Abstract This study aimed to evaluate litterfall and nutrient dynamics in an experimental plantation of peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) in Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil. Litterfall was collected monthly between March 2010 and May 2011, and the plant material was separated into leaflets and rachises. During the 15-month study period, the plantation produced 9.2 Mg ha−1 of litter (4.8 Mg ha−1 of leaflets and 4.4 Mg ha−1 of rachises). Seasonal variations were observed in litter production and nutrient concentration. Litter deposition was the highest at the end of the dry season and at the beginning of the rainy season, that is, in months with low rainfall and lower minimum temperatures. Macronutrient return to the soil was estimated at 141.5 kg N ha−1, 24.8 kg P ha−1, 78.2 kg K ha−1, 55.1 kg Ca ha−1, and 37.8 kg Mg ha−1.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a micota associada interna e externamente a grãos de café nas cultivares: Catuaí Amarelo, Mundo Novo, Acaiá, Rubi e Icatú, e detectar a ocorrência de Ocratoxina A nestas amostras. Frutos de café foram colhidos na Fazenda Experimental da EPAMIG, situada no município de Lavras/MG. O procedimento para análise de fungos filamentosos foi o método Blotter test. A determinação da ocratoxina A foi realizada por CLAE. Fusarium semitectum foi identificado apenas na cultivar Icatu e F. equiseti foi detectado em todas as cultivares, exceto na Mundo Novo. Três espécies de Penicilium foram isoladas dos grãos: P. rugulosum na cultivar Rubi, P. funiculosum na cultivar Icatu e P. variabile nas demais. A cultivar Acaiá apresentou maior incidência de P. variabile, seguida por Mundo Novo e Catuaí. A ocorrência de A. niger e A. ochraceus não diferiu entre as cultivares. A presença de fungos na superfície dos grãos foi significativamente superior ao encontrado internamente. Em nenhuma amostra foi detectada a ocorrência de ocratoxina A.

The aim of this work was to verify the mycobiota associated both internally and externally with coffee beans on the cultivars "Catuai Amarelo", "Mundo Novo", "Acaiá," "Rubi" and "Icatú" and detect the occurrence of ochratoxin A in these samples. Coffee fruits were harvested on the EPAMIG experiment farm, situated in Lavras /Minas Gerais. The procedure for fungi analysis was the Blotter test. Determination of ochratoxin A was accomplished by HPLC. Fusarium semitectum was identified only on the Icatu cultivar and F. equiseti was identified on all cultivars except Mundo Novo. Three species of Penicillium were isolated from the beans: P. rugulosum on the Rubi cultivar, P. funiculosum on the Icatu cultivar and P. variabile on the others. The Acaiá cultivar had the highest incidence of P. variabile followed by Mundo Novo and Catuaí. The occurrence of A. niger and A. ochraceus did not differ among the cultivars.The presence of fungi on the surface was significantly higher than inside the beans. None of the samples presented ochratoxin A.