Autoria: SOUZA, P. I. M.; NUNES JÚNIOR, J.; MONTEIRO, P. M. F. O.; ABUD, S.; MOREIRA, C. T.; AJUDARTE NETO, F.; ASSUNÇÃO; M. S.; GUERZONI, R. A.; SOUSA, R. P.

Resumo: The "Convênio Cerrados" - The Savannah Agreement - results from the partnership of institutions such as "Embrapa", "AGENCIARURAL" and the " Centro Tecnológico para Pesquisas Agropecuárias" (CTPA). The main purpose of partnership is to develop better soybeans varieties in order to be grown and commercialized by the CTPA seed producers, which are responsible for funding the research work. The extent of this partnership is given by its own name, thus including all the savannah region, specially the states of Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Tocantins, Distrito Federal, etc. The varieties developed in this partnership may also to able benefit adjacent states such as Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondonia, Piaui, Para and other states; not only due to the number of varieties already developed, but also by means of high stability and great adaptation of varieties. In spite of fact that main genotypes are tested in up to 50 savannah locations before being as a commercial variety, the research activities are performed in at least four main location which are: "Embrapa Cerrados" - in Distrito Federal, "AGENCIARURAL" and "CTPA" - in Goiania and "Embrapa Soja" - in Londrina. The main research field, among the creation of conventional and transgenics varieties are: productivity, stability, dry spells tolerance, insects and diseasesresistence or tolerance - specially the cist nematode and the soybean rust. The use of biotechnology studies have highly increased, specially for the cost reduction, quality and quantity increase of the products as a result of development of new and specific techniques of crop management, varieties improvement and the production of high quality seeds.

Ano de publicação: 2004

Tipo de publicação: Folders

Unidade: Embrapa Cerrados

Palavras-chave: Cerrado, Desenvolvimento Rural, Parceria, Partnership, Pesquisa Agrícola, Transferência de Tecnologia, agriculture, research, rural development, technology transfer