Embrapa evaluates murucizeiro clones for family farming in Brazil

A recent publication made available free of charge on the Embrapa Portal evaluates murucizeiro clones, an endemic species from the Amazon and Northeast, promising for family farming. The Research and Development Bulletin " is signed by researchers Fábio de Lima Gurgel, Walnice Nascimento and Urano de Carvalho. The publication entitled “Assessment of Promising Murucizeiro Clones in Family Farming Environments” is one of the results of the MelhorFruta project. It describes the selection of the first clones of murucizeiro from Embrapa, extracted from the Active Germplasm Bank of Murucizeiro from Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, evaluated and selected in a family farming area in the municipality of Igarapé-Açu, northeast of Pará. Access the publication by clicking here. According to researcher Fábio de Lima Gurgel, one of the authors of the publication, the fruit species of the Amazon are an inexhaustible source for genetic improvement studies, since they provide virtually unexplored ...