Contribution of the institutions in the Northern region of Brazil to the development of plant cultivars and their impact on agriculture.

Contribution of the institutions in the Northern region of Brazil to the development of plant cultivars and their impact on agriculture.

This paper describes the development of breeding programs in northern Brazil and their main impacts on agriculture. Their contribution to the breeding of the species palm oil, acai fruit, cacao, cupuaçu, guarana, tomato, camu-camu, cocona, peach palm, and rubber was laid out in detail. Advances in breeding programs of institutions such as Embrapa, Ceplac, Inpa, and Universities require investments in infrastructure and in human and financial resources to ensure continuity and efficiency in economic, social and environmental gains. The improvement of native species, the main focus of the breeding programs of the institutions in the Northern region of Brazil, is a form of exploiting the Amazonian biodiversity for the benefit of society. Therefore, policies to foster research institutions should be a subject of deliberation and action of the scientific and technological community in Brazil.

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Main Authors: SOUZA, A. das G. C. de, SOUSA, N. R., LOPES, R., ATROCH, A. L., BARCELOS, E., CORDEIRO, E., OLIVEIRA, M. do S. P. de, ALVES, R. M., FARIAS NETO, J. T. de, NODA, H., SILVA FILHO, D. F., YUYAMA, K., ALMEIDA, C. M. V. C. de, LOPES, M. T. G., OHASHI, S. T.
Other Authors: APARECIDA DAS GRACAS C DE SOUZA, CPAA; NELCIMAR REIS SOUSA, CPAA; RICARDO LOPES, CPAA; ANDRE LUIZ ATROCH, CPAA; EDSON BARCELOS DA SILVA, CPAA; EVERTON RABELO CORDEIRO, CPAA; MARIA DO SOCORRO P DE OLIVEIRA, CPATU; RAFAEL MOYSES ALVES, CPATU; JOAO TOME DE FARIAS NETO, CPATU; HIROSHI NODA, INPA; DANILO F. SILVA FILHO, INPA; KAORU YUYAMA, INPA; CAIO MÁRCIO VASCONCELLOS CORDEIRO DE ALMEIDA, CEPLAC; MARIA TERESA GOMES LOPES, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA; SELMA TOYOKO OHASHI, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA.
Format: Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:English
eng
Published: 2013-01-23
Subjects:Amazon region, Native species., plant breeding.,
Online Access:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/946069
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Summary:This paper describes the development of breeding programs in northern Brazil and their main impacts on agriculture. Their contribution to the breeding of the species palm oil, acai fruit, cacao, cupuaçu, guarana, tomato, camu-camu, cocona, peach palm, and rubber was laid out in detail. Advances in breeding programs of institutions such as Embrapa, Ceplac, Inpa, and Universities require investments in infrastructure and in human and financial resources to ensure continuity and efficiency in economic, social and environmental gains. The improvement of native species, the main focus of the breeding programs of the institutions in the Northern region of Brazil, is a form of exploiting the Amazonian biodiversity for the benefit of society. Therefore, policies to foster research institutions should be a subject of deliberation and action of the scientific and technological community in Brazil.

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