Water quality for rural home supplying in the south of Brazil

Underground and surface water as a result of human activity are increasingly polluted. Mainly due to improper disposal of waste, discharge of effluents, among other actions that compromise the environment. The water analysis is necessary to determine and evaluate the situation of water supply to the population. This study evaluated the supply situation of three rural communities located in the south of Brazil, where the water is carried out through the abstraction of groundwater. Pastures, fields and remnants of native vegetation characterize the region. The water quality used to supply was what motivated the accomplishment of this work. The wells are unprotected in the middle of the pastures near to black cesspits and crops that use frequently agrochemicals. The water quality was characterized over one year by physicalchemical, microbiological and toxicological characteristics. The results were compared to water potability standards in Brazil. In order to ensure sanitary conditions for this population, environmental education actions were carried out given the importance of access the information. It follows that the resources analyzed need disinfection to ensure better and safer water supply.

Estimativa do vigor de sementes de milho através da avaliação do sistema radicular de plântulas / Estimate of seed vigor of corn through of evaluation of root system of seedlings

O comprimento da raiz primária das plântulas é usado como teste de vigor de sementes de poáceas, no entanto, além da raiz primária, existe um número variável de raízes seminais, as quais também poderiam ser usadas. Com este trabalho, objetivou-se a avaliação das raízes seminais de plântulas de milho como indicativo do vigor das sementes colhidas em diferentes épocas e submetidas a diferentes métodos de debulha. Para obter lotes de diferentes qualidades, as sementes da variedade de milho UFV-M100 Nativo foram colhidas em diferentes épocas (experimento 1) e submetidas a diferentes métodos de debulha (experimento 2). No experimento 1, as sementes foram colhidas em quatro épocas: quando atingiram o teor de água de 25% e 10, 20 e 30 dias depois da primeira colheita, em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com quatro repetições. No experimento 2, as sementes foram colhidas com teor de água de 25% e submetidas à debulha manual, em debulhador estacionário manual e em debulhador estacionário, no delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com cinco repetições. No experimento 1, a massa seca das raízes seminais das plântulas diminuiu com o atraso da colheita e correlacionaram-se positivamente com o teste de emergência em leito de areia. No experimento 2, os métodos de debulha não influenciaram as características de raiz e não houve correlação entre elas e a emergência em leito de areia. A massa seca das raízes seminais pode diferenciar o vigor de lotes colhidos em diferentes épocas, mas nenhuma característica de raiz foi eficiente para diferenciar lotes de sementes com variações no dano mecânico.

Length of primary root of seedlings is used as seed vigor test of Poaceae. However, besides primary root, there is a variable number of seminal roots, which could have been used. The objective of this work was to evaluate seminal root of corn seedlings as indicative of seed vigor of corn seeds harvested in different seasons and submitted to different threshing methods. To obtain lots with different qualities, UFV-M100 variety corn seeds were harvested in different seasons (experiment 1) and submitted to different threshing methods (experiment 2). In experiment 1, seeds were harvest in four seasons: when they reached water content of 25%, 10, 20 and 30 days later. In experiment 2, seed were harvested with water content of 25% and submitted to manual threshing, in manual stationary threshing and in stationary threshing. In experiment 1, mass of dry seminal roots of seedlings was reduced as harvest was delayed and they were positively correlated with emergency test in sand. In experiment 2, methods of threshing did not influence root traits and there was no correlation between them and emergence in sand. It is concluded that mass of dry seminal roots can differentiate vigor of lots harvested in different seasons, but no root trait was efficient to differentiate lots of seeds with mechanical damage variations.

Efeito dos ácidos húmicos na inoculação de bactérias diazotróficas endofíticas em sementes de milho / Effect of the humic acids in endophytic diazotrophic bacteria inoculation in corn seeds

Os ácidos húmicos podem atuar no aumento da população de bactérias diazotróficas introduzidas no interior da planta e, consequentemente, no incremento dos efeitos benéficos sobre a planta hospedeira. Com este trabalho, objetivou-se avaliar o efeito dos ácidos húmicos na inoculação de bactérias diazotróficas endofíticas, em sementes de milho. Foi utilizada a estirpe Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67 BR 11175. A inoculação das sementes com as bactérias e a adição de ácidos húmicos foram realizadas pelo recobrimento das sementes de milho UENF 506-8, com a mistura de calcário, meio de cultura semisólido, água e cimentante. As sementes recobertas foram semeadas em vasos Leonard. Aos 40 dias após a semeadura, as plântulas foram coletadas, e foi realizada a contagem de bactérias nas raízes pela técnica do Número Mais Provável. Os resultados deste trabalho mostram que os ácidos húmicos não interferem negativamente no crescimento das bactérias e estimulam a colonização da microbiota nativa. No entanto, nas condições avaliadas, a aplicação conjunta de bactérias + ácidos húmicos não estimulou o crescimento da população de bactérias inoculadas nas plântulas de milho.

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of the humic acids in the inoculation of endophytic diazotrophic bacteria in corn seeds. It was used the bacteria Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67 BR 11175. The inoculation of the seeds with the bacteria and the addition of humic acids were accomplished by the coating of the corn seeds UENF 506-8. The coating was accomplished with a mixture of lime, semi-solid middle culture, water and cement. The seeds covered were sown in Leonard vases. Forty days after sowing the plants were collected and the bacteria couting was accomplished in the roots by the Most probable Number technique. The results showed that the humic acids doesn't interfere negatively in the bacteria growth of and they stimulate the colonization of the native microbiota. However, in the appraised conditions, the united application of bacteria + humic acids didn't stimulate the growth of the bacteria population inoculated in the corn seedling.