Responsible for approximately 70% of the world's coffee exports, Brazil is increasingly
concerned about the quality of the coffees produced, given the growing demand for so …

Methods of multivariate analysis is a powerful approach to assist the initial stages of crops
genetic improvement, particularly, because it allows many traits to be evaluated …

The state of Espírito Santo is the major producer of Coffea canephora in Brazil. Knowledge
of genetic reserves is fundamental to plant breeding. Therefore, the present study …

Water deficit is the most critical factor limiting plant growth and production and salicylic acid
(SA) has potential for stress mitigation in plants; therefore, we evaluated the effect of SA on …

Sucrose has long been thought to play an osmolytic role in stomatal opening. However,
recent evidence supports the idea that the role of sucrose in this process is primarily …

The study of traits in crops enables breeders to guide strategies for selecting and
accelerating the progress of genetic breeding. Although the simultaneous evaluation of …

Tissue culture enables the efficient clonal propagation of plants. This prevents the loss of
genetic information in the natural environment and, in the case of medicinal plants, helps …

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a ubiquitous fungal toxin found in agricultural products and foods that
is toxic to both humans and animals. OTA mainly affects kidney, but the mechanisms …

Mandacaru is a cactus with great socioeconomic potential, but lack of information about its
cultivation hinders its domestication. Here, we aimed to evaluate the acclimatization and …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic variability of natural rubber latex traits
among 44 elite genotypes of the rubber tree [Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex Adr. de Juss.) …