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Unlabelled: The production of coconut tree seedlings is an important step in the production process, as it substantially affects the productive performance of the adult plant, and the way of obtaining seedlings directly reflects the added costs. To minimize costs, the introduction of biostimulants can be considered a viable and sustainable technology. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of applying in promoting growth and reducing the costs of producing Brazilgreen dwarf coconut seedlings.

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Human Visceral Leishmaniasis is an endemic public health problem in the Amazon. This article analyzed the spatial distribution of this disease and its relationship with socioeconomic, environmental and public health policy variables in four mesoregions of the state of Pará, from 2011 to 2022. This ecological study used secondary data obtained from official Brazilian agencies.

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Article Synopsis
  • Thousands of tons of biomass from agroindustries in the Amazon, such as acai, babassu, Brazil nut, and oil palm, are currently discarded but have potential to be converted into high-value activated carbon.
  • This study examined the characteristics of these biomasses, including their lignin and carbon content, to evaluate their suitability for activated carbon production.
  • The results showed that all four biomasses can produce effective activated carbon with significant adsorption capacities, particularly babassu, which outperformed the others in quality.
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Coconut production in the Amazon requires the knowledge and development of sustainable technologies to alleviate the detrimental effects of inorganic chemical fertilizers and intensive farming practices. In this study, we investigated the effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) isolated from coconut seedlings on nutrient use efficiency (NUE) and physiological mechanisms related to biomass accumulation of seedlings grown with reduced inorganic fertilizer levels. Of the 96 PGPR isolates tested on rice plants, the isolate (UFRABC40) was selected, as it resulted in the most significant gain in growth variables.

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