Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina

Crop, mulching and season effects on direct seeding for subtropical forest restoration and agroforestry systems

Abstract Direct seeding is a cost-effective technique for forest restoration and a practical tool for establishing agroforestry systems, yet its performance in subtropical climates remains insufficiently documented. We tested the effects of season (winter vs. summer), mulching, a...

Germination Time and Temperature Modulate Bioactive Compound Accumulation in Black Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and Optimize Functional Water-Soluble Extract Production

Seed germination induces profound physiological and metabolic changes that promote the synthesis and accumulation of bioactive metabolites in cereal grains. However, the combined effects of germination time and temperature on these responses in black rice (Oryza sativa L.) remain...

Assessing the sensitivity of onion ( Allium cepa ) cultivars to defoliation levels across different growth stages

Onion (Allium cepa) yield is susceptible to the occurrence of climatic events such as hail, which can decrease the leaf area of plants and the yield and quality of bulbs. The study aimed to evaluate whether defoliation levels at different development stages of the onion cultivars...

Elacestrant in Combination with Everolimus for Estrogen Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Previously Treated Advanced Breast Cancer: Results from ELEVATE

PURPOSE: Treatment options for progression on first-line endocrine therapy (ET)+CDK4/6i for ER-positive/HER2-negative (ER+/HER2-) advanced breast cancer (ABC) include ET plus targeted agents (CDK4/6i or PI3K/AKT/mTOR-pathway inhibitors). Elacestrant is the first single-agent oral...

The first complete genome sequence of iris yellow spot virus from South America and comparative analysis with isolates of different geographic origin

Abstract We report the first complete nucleotide sequence of an isolate of iris yellow spot virus (IYSV; Orthotospovirus iridimaculaflavi ) from Brazil. Isolate Br-25 was collected in 2025 in Imbuia, Santa Catarina, from symptomatic onion scapes. The genome of IYSV-Br-25 consiste...