Study of measurement of juçara palm (Euterpe edulis M.) for the development of a management system of fruit production

• Grant number: 10/13991-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2011
• End date: February 28, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Forestry Resources and Forestry Engineering - Forest Management
• Principal Investigator: João Luís Ferreira Batista
• Grantee: Andréa Bittencourt Moreira
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The Euterpe edulis Martius, better known as juçara palm , is a higher density species in the Atlantic Rain Forest and has been undergoing an intense process of extinction, mainly due to illegal cut for the production of palm heart. An alternative to the preservation of the specie is the sustainable management of the palmiteiro, through the use of its fruits for pulp production, known in the market under the name of 'açaí'. The objective of this work is to provide the subsidies necessary for measurement of the development of a sustainable management system of the palmiteiro, for the production of fruit and pulp for small holders and traditional communities. The field survey will be conducted on small farms in the city of Ubatuba, northern coast of São Paulo. From the data collected will be possible to characterize the structure and dynamics of the palm, and the construction, fit and selection of models for predicting the production of pulp and fruit per plant.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MOREIRA, Andréa Bittencourt. Measurement of juçara palm (Euterpe edulis Mart.) information for the management of fruit production. 2013. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.