46 (34 (22 (4 (18 (2 (32 (12 (1 (3

Nanoparticles of zein (NPZ) stabilized with surfactant polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and nanoparticles of zein/PVA loaded with eugenol (NPZ-Eug) and the essential oil extracted from the clove (Syzygium aromaticum) (NPZ-OC) were produced by nanoprecipitation method. The extraction method of essential oil of the clove was carried out by the hydrodistillation technique, obtaining a content of 81.5% (m/m) of eugenol. The nanoparticle preparation method was optimized using a one-factor-at-a-time design of experiments, where different levels of variables (zein concentration, PVA concentration, and eugenol concentration) were explored. The best condition of synthesis was obtained with 0.3% (m/v) zein, 0.6% (m/v) PVA and 1.5 mg L-1 eugenol or essential oil of the clove, reaching NPs with acceptable propriety for stable nanoparticulate systems: size particles (NPZ = 113, NPZ-Eug = 229 and NPZ-OC = 279 nm), polydispersity index (PDI < 0.26), and zeta potential (≈ -30 mV). Loaded NPs showed encapsulation efficiency and drug-loading of 52 and 20% (NPZ-Eug), and 62, 27% (NPZ-OC), respectively. The quantification method of eugenol was validated by analytical parameters. Finally, all NPs produced exhibited good colloidal stability, confirming the effectiveness of PVA as a stabilizing agent, which had not been previously reported for these systems. The results obtained provide promising prospects for further investigations into its potential application as a bioinsecticide agent. NPZ PVA, , (PVA) zeinPVA NPZEug Eug (NPZ-Eug Syzygium aromaticum NPZOC OC (NPZ-OC technique 815 81 5 81.5 m/m mm m (m/m onefactoratatime one factor at time experiments concentration explored 03 0 3 0.3 m/v mv v (m/v 06 6 0.6 15 1 1. L1 L L- systems 113 22 27 nm, nm nm) PDI 0.26, 026 0.26 26 0.26) ≈ ( 30 -3 mV. mV . mV) drugloading drug loading 20 NPZEug, 62 NPZOC, respectively parameters Finally stability agent (PVA 8 81. 0. 11 2 02 0.2 -

RESUMO O manejo da adubação nitrogenada e interceptação luminosa das pastagens contribuem para produção de forragem em regiões com baixa disponibilidade de água. Portanto, objetivou-se avaliar o efeito de diferentes doses de nitrogênio e níveis de interceptação luminosa no crescimento do capim Panicum maximum cv. Tanzânia sob diferentes manejos de irrigação. O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação, em esquema fatorial (5 x 2 x 2), relativo a cinco lâminas de irrigação (40, 60, 80, 100 e 120% da evapotranspiração real), dois níveis de interceptação de luz pelo dossel (90 e 95%) e duas doses de nitrogênio (300 e 600 kg N ha-1 ano-1). A maior produção de biomassa ocorre com 120% da evapotranspiração. Porém as melhores características estruturais (perfilhamento e número de folhas) ocorrem com 100% da evapotranspiração, independente da dose de nitrogênio e nível de interceptação luminosa. A interrupção do crescimento com 95% de luz incidente e a adubação com 600 kg N ha-1 ano-1 proporcionaram maior perfilhamento, número e comprimento de folhas do capim, independentemente da lâmina de irrigação. O capim Tanzânia com interrupção do crescimento com 95% da luz incidente, 600 kg N ha-1 ano-1 e irrigação com 80% da evapotranspiração obteve perfilhamento e número de folhas apenas 11% inferior aos outros tratamentos irrigados com 100% da evapotranspiração. A interrupção do crescimento com 95% da luz incidente e adubação com 600 kg N ha-1 ano-1 melhoram o desempenho do capim Tanzânia sob irrigação deficitária. água Portanto objetivouse objetivou se cv vegetação 5 ( 2, , 2) 40, 40 (40 60 80 10 120 real, real real) 90 (9 95 300 (30 ha1 ha 1 ha- ano1. ano1 ano . ano-1) ano- 11 deficitária 4 (4 6 8 12 9 30 (3 3

ABSTRACT Management of nitrogen fertilization and light interception of pastures contributes to forage production in regions with low water availability. Therefore, the objective was to evaluate the effect of different nitrogen doses and light interception levels on the growth of Panicum maximum cv. Tanzania under different irrigation managements. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse, using a factorial scheme (5 x 2 x 2), corresponding to five irrigation depths (40, 60, 80, 100, and 120% of actual evapotranspiration), two canopy light interception levels (90 and 95%), and two nitrogen doses (300 and 600 kg N ha-1 year-1). The highest biomass production occurs under irrigation with 120% of evapotranspiration. However, the best structural characteristics (tillering and number of leaves) occur with 100% of evapotranspiration, regardless of nitrogen dose and light interception level. Interruption of growth with 95% of incident light and fertilization with 600 kg N ha-1 year-1 promoted greater tillering, number of leaves and leaf length, regardless of the irrigation level. Tanzania grass management with an interruption of growth with 95% of incident light, 600 kg N ha-1 year-1, and irrigation with 80% of actual evapotranspiration led to tillering and number of leaves only 11% lower than the values found in the other treatments irrigated with 100% of actual evapotranspiration. Interruption of growth with 95% of incident light and fertilization with 600 kg N ha-1 year-1 improve the performance of Tanzania grass under deficit irrigation. availability Therefore cv managements greenhouse 5 ( 2, , 2) 40, 40 (40 60 80 100 120 evapotranspiration) 90 (9 95%, 95 95%) 300 (30 ha1 ha 1 ha- year1. year1 year . year-1) However level year- length year1, 1, 11 4 (4 6 8 10 12 9 30 (3 3

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Few studies on physical medicine and rehabilitation analyze the benefit of wheelchair basketball in people with motor disabilities. Given these, this study aimed to investigate the effect of the intervention of wheelchair basketball on urinary tract infection in people with motor disabilities. METHODS: A 12-month experimental follow-up was conducted in a single-center study. A total of 48 male individuals aged 18–55 years were allocated to the control group and experimental group. The experimental group practiced wheelchair basketball for 2 h, twice a week. Intra- and intergroup comparisons were made pre- and post-interventions over urinary tract infection. RESULTS: There was a significant improvement in urinary tract infection and urine culture in pre- and post-intervention antibiograms, respectively. Moreover, the intergroup comparison presented a decrease in infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, as well as an increase in the time variability of partially activated thromboplastin, average corpuscular hemoglobin, and hemoglobin and platelets. In the experimental group, there was an increase in hemoglobin and hematocrit and a decrease in glycated hemoglobin (%HbA1C). On the intragroup comparison, there was a reduction of triiodothyronine (T3), %HbA1C, interleukin-6 pre-intervention, and C-reactive protein post-intervention. CONCLUSIONS: There was a decrease in urinary tract infection and improvement in biochemical, immunological, and microbiological biomarkers evaluated with physical exercise practice by wheelchair basketball, as well as by multiprofessional follow-up and health guidance.

Medicinal and aromatic plants are commonly sold dried; however, it is necessary to understand the effects different drying methods have on these materials, to ensure their efficiency and quality. Ocimum gratissimum L., Lamiaceae, is an aromatic plant whose essential oil is stored in glandular trichomes. This study aimed to confirm the effects of different drying temperatures and methods of O. gratissimum leaves on trichome integrity and essential oil content. Leaves dried in a forced ventilation oven at 60ºC display damaged trichomes and a reduction in the essential oil content. The different drying methods (oven, dehumidification and air drying) were not identified to elicit changes in the essential oil content or damage to trichomes. All of the drying methods showed a reduction in fungal contamination in a logarithmic cycle.

Light can act on essential oil yield directly on synthesis of secondary metabolites, or indirectly on plant growth. Varronia curassavica Jacq., Boraginaceae, is a native medicinal species from Brazil known as “erva-baleeira”, with anti-inflammatory activity related to its essential oil. Despite pharmacological evidences of this species and its economic importance for herbal medicine production, little is known about the effect of light on growth and essential oil production. This study aimed to analyze the influence of different irradiances on growth, frequency of trichomes, essential oil yield and composition of V. curassavica. The irradiance affected plant growth, but no significant alteration on leaf biomass was detected. The increase in essential oil content under higher irradiance reflected on essential oil yield, and is associated with higher frequency of glandular, globular trichomes. The essential oil composition, rich in caryophyllene derivatives was affected by irradiance, but α-humulene, the constituent of pharmaceutical interest, remained unchanged.

Light conditions can promote the growth and development of plants and contribute to increase the essential oil production of commercially cultivated medicinal and aromatic species. In view of the great importance of Ocimum gratissimum L., Lamiaceae, as an aromatic plant, the objective of this work was to determine the effect of light intensities (approximately 4, 7, 11 and 20 mol m-2 d-1) on growth, foliar micromorphology, essential oil content, yield and chemical composition of O. gratissimum. Biomass production of different organs, root:shoot ratio and leaf mass per area were found to linearly increase with increased light availability, whereas stem dry matter fraction, number of leaves, leaf area and plant height have increased up to 10 mol m-2 d-1 and decreased from this value. The tector trichomes density increased with increased light availability, but there was no effect of light treatments on the glandular trichomes density and essential oil content. Regardless of the light level, the major component of the essential oil was eugenol. The essential oil yield per plant increased linearly with light intensity as a direct effect of increased leaf biomass under similar conditions.

Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Br. ex Britton & P. Wilson, Verbenaceae, is widely used in traditional Brazilian medicine for the treatment of abdominal distress. The species exhibits considerable chemical and morphological diversity, and various chemotypes have been characterized. A comparative study of L. alba, has been carried out of the morphoanatomical characteristics of the leaves and the profiles of the essential oils of the morphotypes cidreira and melissa grown in the Medicinal Plant Garden of the Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. The mean plant height of cidreira was 1.80 m and the stems and branches were fairly erect, while melissa plants were smaller (1.60 m) and presented prostrate stems and branches. Although the leaf of the morphotypes look were similar, the mean values of length, width and area of the leaves of cidreira (respectively, 7.42 cm, 3.32 cm and 17.31 cm²) differed significantly from those of melissa (4.68 cm, 2.35 cm and 7.32 cm2). The morphotypes presented amphistomatic leaves with uniseriate epidermis on both surfaces. The mesophyll was dorsiventral, but in cidreira the palisade parenchyma was biseriate while in melissa it was uniseriate. Simple tector and capitate glandular trichomes were present on the adaxial and abaxial surfaces of the leaf blades of both morphotypes. Six distinct types of glandular trichomes could be distinguished: types I and II were present in both morphotypes, while type III was detected only in cidreira, and types IV to VI were present only in melissa. The two morphotypes also differed with respect to the composition of the essential oil, cidreira produced oil composed mainly of citral, while the oil from melissa was rich in citral, limonene and carvone.

Alpinia zerumbet é uma planta medicinal e aromática rica em óleo essencial, conhecida popularmente como 'colônia'. Os óleos essenciais derivam do metabolismo secundário e podem ser fonte de matérias-primas para as indústrias de cosméticos, farmacêutica, alimentícia e de perfumaria. O metabolismo secundário e a atividade biossintética de uma planta podem variar de acordo com fatores endógenos e exógenos aos quais ela está exposta. Neste contexto, o presente estudo objetivou avaliar a influência do horário de colheita e da idade de plantas de Alpinia zerumbet sobre a produção de biomassa e de óleo essencial. Para avaliar os horários de colheita, as plantas de A. zerumbet foram colhidas em diferentes horários (8, 10, 12, 14, 16 e 18 h), em delineamento inteiramente casualizado com quatro repetições. No experimento sobre idade da planta as mudas foram propagadas por divisão de rizomas e cultivadas em delineamento inteiramente casualizado com os tratamentos constituídos pela colheita em quatro idades (3, 6, 9 e 12 meses após o transplante das mudas), com sete repetições. As extrações de óleo essencial foram realizadas por hidrodestilação em aparelho de Clevenger e a análise química por meio da técnica de cromatografia gasosa acoplada ao espectrômetro de massa. Houve efeito do horário de colheita sobre o teor de óleo essencial com maior valor (0,48%) encontrado às 14:33 h, mas sem alteração da composição química. Em relação à idade da planta, verificou-se um aumento significativo da biomassa da parte aérea das plantas, acompanhada pelo aumento em altura, quantidade de brotos emitidos, teor e rendimento do óleo essencial. O composto majoritário terpinen-4-ol esteve presente em maior concentração nas plantas colhidas entre os seis e nove meses de idade.

Alpinia zerumbet is an aromatic and medicinal plant rich in essential oil, known as colônia. Essential oils are derived from secondary metabolism and may be a source of raw materials for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food and perfumery industry. The plant secondary metabolism and biosynthetic activity can vary according to endogenous and exogenous factors to which it is exposed. In this context, in this study we evaluated the influence of harvest time and plant age of Alpinia zerumbet on biomass and essential oil production. For the harvest time experiment the plants of A. zerumbet were harvested at different times (8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 h), using a completely randomized design with four replications. In the plant age experiment the seedlings were propagated by division of rhizomes and grown in a completely randomized design with treatments consisting of four ages (3, 6, 9 and 12 months after transplanting), with seven replications. The extractions of the essential oil were performed by oil hydrodistillation in Clevenger apparatus and chemical analysis by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (CG-MS). There was an effect of harvest time on the essential oil content with the highest value (0.48%) found at 14:33 h with no change in the chemical composition. In relation to plant age, there was a significant increase in aboveground biomass of plants, accompanied by increases in height, number of shoots, and essential oil content and yield. The major compound terpinen-4-ol was present in higher concentrations in plants harvested between six and nine months old.

O acoplamento oxidativo entre a 2-metoxi-1,4-benzoquinona e metoxiarenos em ácido acético resulta na formação de metoxiaril-1,4-benzoquinonas. Esta reação é efetivamente catalisada pelo sistema redox Pd(OAc)2/heteropoliácido (H9PMo6V6O40 ) e envolve dioxigênio como oxidante final.

Oxidative coupling of 2-methoxy-1,4-benzoquinone and arenes in acetic acid gives methoxyaryl-substituted 1,4-benzoquinones. The reaction is effectively catalyzed by a Pd(OAc)2/heteropoly acid (H9PMo6V6O40 ) redox system with dioxygen as the final oxidant.