Biotechnological Assets Applied to Drought and Pests in Relevant Crops for Agribusiness
AL 14 - Field Phenotyping - Private Sector
Laboratory Activities - PlantStress Biotech INCT
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Organize, maintain and share an in vivo bank of the innovation assets obtained in the project shared by INCT members.
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Phenotyping (greenhouse or field) corn, soybean and cotton population resulting from crossing with GM events to obtain proof of concept of drought tolerance and/or resistance to Spodoptera frugiperda, Helicoverpa armigera or Meloidogyne spp.
Rafael Galbieri
Team Leader
Dr. Rafael is an agronomist graduated at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). He holds a master's degree in Agriculture from the Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC) and has a PhD degree in Tropical Agriculture from the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT). Since 2007, he is a researcher (phytopathologist) at Instituto Mato-Grossense do Algodão (IMA). In 2008, he became the coordinator of the Department of Phytopathology/Nematology at IMA. His research focuses on the management of diseases and nematodes in cotton, soybean and castor bean crops, working in different areas, such as gentic, biological, chemical and cultural control of pathogens.
Contact
Rafael Galbieri
Instituto Mato-grossense do Algodão.
Rodovia BR070 km 266 Zona rural 78850-000 - Primavera do Leste, MT - Brazil - Caixa-postal: 149
Phone: (66) 34973301