The urban planning of a municipality, when well carried out, results in an increase in the quality of life of citizens via several factors, such as better urban mobility, thermal comfort and even health benefits. Faced with the increase in urbanization and its impact on the environment, as well as the need to create public policies, the objective of this work was to evaluate the situation of urban planning in t...
In plant communities, plants can interact positively, negatively, or neutrally. This is a very important feature to ensure survival, in addition to providing information for building knowledge and products to be used in the specific control of some weeds. The objective of this work was to carry out a literature review on the effects of allelopathy on plant communities, which can be observed both in intraspecifi...
Mulching use in agriculture has been known since 1802 as the practice of spreading dry leaves and straw on the soil to prevent erosion and water loss. Our study evaluated the mulch effectiveness in the establishment of regenerating seedlings and its contribution to the control of exotic grasses. The studies were carried out in an ecological restoration area in the municipality of Itapira-SP. The treatment with ...
In Brazil, most degraded areas are occupied by exotic and invasive species, which require alternatives for their management. We evaluated the allelopathic effects of Waltheria indica in the laboratory from aqueous extracts of leaves and roots on the germination of the species Lactuca sativa L. (lettuce), Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) RDWebster (brachiaria) and Handroanthus chrysotrichus (Mart. ex DC.)...
The knowledge on allelopathy can assist in the cultivation system and the effects on positive and negative interactions among plants. Therefore, the knowledge on this topic is of great importance to assist on ecological and management strategies of the Rubber-tree (Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.), species of economic prominence in the latex sector worldwide. The objective of this study was to ...
Vegetative propagation is an alternative for the production of seedlings of native tree species such as Schinus terebinthifolia that presents a high predation rate on its seeds. In order to develop vegetative propagation technology, different concentrations of indolebutyric acid (IBA) were tested in the rooting of apical and intermediate minicuttings of Schinus terebinthifolia. The 2x4 factorial experimental de...