The indiscriminate use of agricultural supplies can cause soil pollution, affecting the flora, fauna and ecological relationships. Among these chemical compounds used in agriculture, there is the Bordeaux mixture. The ...

Agricultural production generates a diversity of organic waste, including manure, which is often deposited on the soil without adequate treatment, that could damage the environment. Treatment processes such as composting ...

Soybean is the most important oilseed crop grown in the world, though its production may be limited by various pathogens, among them stands out the gall nematode (Meloidogyne spp.). This study aimed to evaluate methods for ...

Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from underground by mining processes with the greatest availability in the world. In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, the main source is the Candiota Mine with reserves of a billion ...

The main objective of Brazilian cattle industry and other economic activities is to increase profitability. Reducing animal losses is important to maximize productive efficiency. In this way, castration of male calves is ...

Pork has been the most consumed animal protein in the world and production levels are significantly higher in comparison to other livestock activities. However, this scenario of expansion in the sector also generates large ...

The urban population growth causes an increase in solid and liquid waste quantity produced by man. A viable alternative to use of these wastes would be its application in agricultural sector. The sewage sludge can fall as ...

The successive use of pig slurry as a soil fertilizer on pasture areas is a common practice in southern Brazil. While there are economic benefits of reuse of waste, this practice poses serious environmental risks and can ...

The agribusiness sector has been growing and these was the generation of solid waste and liquids increasing, constituing an environmental problem. The objectives of this work were: 1) to produce organic compound from solid ...

Trichoderma spp. is one of the most studied funguses as a biocontrol agent, being antagonistic to various plant pathogens in different cultures. This work aimed the production of liquid bio formulate of Trichoderma ...