Myracrodruon urundeuva Fr. All. (Anacardiaceae) é uma espécie arbórea nativa que apresenta excelentes propriedades físicas, químicas e biológicas. Entretanto, devido à exploração predatória, está na lista oficial das espécies brasileiras ameaçadas de extinção. Este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar a germinação das sementes de M. urundeuva sob diferentes substratos e regimes de temperatura. O delineamento experimental adotado foi o inteiramente casualizado, em arranjo fatorial 8 x 7 (oito substratos - entre e sobre: papel mata-borrão, areia, vermiculita e pó de coco; sete temperaturas: 25, 27, 30, 35, 20-27, 20-30 e 20-35 ºC), com quatro repetições de 25 sementes cada. Avaliaram-se as seguintes características: germinação (%), primeira contagem (%), índice de velocidade de germinação, tempo médio de germinação (dias) e comprimento (cm) do hipocótilo e da raiz primária. Nas temperaturas constantes ocorreram os tempos médios menores de germinação de sementes e desenvolvimento maior do hipocótilo. As temperaturas de 25 e 27 ºC proporcionaram às sementes resultados satisfatórios de germinação em todos os substratos testados, com exceção do substrato entre papel a 27 ºC. Os substratos vermiculita e pó de coco permitiram bom desempenho germinativo e não exigiram reumedecimento diário, mostrando-se adequados para a avaliação da qualidade fisiológica de sementes de M. urundeuva.

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Recent research reports the importance of preserving plants in Brazilian semiarid regions, in this context, the scientific literature has reported different pharmacological studies from plant extracts with an antifungal potential, coming from forest species that can contribute as a control and management strategy in the transmission of phytopathogens. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of biotech treatments in controlling the transmission of Colletotrichum sp. in seeds of S. obtusifolium. In this study, 100 seeds were subjected to the following preventive treatments: fungicide Captan ® , extract of Caesalpinia ferrea Mart. Ex. Tul., and biological control with Trichoderma spp. The biological control with Trichoderma spp. and the alternative control using C. ferrea extract provided a greater protection to seeds and seedlings of S. obtusifolium facing the transmissibility of Colletotrichum sp.The treatment based on plant extract is more efficient for this purpose only in large seeds and does not interfere on the germination percentage and speed. Therefore it is necessary to perform other studies with Trichoderma spp. and C. ferrea extract to test different doses of these products.

In Brazil the Caatinga biome is formed by endemic species with numerous applications in medicine, cosmetics and agrochemicals. However, only 8% of the country’s plant species are chemically evaluated annually. Thus, the work aimed to determine the free amino acid composition and phenolic substances of Caatinga plant species extracts, their antioxidant activity and the potential use of these compounds in the control of A. alternata in citrus. Leaf extracts from fourteen native plant species were evaluated for free amino acid contents; total and individual polyphenols; total flavonoids and antifungal susceptibility test. The relationship between the contents of the compounds detected in each plant extract with its antioxidant capacity and antifungal activity, has not yet been fully clarified. However, it is a fact that the extract of Cleome hassleriana constitutes a source rich in free amino acids. It is also verified that the extracts of Mimosa tenuiflora and Caesalpinia ferrea are efficient alternatives in the control of Alternaria alternata in citrus, because they present similar results for this purpose, and in the evaluation of their compositions in free amino acids, phenolic substances and antioxidant activity.