Professionals linked to seed companies in Goiás, Minas Gerais and São Paulo were at Embrapa Arroz e Feijão to visit genetic seed production fields from the bean improvement program and discuss crop management
New technology, coming from a specific gene from the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), is highly effective against lepidopteran pests, especially Spodoptera frugiperda and Diatraea saccharalis
Knowledge should accelerate the improvement of the species, better known as brachiaria. Currently, the process of developing a new cultivar takes more than a decade
Action is part of the joint project to improve Cavendish bananas for resistance to Tropical race 4 of the fungus, responsible for Fusarium wilt disease, the most destructive disease of the crop and still without definitive control
Use of cultivars with a high genetic standard offers producers the possibility of adjusting the volume of seeds during planting, while optimizing the use of fungicides and maintaining profitability
In wild varieties, generally inedible, researchers look for genes of interest for agricultural production related to characteristics such as productivity, disease resistance and higher starch content.
Technicians from the International Italian-Latin American Organization (IILA), the National Rural Learning Service (SENA)-Colombia and Embrapa Meio-Norte discussed the feasibility of a partnership between the institutions
