Research topics

• Species classification with respect to the physiological response to seed storage (orthodox, recalcitrant or intermediate)
• Collection of plant germplasm of social and economic importance
• Development of integrated actions for conservation, including both in situ and ex situ strategies
• Development of methods for evaluating the physiological quality and genetic integrity of conserved germplasm
• Development of protocols for germination and for overcoming seed dormancy
• Development and improvement of protocols for in vitro conservation and cryopreservation of plant species
• Establishment of protocols for growth and development of in vitro vegetative structures
• Studies on seed deterioration under storage conditions
• Phylogeography of Brazilian flora
• Traditional and molecular taxonomy for species identification