Seed Science and Technology

The facilities at Maringá State University for teaching, researching, and extending to the rural community the usual methods for controlling the quality of seed lots are first located at Iguatemi Research Farm (23°25´ SL; 51°57´ WL, 550 m of altitude), Iguatemi County; the second building is located at NUPAGRI - Agricultural Research and Development Centre (23º26'S ; 51º53'W), Maringá County; the third seed laboratory is located at Umuarama campus (23º47'S ; 53º15'W), Umuarama County, northwestern Paraná, Brazil. The essential components of these seed laboratories are: glasshouse for studying and producing pot and bedding plants,  meteorological  station  for  reporting
Balança analítica com precisão de 0.1mg.

B.brizanta - Clique para ver outras espécies Plântulas de braquiária brizanta obtidas com a retirada da lema e da pálea - clique para ampliar Parcela com capim braquiaria brizanta (7.000 kg/ha MS). - clique para ampliar

basic weather conditions, irrigation system for maintaining the soil humidity under control, and seed storage room (10°C, 40%-RH) for preserving germplasm under a short-term purpose. Lectures on Seed Production and Technology (4492) are introduced to under-graduation students at third-year of Agronomy (DAG), agronomists and seed biologists under post-graduation; these seed laboratories are offering scientific and technical support for Master Science and Doctor Science dissertation/theses in   seed   production  and  technology  of

 soybean (Glycine max L. Merril),  hybrid seeds of pop-corn and sweet-corn (Zea mays L.) in conjunction with the post-graduation programmes of Agronomy (PGA), Genetic and Plant Breeding (PGM), and the seed ecology of plant populations from preserved ecosystems in conjunction with the post-graduation programme of Comparative Biology (PGB).
Computadores utilizadas para aulas de sementes
Sementes desaristadas de Stevia rebaudiana - clique para ampliar Mudas de Stevia rebaudiana no estádio V2.5 - clique para ampliar Cultura de Stevia rebaudiana em fileiras duplas - clique para ampliar

The current researches are concentrated on statistical models for describing seed lot vigour and the performance of seed lots under germination using Cecropia pachystachya Trec., various ecotypes of Panicum maximum, soybean varieties (Glycine max L. Merril),  the  landrace  cultivar  of  Stevia   rebaudiana   (Bert)   Bertoni,

Teste de emergência a campo com sementes de milho.

the different species of Urochloa (Brachiaria), and hybrids or varieties of Zea mays L.. Teachers are open for discussing, helping, and sharing their field experience from various factors that are affecting the physical and the physiological quality of seed lots.
Posto meteorológico

Since  05/2007