Black pepper ( Piper nigrum L.) is highly important in Brazilian agri-business, and it currently occupies the fourth position in the world's market export rates, the state of Pará being responsible for 85% of the national production. In this context, the emergence of fusariosis, caused by the Fusarium solani f. sp. Piperis fungus, has been the source of significant losses to the black pepper culture, especially in Pará. Studies have confirmed the narrow genetic base and the suscep ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009

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 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

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2013

The state of Pará is responsible for 80% of the national black pepper production, and Brazil is the third biggest producer and exporter of the spice. However, the production and productivity of the culture has been decreasing throughout the years due to the occurrence of the root rotting disease caused by Fusarium solani f sp. Piperis in a great number of black pepper farms, leading to great economical loss and substantial decline in plantation area along the period of more than forty ye ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2007

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

Brazil is the fourth main world producer and exporter of black pepper, having had an estimated production of 33,000 tons in 2008. It is an important agricultural product to Pará's exporting schedules, being responsible for almost 90% of the entire country's production. The fusariosis disease caused by the Fusarium solani f. sp. Piperis fungus is the main cause for reduction of production cycles and increase in production costs. Once the disease is detected, the area is completely devasta ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009

Rice and wheat are the two main sources of calories in the human diet, and both are important crops that are exported to the USA. Rice blast, which is caused by the Magnaporthe oryzae fungus, is a limiting factor for the global production of rice and constitutes a very serious emerging threat to wheat in the USA. Research on the disease in last the 20 years has provided a wealth of understanding on the molecular foundation for rice resistance to blast and on M. oryzae's pathogen

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2013

In the last three seasons, the occurrence of grain and pod rot in the final stage of formation has been observed in soybean crops. The occurrence of this anomaly, so far, is located in the municipalities of the mid-northern region of Mato Grosso. This region corresponds to 31% of the soybean sown area in the state and reports of losses due to this problem ranged from 16% to 30% in the 2021/2022 harvest, a potential loss of 59 million bags. Taking the average value of a soybean bag of R$163.85 on

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2022

The culture of yuca is traditionally rustic and adapted to soil and climate marginal conditions. It is also one of the most important sources of carbohydrates for 600 million people in tropical countries worldwide. Although the entire plant is consumed, the root is the most important part of the plant (Fukuda et al., 2008), and in Pará, the area destined to the cultivation of yucca is rather expressive, reaching 326,000 hectares in the year 2007, with a production of 5,211,503 root tons, a fact ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010