The banana tree is cultivated from north to south of the country and the main cultivars used are susceptible to pests, with low productivity and some are very tall. The project aims to continue the banana breeding program underway since 1983 and aims to create and agronomically evaluate banana genotypes; assess resistance / tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses; develop basic studies aimed at generating knowledge for pest control in support of the breeding program; use tissue culture techn

Status: Completed     Start date: Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008

The project aims to develop and / or recommend cultivars of bananas and plantains resistant to the main pests (nematodes and rhizome borers) and diseases (Sigatoka-black or Sigatoka-yellow or wilt Fusarium) with agronomic and sensory characteristics aligned with the main demands of the Brazilian fruit agribusiness.The research is carried out based on conventional breeding, via crossbreeding, adding advanced biology tools, with a focus on reducing time and increasing efficiency in the selection o

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019

Develop and or recommend banana and plantain cultivars with resistance to the main pests (nematodes or rhizome borer) and diseases (black Sigatoka or yellow Sigatoka or Panama desease), and with agronomic and sensory characteristics aligned with the main demands of Brazilian fruit agribusiness. The strategy uses conventional breeding via crosses, adding advanced biology tools, focusing on reducing time and increasing the efficiency of selection of promising genotypes in the progenies, aiming at

Status: Completed     Start date: Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2017

The overall objective is to develop disease-resistant banana and plantain cultivars with an agronomic and sensory profile in line with market demands.

Status: In progress     Start date: Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2021

Bananas are one of Brazil's main agricultural products, having great economical significance. With a production reaching over five million tons annually, the fruit is a source of food for millions of people around the world. However, the plantations have been facing diseases and plagues which reduce the productive cycle once the local farmers are oblivious to certain agricultural practices. In the Amazon, the need to increase the crops is hindered by the lack of quality genetic strains for disse

Status: Completed     Start date: Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2007

Develop an agricultural process to adapt management practices that mitigate the effects of the presence of Fusarium wilt in banana production areas in the Chapada do Apodi region (Ceará).

Status: In progress     Start date: Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2021

The proposal presents an innovative solution, which is to validate candidate drought tolerance genes through genetic transformation (cisgeny) for the development of a banana variety with efficient use of water and a case study with CRISPR/cas9 via gene knock-out PDS (phytoene desaturase) as a model for the species.

Status: In progress     Start date: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2021

The objective is jointly validate new banana and plantain cultivars; as well as to adapt management practices aimed at mitigating the effects of the presence of Fusarium wilt or Panama disease in banana production areas in the regions of Lassance, Nova Porteirinha, Capitão Enéias, Jaíba and Verdelândia located in the north of the State of Minas Gerais.

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019

The general objective of the project is to reduce water use in irrigation of banana and papaya with localized irrigation systems in interaction with soil cover and unconventional methods of water management.

Status: In progress     Start date: Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2020

Irrigation is the largest consumer of available water resources and the project will act on one of the main bottlenecks of this higher water consumption through irrigation, which is the management of water that enters the producers' plots and maintains a high water demand. The objective goal is to provide alternatives for increasing the water use efficiency of banana, papaya and pineapple fruit. The alternatives to be explored are the use of plant density increase for the banana tree; the use of

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019