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Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento (São Paulo - Estado). Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA). Instituto Biológico (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Graduation at Agronomy from Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo (1991), master's at Agronomy from Universidade de Brasília (1997) and doctorate at Agronomy (Phytopathology) from Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo (2006). Experience in Agronomy, focusing on Phytopathology, Plant Virology, acting on the following subjects: plant viruses, viroids, epidemiology, biotechnology. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Brazil is currently the third largest beer producer in the world, with an annual production of more than 15 million liters, and an annual revenue of more than US$ 25 billion. However, Brazil still imports almost all hops (Humulus lupulus, Cannabaceae) used in beer production, mainly from the United States and Germany. In Italy, hop is also prevalently imported from Germany. However, likel…
Instituto Biológico (IB) is a research center coordinated by the São Paulo Agribusiness Technology Agency (APTA), the Secretariat of Agriculture and Supply of the State of São Paulo (SAA) and its mission is to "Develop and transfer scientific and technological knowledge for the agricultural business in the areas of animal and plant health, its relations with the environment, aiming at imp…
Vegetable crops represent an important part of Brazilian and UK agribusiness, with a social function, especially in family agriculture. Brazil is among the ten largest vegetable producers in the world. Field vegetable production in the UK was worth £690 m (AU)
Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV, Potyvirus) is one of the most important viruses that cause damage in several economical crops, especially Brassicaceae such as kale, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli (Brassica oleraceae), turnip (B. rapa), mustard (B. juncea), canola (B. napus) and radish (Raphanus sativus). This virus is distributed worldwide, has the broadest known host range and, consequently, …
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Cole Latent Virus (CoLV), genus Carlavirus, family Betaflexiviridae, has elongated flexuous particles of about 650 nm in length, and its genome consists of single-stranded RNA. This virus, which until now has only been described infecting brassica in Brazil, is transmitted mechanically and by aphids in a non-persistent manner. In the natural hosts, the CoLV infections are asymptomatic or …
Yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims f. flavicarpa Deg.), apart from being consumed as fresh fruits and used in the production of concentrated juice, is known in folk medicine by their pharmacological properties. Many of these properties are determined by specific secondary metabolites such as alkaloids and flavonoids. The "woodiness disease", induced by Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic …
In Brazil, flowers and ornamental plants market can reach up to 1.5 billion dollars in wholesale and retail yearly. Among ornamental plants, chrysanthemum (Dendrathema spp., Asteraceae) stands out in the domestic market for cut flowers, and it is regarded as one of the most valuable in the flower trade, being produced and commercialized in more than 100 municipalities in the state of São …
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Viroids are tiny naked RNAs that infect plants and incite diseases, some of them of great economic relevance. These pathogens do not encode for any known protein, but instead recruit host factors, structures, and routes to complete their infectious cycle. There are about 30 species of viroids classified into two families: Avsunviroidae and Pospiviroidae. Recently, the group led by Dr. Jos…
In Brazil, the ornamental species of flowers and plants market moves, annually, more than three billion dollars. The chrysanthemum (Dendranthema spp., Asteraceae) is considered one of the most valuable commercial ornamental, being produced in more than 100 municipalities in the State of São Paulo. Diseases induced by virus and viroids have been a serious problem for this crop in several c…
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