The general objective of this project was to identify microbial strains that produce enzymes capable of degrading fibers or hydrolyzing secondary anti-nutritional compounds, aiming to identify microbial isolates (rumen bacteria or fungi) with fibrolytic capacity or tolerant to anti-nutritional factors, as well as to expeditiously isolate and characterize fibrolytic enzymes. It was also the objective of this project that the use of laboratory procedures would serve to train undergraduate and grad

Status: Completed     Start date: Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008

Silvopastoral systems may be an option to prevent grassland degradation because of the potential to control erosion and the ability of some tree species to add nitrogen and other nutrients to pasture, improving soil fertility. In view of this potential, in-depth evaluations of the soil and plant components of these systems are critical. The objective of this project was to verify the effect of trees on soil quality (fertility, biomass and microbial activity) and to evaluate the dry matter produc

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2007

"To assess the potential of obtaining biochar from timber processing residue in the states of Mato Grosso, Rondônia, and Acre, and its use as a substrate for seedlings of forest species and for the field production of forest species.”Keywords: Carbonized biomass, Eucalyptus, Biochar, Co-products, Pyrolysis, Pyrogenic Vegetable charcoal

Status: Completed     Start date: Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2013

The experiment's goal is to study the interaction between nutrient availability and plant density over the production and allocation of biomass, nutrition and wood quality of homogenous populations of balsa wood ( Ochroma pyramidale )

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011

Riverside communities experience many deficiencies in electricity supply and basic sanitation. Regarding forest products management there is a dependency of açaí and limited use of other species. Thus, the project located at Ilha das Cinzas – Pará state, aims to: evaluate agroforestry systems with ‘pau mulato’ and other arboreal and agricultural species; generate actual technical indices to the management of native açaí grooves through its mapping and monitoring along with participating families ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2015