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Soil microbiota has a key role in the dynamics of natural and agro-ecosystems and is sensitive to changes in these environments. This study evaluated changes in the microbiological properties of soils under an organic production system of banana 'BRS Princesa' (Musa spp.). The experimental design consisted of completely randomized blocks, with four replications. Treatments consisted of 1) soil cover with green manure and agricultural gypsum at a dose of 2,820 kg ha−1, 2) soil cover with green manure without gypsum application, 3) soil cover with weeds and agricultural gypsum at a dose of 2,820 kg ha−1, 4) soil cover with spontaneous plants without gypsum application, and two controls: 5) soil under native Caatinga and 6) soil under regenerating forest (capoeira). The evaluated properties were ß-glucosidase, arylsulfatase, acid phosphatase, fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis activities (FDA), carbon and phosphorus contents in microbial biomass, basal soil respiration, microbial and metabolic quotients, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi spore density. Soil samples were collected from the 0­0.20m depth layer in two seasons. No parameter could distinguish the treatments. Spontaneous plants provided conditions equivalent to those under green manure. Agricultural gypsum application also did not influence the microbial biomass and microbiota activity, in the analyzed soil depth. However, ß-glucosidase and arylsulfatase activities, the carbon content in microbial biomass, and metabolic and microbial quotients were sensitive to land-use changes and could distinguish areas under organic cultivation from those under native vegetation. Therefore, these properties can be considered good indicators for monitoring the quality of these soils. Furthermore, microbial communities of soils under organic cultivation responded with arylsulfatase activity corresponding to that found in soils under regenerating forest, which may indicate that organic management tends to provide the microbiota with a condition similar to that found under situations that are little disturbing to edaphic living.(AU)

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Yam (Dioscorea cayennensis Lam), an important crop in the Northeastern region of Brazil, is susceptible to the attack of several phytopathogenic fungi, such as Curvularia eragrostides (Henn.) Meyer and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.), which cause leaf spot diseases. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of six actinomycete isolates (S. thermotolerans, S. griseus subsp. griseus, Streptomyces sp. N0035, S. purpurascens, and two isolates identified as Streptomyces sp.), as well as the effect of their secondary metabolites, on mycelium growth and spore germination of C. eragrostides and C. gloeosporioides, from yam plants, cultivar da Costa. Additionally, the chitinolytic activity of these actinomycete strains was determined in a minimum salt growth medium with chitin as the sole carbon source. There was significant interaction between the actinomycete isolates and the phytopathogenic fungi for spore germination and mycelium growth inhibition. Streptomyces sp. codified as AC 26 was more efficient in inhibiting spore germination of C. eragrostides, while S. thermotolerans and Streptomyces sp. N0035 were more efficient for C. gloeosporioides. Streptomyces sp. (AC 26) was the most efficient in inhibiting mycelium growth of both fungi, and the inhibitory effect was positively correlated to metabolite concentration. S. griseus subsp. griseus did not show chitinolytic activity and did not control mycelium growth of both fungi. The actinomycete strains evaluated in this study can be considered potential biological agents for controlling yam phytopathogenic fungi associated with leaf spot diseases.

O inhame da Costa (Dioscorea cayennensis Lam.), uma cultura importante na região do nordeste Brasileiro, é suscetível ao ataque de diversos fungos fitopatogênicos, como Curvularia eragrostides (Henn.) Meyer e Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.), que causam manchas foliares. Este trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de seis isolados de actinomicetos (S. thermotolerans, S. griseus subsp. griseus, Streptomyces sp. N0035, S. purpurascen e dois isolados identificados como Streptomyces sp.) e de seus metabólitos secundários no crescimento micelial e na germinação de esporos de C. gloeosporioides e C. eragrostides, da cultura do inhame da Costa. Adicionalmente, foi avaliada a atividade quitinolítica desses microrganismos, em meio de sais minerais e ágar, contendo quitina coloidal como única fonte de carbono. Houve interação significativa entre os isolados de actinomicetos e os fungos fitopatogênicos para inibição da germinação de esporos e do crescimento micelial. Streptomyces sp., codificado como AC 26, foi eficiente na inibição da germinação de esporos de C. eragrostides, enquanto que S. thermotolerans e Streptomyces sp. N0035 foram mais eficientes para C. gloeosporioides. Streptomyces sp. (AC 26) foi o mais eficiente na inibição do crescimento micelial de ambos os fungos e o efeito inibitório aumentou com o aumento na concentração dos metabólitos. S. griseus subsp. griseus não apresentou atividade quitinolítica e não inibiu o crescimento micelial de ambos os fungos. Os actinomicetos testados neste trabalho podem ser considerados potenciais agentes de biocontrole de doenças foliares do inhame.