Genetics studies in natural populations of macaw viewing management and conservation in legal reserves of rural settlements at Pontal do Paranapanema

• Grant number: 13/23168-4
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: May 01, 2014 - October 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Forestry Resources and Forestry Engineering - Nature Conservation
• Principal Investigator: Flávio Bertin Gandara
• Grantee: Flávio Bertin Gandara
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Carlos Augusto Colombo ; Evandro Vagner Tambarussi ; Flávio Bertin Gandara ; Mario Luiz Teixeira de Moraes

Abstract

Macaw (Acrocomia aculeata) is a native arborean palm with wide geographic distribution. This palm has great potential for use in extraction of vegetable oil used in biodiesel production. At Pontal do Paranapanema, in the extreme west of São Paulo State, there are large natural populations of this palm, especially in Legal Reserves of rural settlements of agrarian reform. In order to make a sustainable use of these resources, there must be a planned companion planting with native trees and other useful species as an agroforestry system with settlement communities. Thereby this use could help small farmers, contributing to the socio-economic development of the region as an area of critical state. In this context there is the importance of evaluating genetic variations within and between natural populations and the crossing rate of macaw species, aiming the potential for immediate use in management plans, SAF plantations and conservations projects in the Pontal do Paranapanema region. Unfortunately, despite the great species economic potential it is poorly studied and the natural populations need basic genetic and ecological information, especially for the Pontal do Paranapanema region, where this project will be implanted. The study will establish a sample of 50 adult individuals in each of three places of the rural settlements that will be genetically analyzed, representing the region (150 samples). To compare, 50 individuals of Dourado- SP, that was genetically studied will serve as reference. To study the crossing rate, in one of the populations, 25 seeds will be sampled in array of 10 matrices. The total amount is 450 samples in the study. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

PESSO COELHO, NATALIA HELENA; TAMBARUSSI, EVANDRO VAGNER; AGUIAR, BRUNA IBANES; ROQUE, RAFAEL H.; PORTELA, RENAN MARCELO; BRAGA, RAYSSA CHAVES; SANSON, DANIELA; SILVA, RICHELIEL A. R.; FERRAZ, ELZA MARTINS; MORENO, MARIA ANDREIA; et al. Understanding genetic diversity, spatial genetic structure, and mating system through microsatellite markers for the conservation and sustainable use of Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. Ex Mart.. CONSERVATION GENETICS, v. 19, n. 4, p. 879-891, AUG 2018. (13/23168-4)

PORTELA, RENAN MARCELO; TAMBARUSSI, EVANDRO VAGNER; DE AGUIAR, ANANDA VIRGINIA; GANDARA, FLAVIO B.; PERES, FABIANA SCHMIDT BANDEIRA; ROSA, JOAO RICARDO BACHEGA FEIJO. Using a coalescent approach to assess gene flow and effective population size of Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. Ex Mart. in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Tree Genetics & Genomes, v. 16, n. 2, MAR 23 2020. (13/23168-4)