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 century, the wide use of Guzerá breed in crossbreeding led to the expressive reduction of their effective population size, to worrying numbers. Due to its adaptation to diverse environmental conditions, its potential for dual-purpose production (i.e. meat and milk), and its risk of extinction, in 1991, this breed was included by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) in the list of genetic resources to be preserved. In view of this, and due to the demand for br ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008

Despite the growth in the production and productivity rates of dairy farming in Brazil, the globalization of the economy, the fluctuations in domestic and foreign food prices, the changing feeding habits of the population, with the growing interest in functional foods as well as foods from agroecological or organic production systems, coupled with the strong demand for genetically improved and adapted animals, are relevant factors that have challenged research and development agencies in proposi

Status: Completed     Start date: Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008

GM crops that are resistant to glyphosate have created a new scenario in Brazilian agriculture. Glyphosate has been generally used mainly in soybean farms in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná. In the state of São Paulo, glyphosate is widely used in orchards, especially citrus ones. The repeated use of glyphosate has given rise to cases of weed resistance to this herbicide in different places of the country. The trend is that new glyphosate resistant crops such ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011

This project aimed to present reuse alternates for the waste produced in the industrial processing of açaí, and thus obtain processing plants that minimize the release of waste products. A previous evaluation of this matter pointed out technological alternatives through which would be possible to: I) reuse the residue inside or outside the processing plant, or, II) produce byproducts with aggregated value. The project proposed to develop support technologies to the açaí agroindustrial complex, w ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008

Brazil annually consumes 10.5 million tons of wheat, half of which is produced in the country, which entails an approximate outlay of 800 million dollars in wheat imports. The high cost of production and the difficulties in the obtention of cultivars with technological qualities that meet market requirements are among the main limiting factors for the Brazilian wheat production chain. Out of all the cultivars available from all Brazilian breeders, about two thirds were created from germplasm

Status: Completed     Start date: Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2012

The Cerrado is the second largest Brazilian biome and is considered one of the main biodiversity reserves on the planet that need to be conserved. For a rational and sustainable exploitation of this natural wealth, it is necessary to get to know it beforehand. A possible approach, from the point of view of the elaboration of products from Cerrado plants, is the use of aromatic species to obtain essential oils and extracts for application in the perfume and cosmetic industries. The main goal of t

Status: Completed     Start date: Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011

This research project aims to obtain information about wood harvesting, energy supply and carbon credit market using five both native and exotic forest species in experimental homogeneous and mixed plantation systems in the counties in Pará. Furthermore, as additional information, activities that open up new guidelines regarding fertilization, dissemination and phytosanitary aspects of the species in question will be carried out throughout eight actions plans. The species of interest are: paricá ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2007

Embrapa Gado de Leite has the main Elephant Grass Germplasm Active Bank (BAGCE) in the country. However, the main species of grasshopper (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) and the genetic variability for resistance to these pest insects were not known. Therefore, the objective of this work was to study the population dynamics of spittlebugs and to evaluate the accessions of the elephant grass germplasm bank, regarding resistance to Mahanarva liturata. The population dynamics of cercopids in Coronel Pacheco

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

The Cerrado is the second largest Brazilian biome and is considered one of the main biodiversity reserves on the planet that need to be conserved. For a rational and sustainable exploitation of this natural wealth, it is necessary to get to know it beforehand. A possible approach, from the point of view of the elaboration of products from Cerrado plants, is the use of aromatic species to obtain essential oils and extracts for application in the perfume and cosmetic industries. The main goal of t

Status: Completed     Start date: Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2015