Bananas (Musa spp.) belong to the most important global food commodities, and their cultivation represents the world's largest monoculture. Although the plant-associated microbiome has substantial influence on plant growth and health, there is a lack of knowledge of the banana microbiome and its influencing factors. We studied the impact of (i) biogeography, and (ii) agroforestry on the banana-...

This study aims to evaluate the morphogenetic characteristics of three cultivars of Brachiaria brizantha subjected to nitrogen fertilization. The design was a randomized block in factorial arrangement 4x3; three cultivars of B. brizantha - Marandu, Piatã, Xaraés and four nitrogen levels - 0, 80, 160 and 240 kg/ha, with three replications. The experimental units consisted of plastic pots filled ...

The purpose of this study was to isolate cellulolytic enzyme producing bacteria which may able to utilize banana pseudostem as sole carbon source for production of cellulolytic enzymes. This was attempted by isolating 10 bacteria from banana pseudostem waste. Out of the screened, isolate NAULH-5 showed high cellulolytic activity. The isolate NAULH-5 produced highest 5.97 U/mg endoglucanase, 2.2...

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of parameters fresh leaf mass and stomatal density in estimation ploidy pre-selection putative banana autotetraploids. Young plants diploid cultivar Ouro (AA), previously subjected vitro polyploidization with antimitotic amiprofos-methyl - APM (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 60 µM L-1) colchicine (2.5 mM were evaluated for survival, height, number leaves...

Banana’s pseudostem pulp (BPP) is a potential by-product obtained in the mechanical fiber extraction of banana’s pseudostem. Its chemical characterization revealed to have an interesting composition, with high polysaccharides content and low lignin, which makes it particularly relevant for biorefinery’s biochemical platform. Autohydrolysis pretreatment, studied under isothermal (140 °C) non-iso...

The biomass of crops in rotation, such as that generated by the banana plant, is an interesting source lignocellulose due to its composition and availability. This research aimed compare amount glucose obtained from different parts plant (leaves, rachis, pseudostem) hydrolysis with sulfuric acid at 100 °C. reaction was analyzed determine water reagents consumed versus obtained. optimal time con...

The objective of this work was to evaluate the growth and yield Azman banana (AAA, Cavendish subgroup) variety subjected increasing planting densities. trial prepared using single (1.8 x 2.0 m), pair (1.2 1.2 triangle (1.5 1.8 m) row systems. There a significant difference in pseudostem length, circumstance, leaf width with regard different Maximum length observed system (216.00 cm), but maximu...