The use of dwarf lines to obtain mini-tomato hybrid plants has led to agronomic and economic advantages. However, the benefits provided by dwarf parents in tomato hybrids of the Santa Cruz type remain unexplored. The aims of this study were to determine the agronomic enhancement in BC1F2 dwarf populations bearing characteristic fruit of the Santa Cruz type after the first backcross and to select populations wit...
Removal of lettuce basal leaves is a technique used by the seed industry; however, the effects on seed production and physiological potential are unknown. Genetic dissimilarity is fundamental in the identification of individuals in terms of traits of interest, although it is rarely considered in relation to seeds that are tolerant to thermoinhibition. The aim of this study was to ascertain the relationship betw...
In colonies of Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811 workers can be found with four ganglion nerve cells, a morphological characteristic of the queen. It is hypothesized that these workers, called intercastes, or phenocopies, are phenotypically-like workers, but genotypically identical to queens due to this specific trait. Workers with the same number of ganglion as queens seem to be intercastes between queens a...
CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; FAPEMIG - Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais; UFU - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação); Com o objetivo de comparar populações de Melipona scutellaris, introduzidas no Meliponário Uberlândia, Uberlândia - MG, em...
The growth habit directly influences the tomato architecture, impacting on agronomic performance of mini-tomato hybrids. However, little is known about the growth habit of mini-tomatoes hybrids obtained by the crossing of dwarf lines versus normal lines with different growth habits. The objective of this study was to determine the type of growth that occurs when crossing a mini-tomato dwarf line versus normal p...
The objective was to evaluate the genetic variability among pepper accessions al the physical and chemical characteristics of fruit. Pepper accesses are from the Germplasm Bank at the Federal University of Uberlandia - Monte Carmelo Campus (Universidade Federal de Uberlândia-UFU, Campus Monte Carmelo, MG, Brazil). The experiment was conducted from November 2013 to March 2014 at UFU's Experimental Station on the...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; The genus Dinoponera is represented by six species, geographically distributed along South América. The species Dinoponera australis is found from Mato Grosso to Rio Grande do Sul, as well as in neighboring countries. These ants are characterized by the presence of venom glands that are responsible for the production of a toxin constituted in its majo...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; Ovarian cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the developed world, which continues to kill more women than all other gynecological cancers combined. The absence of signs and symptoms coupled with lack of screening strategies contribute to the late diagnosis in most patients, resulting in low cure rates. The Phage Display (PD) technology allo...