Research topics

• Analysis of meiotic mechanisms
• Analysis of reproduction modes
• Gap analysis of the collection and conservation of wild crop relatives and vulnerable native plant species using ecological niche models and GPS
• Analysis of the environmental and spatial factors that regulate the spatial distribution of native plant species to support collection and conservation
• Cytogenetic and reproductive characterization
• Genetic characterization through hybridization
• Plant cytotaxonomy
• Classification of native species in relation to seed physiology under storage conditions
• Botanical sampling for biological collections
• Sampling of crop wild relative plant germplasm and native species for actual and potential use
• Development of protocols for seed germination and breaking dormancy
• Development and optimization of protocols for in vitro conservation and cryopreservation of native plant species
• Determination of the number of mitotic divisions
• Establishment of protocols for in vitro growth and development of plant structures
• Pollen viability studies
• Phylogeny and biogeography
• Phylogeography of lineages of plant species from the Brazilian flora
• Traditional and molecular taxonomy for species identification