Barbara Franca Dantas

Researcher Embrapa Semi-arid Region

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Sector: Núc Temático Recursos Naturais

Date of Hire: 15/10/2001

Registration: 302870

Mini-curriculum


I have a degree in Agronomy from the Federal University of Uberlândia (1997), a master's degree in Agronomy (Plant Physiology) from the Federal University of Lavras (1999) and a PhD in Agronomy (Agriculture) from the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2002). She is a researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, a permanent guest professor at the postgraduate programs in Plant Genetic Resources at the State University of Feira de Santana-UEFS and in Irrigated Horticulture at the State University of Bahia- UNEB. I have experience in the area of Agronomy, with an emphasis on Seeds and Seedlings, working mainly in Ecophysiology and Technology of Seeds native to the Caatinga. I am curious about the processes of scientific dissemination through digital media.I am as passionate about the arts as I am about science and since 2023 I have been CEO of Bbta Aquarelas e Artes, which develops watercolors and other products whose theme is the fauna and mainly flora of the Caatinga.

Education


1992 - 1997

Graduação em Agronomia

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Title: Efeito do metanol na produtividade de couve-da-malásia (Brasica chinensis var parachinensis (Bailey) Sinskaja).

Obtained year: 1997

Advisor: Marli A Ranal


1997 - 1999

Mestrado em Agronomia (Fisiologia Vegetal)

Universidade Federal de Lavras

Title: Efeito do cálcio no desenvolvimento de aerênquimas e atividade de enzimas de degradação e afrouxamento de parede celular em plântulas de milho (Zea mays L.) Cv. Saracura- BRS 4154 submetidas à hipoxia.

Obtained year: 1999

Advisor: José Donizeti Alves


1999 - 2002

Doutorado em Agronomia (Agricultura)

Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

Title: Atividade amilolítica e qualidade de sementes de milho (Zea mays L.) submetidas ao alagamento

Obtained year: 2002

Advisor: João Domingos Rodrigues


2015 - 2016

Pós-Doutorado em

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Obtained year: 2016


Areas of expertise


  1. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Plant Science / Especialidade: Physiology of Cultivated Plants
  2. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Biochemistry / Subárea: Metabolismo and Bioenergetics
  3. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Plant Science / Especialidade: Seed Production and Processing
  4. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Botany / Subárea: Plant Physiology / Especialidade: Nutrition and Plant Growth
  5. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Botany / Subárea: Plant Physiology / Especialidade: Fisiologia Do Crescimento E Desenvolvimento Vegetal
  6. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Forest resources and Forest Engineering / Subárea: Forestry / Especialidade: Forest seeds
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