Program Overview

Program Overview

The Program of Graduate Studies in Plant Production offers 16 vacancies for a master's degree and 16 vacancies for a doctoral degree, with seven reserved spots for self-declared black candidates in each course.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for the program, candidates must have a degree in areas related to Agricultural Sciences. The selection process consists of a single stage with two evaluations, both eliminatory in nature.

Evaluation Criteria

The evaluation process is based on the following parameters:

• Avaliaçăo I (NAI Nota da Avaliaçăo I): assessment of the candidate's Curriculum Vitae, worth 0 to 40 points.
• Avaliaçăo II (NAII Nota da Avaliaçăo II): assessment of the research project written by the candidate, including its presentation and defense, worth 0 to 60 points.

Research Areas

The Program of Graduate Studies in Plant Production has two research lines:

• Cięncia e Tecnologia do Cultivo de Plantas (Science and Technology of Plant Cultivation)
• Cięncia e Tecnologia de Recursos Ambientais e Interaçăo de Plantas (Science and Technology of Environmental Resources and Plant Interaction)

Cięncia e Tecnologia do Cultivo de Plantas

This research line aims to produce scientific, technological, and innovative knowledge related to plant cultivation and management, with an emphasis on the sustainability of agricultural production. The studies focus on identifying and solving problems associated with plant production systems, based on the themes and principles of plant genetics and breeding, physiology, and seed production technology, combined with molecular biology and biotechnology techniques.

Cięncia e Tecnologia de Recursos Ambientais e Interaçăo de Plantas

This research line provides for the development of scientific, technological, and innovative research in pedology and soil use; soil chemistry, mineralogy, pollution, and degradation; soil and water management and conservation; soil physics and mechanics; soil conditioners, fertilizers, and waste utilization; nutrient dynamics and availability in the soil-plant system; plant nutrition, metabolism, and nutritional diagnosis; carbon in the soil-plant system; plant-microorganism associations; intra and interspecific competition among plants; physio-metabolic responses of plants to biotic and abiotic agents; analysis of organic traces and compounds; and natural product chemistry.

Program Objectives

The Program of Graduate Studies in Plant Production aims to train human resources at the master's and doctoral levels, capable of developing research, technologies, and innovations focused on vegetable cultivation, with a solid understanding of the factors and processes that occur at the soil-plant interface.