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Master’s and Doctoral Degree in Agronomy


DESCRIPTION
 
Develop professionals in the field of education and research who are able to develop technologies for sustainability in agricultural production and the generation of scientific knowledge related to the rational use of natural and technological resources in agriculture. One of the main goals of the program is to create expert professionals in the field of agricultural production so that they can rationally and sustainably use agricultural potentialities. Researches and studies developed by professors and graduates of the program offer subsidies for the increase of agricultural productivity in Mato Grosso do Sul and the surrounding regions, helping the state become a place where useful agricultural technologies for the region are produced and diffused.
 
Area of Concentration: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
 
LINES OF RESEARCH:

  • Conservation and management of natural renewable resources:
Knowledge about the Technologies which associate agricultural cultivations, native animals and plants, aiming at better using the land, at environmental conservation and a socio-economic improvement for rural families.
 
  • Dynamics and availability of nutrients in the soil-plant system:
Studies about the dynamics of soil nutrients such as the transformations made by microorganisms, retention of elements, lixiviation, interaction among nutrients, factors which influence the availability of nutrients for plants.
 
  • Integrated management of pests and diseases:
Biological control and integrated management: development and use of entomopathogens; evaluation of efficiency of parasitism and predatism; insecticides and integrated management; Plant disease control: epidemiology and control and management.
 
  • Integrated systems for agricultural production:
Studies about methods of cultivation which provide better productivity regarding great plantations, cultivation of forage and vegetables, better productivity, proper management of natural resources and restoration of genetic diversity.
 
SYLLABUS
 
INSECT SAMPLING AND MONITORING
Basic concepts of sampling; classification of population density; methods for measuring population density in agroecosystems and natural ecosystems; spatial distribution of insects; sequence sampling for classification; ecological sampling in genetically modified cultivations; evaluation of utility of sampling plans; binomial countings; time sampling in time for classifying or estimating the growth curve of a population.
 
 
 
PLANT ANATOMY
Origin and organization of the body of the plant. Primary meristems. Simple tissues: parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma and epidermis. Secondary meristems. Complex tissues: xylem, phloem and secretory structures. Plant organs: root, stem and leaf. Reproductive organs: flower, fruit and seed.
 
REGRESSION ANALYSIS APPLIED TO AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
Concepts of regression and correlation. Simple regression and correlation. Non-parametric correlations. Other types of correlation. Multiple linear regression. Partial correlation. Matrix approach to regression. Polynomial regression. Use of bionomial variables. Construction of regression models. Diagnosis and corrective measures in linear regression. Nonlinear regression. Response surface adjustments. Special types of regression.
 
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS APPLIED TO AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
Fundamentals of Matrix Algebra. Linear transformations. Variance-covariance and correlation matrix. Principal component analysis. Factor analysis. Canonical correlation analysis. Grouping analysis. Discriminant analysis.
 
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT
Basic concepts and fundamentals of biological control. History of biological control in Brazil and in the world. Biology of predators and parasitoids. Relationships: predator/prey, host/parasitoid and entomophagous/entomopathogens. Biological cycle, mode of action, production and use of entomopathogens. Integrated pest management – IPM in economically significant cultivations.
 
CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASE
Control methods related to exclusion, eradication, protection, resistance and chemotherapy. Main fungicide groups. Fungicide evaluation by bioanalysis and field conditions. Physiological  specialization of phytopathogens.
 
SUPERVISED INTERNSHIP IN TEACHING I
This internship must include at least one of the following activities which must be developed with undergraduate students from UFMS: 1. Assistance regarding the supervision of internships in their research, class education or community outreach experiences, in the laboratory, field or classroom; 2. Assistance regarding undergraduate disciplines offered by UFMS; 3. Collaboration in technical-scientific events for undergraduate courses of UFMS; 4. Assistance for offering continuing education courses to be taught by the intern’s advisor professor; 5. Co-advising students as far as undergraduate research, final paper or equivalent activities.
 
SUPERVISED INTERNSHIP IN TEACHING II
This internship must include at least one of the following activities which must be developed with undergraduate students from UFMS: 1. Assistance regarding the supervision of internships in their research, class education or community outreach experiences, in the laboratory, field or classroom; 2. Assistance regarding undergraduate disciplines offered by UFMS; 3. Collaboration in technical-scientific events for undergraduate courses of UFMS; 4. Assistance for offering continuing education courses to be taught by the intern’s advisor professor; 5. Co-advising students as far as undergraduate research, final paper or equivalent activities.
 
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTATION
Basic concepts of statistics and experimentation. Planning agricultural experiments. Basic principles of experimentation. Experimental design. Treatment design. Fundamentals and applications of significance tests. Multiple comparison test. Diagnosis and corrective measures in variance analysis. Joint analysis of a series of experiments. Fundamentals and applications of regression and correlation.
 
SOIL FERTILITY
The relation between fertility and other disciplines, constitution of the soil; absorption of cations and anions; concepts about soil fertility; plant experimentation; evaluation of soil fertility and the nutritional state of plants; acidity and liming; studies about the nutrients in the soil; correction of the soil; economy in the use of fertilizers and correctors.
 
POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Metabolic transformations in the vital cycle of fruits and vegetables. Respiratory process and the regulators of maturation. External factors that affect maturation. Main causes of pre and postharvest losses. Postharvest technologies and quality. Postharvest controlled and/or modified atmosphere storage and refrigeration. Standardization, classification, packaging and transportation of products. Minimal processing of fruits and vegetables.
 
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Growth and development of plants. Photosynthesis and respiration. Plant hormones and growth regulators. Physiology of thermal, hydric and chemical stress of the soil.
 
CULTIVATION OF FORAGE
Introduction to forage species. Physiological principles of management of forage. Nutritive value and quality of forage. Forage formation, recovery, fertilization and mixing. Management of forage. Conservation of forage: silage and hay making.
 
FRUIT GROWING
Principles of the following cultivations: passion fruit, pinapple, papaya, banana, citrus, grape, annonaceae, exotic and native fruits of the Brazilian cerrado.
 
SOIL PHYSICS
The soil as a disperse system. Texture, structure and consistence of the soil. Water, air and temperature of the soil. Physics as a factor in soil management. Physical determinants in the laboratory and in the field.
 
GEOPROCESSING APPLIED TO AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Introduction to image processing: notions of satellite-based remote sensing; vector and matrix editing; image segmentation and classification; class mapping; metric operations and information plan cutting. b) Generation of land numerical models; generation of grids; slicing, profile and volume; declivity maps; 3D visualization; distance maps. c) introduction to geostatistics; d) applications in environmental studies and land use. e) elaboration and printing of cards.
 
INSECTICIDES AND INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT
Inseticides and acaricides: fundamentals for integrated management, regulations about agrochemicals in Brazil and in Mercosul. Conceptual, biochemical and physiological basis in chemical pest control. Toxicology of insecticides. Pharmacokinetics. Experimental methods of chemical pest control. Selectivity and insecticide resistance management. Pest resistant transgenic plants.
 
IRRIGATION AND FERTIGATION MANAGEMENT
Basic concepts of irrigation. Irrigation methods. Theory of irrigation management. Soil, water, climate, plant and their interactions with irrigation. Optimization of the use of water and energy through computer programs. Laboratory and field practice.
 
SOIL MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
Management systems, adaptation due to intrinsic characteristics of the soil, effects on physical-chemical and biological characteristics of the soil. Factors that affect productivity of cultivations in the soil-water-plant system. Organic matter and other inputs as soil conditioners. Soil and cultivation management practices used in the restoration of degraded soils.
 
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF PESTS IN THE MAIN CULTIVATIONS IN BRAZILIAN CERRADO
Integrated pest management (IPM): theory and practice. IPM-Soy. IPM-Cotton. IPM-Corn. IPM-Wheat. Pest control methods.
 
PLANT IMPROVEMENT METHODS
Introduction. Genetic and cytogenetic basis for plant improvement; Material sources for plant improvement; Reproductive system of cultivated plants; Improvement methods of autogamous plants; Improvement methods of allogamous plants; Improvement methods of vegetative propagation plants; Improvement methods for disease and pest resistance; Improvement methods for abiotic stress tolerance; Biotechnology applied to plant improvement.
 
PLANT NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
Chemical composition of seeds. Metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and reserve proteins. Respiration. Cell wall biosynthesis. Carbon economy. Nitrogen acquisition and assimilation.  Biosynthesis of starch, fats and proteins.
 
PLANT MINERAL NUTRITION
Criteria of essentiality, nutritive solutions, chemical analysis in plants, ionic absorption (radicular), translocation and redistribution, leaf absorption, functions of macronutrients, toxic elements, evaluation of the nutritional status of plants.
 
CULTIVATION OF ORCHID
History and nomenclature. Reproduction techniques by cutting, seeds and meristems. Substrates. Acclimatization of mature and immature plants. Nutrition. Irrigation. Phytosanitary control.
 
ADVANCED RESEARCH
Research activities that aim at preparing doctoral graduates for working as researchers, making them more aware of the reality of Plant Production in Brazil.
 
MEDICINAL, AROMATIC AND SEASONING PLANTS
Plants and therapeutic methods. Active components of plants. Phytochemistry. Plant organs or parts used for therapeutic purposes. Medicinal properties of plants. Main native and cultivated species popularly used in Brazil. Ethnobotany. Phytosociology. Conservation of genetic resources. Cultivation of medicinal herbs and shrubs. Harvesting, processing and marketing.
 
PRODUCTION OF MAJOR CROPS I
Analysis of the factors that affect the production of soy, corn and sugarcane. Studies about the different aspects and recent advancements of agricultural research related to production technology. Post-harvesting.
 
PRODUCTION OF MAJOR CROPS II
Analysis of the factors that affect the production of rice, cotton, beans and mixed cultivations. Studies about the different aspects and recent advancements of agricultural research related to production technology. Post-harvesting.
 
PRODUCTION OF NON-CONVENTIONAL STARCHY VEGETABLES
Analysis of the factors that affect the production of non-conventional starchy vegetables: taro, yam and arrowroot. Discussion about experimental works about the effects of edaphic and climatic conditions on vegetable production, as well as factors related to cultural methods, fertilizing and post-harvesting.
 
PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES I
Analysis of the factors that affect the production of root vegetables and greens. Discussion about experimental works about the effects of edaphic and climatic conditions on vegetable production, as well as factors related to plant dormancy, blooming, germination, cultural methods, fertilizing and post-harvesting.
 
PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES II
Analysis of the factors that affect the production of fruit vegetables. Discussion about experimental works about the effects of edaphic and climatic conditions on the production of these vegetables, as well as factors related to germination, cultural methods, fertilizing and post-harvesting.
 
PRODUCTION OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
Cultivation of vegetables and flowers. Seedling nurseries and greenhouses. Substrates. Light. Temperature. Propagation. Irrigation. Fertilization. Phytosanitary control.
 
COMPUTING RESOURCES FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Introduction to the applied use of electronic sheets. Application of computer programs for statistical analysis, frequency distribution, multiple comparison test, linear regression and correlation. Computer-aided solution to nonlinear models.
 
 
PLANT RESISTANCE TO DISEASE
Host-pathogen relationship; Physiology of parasitismo; Basic concepts of resistance; Genetics of resistance and pathogenicity, Pathometry; Epidemiology; Vertical resistance and horizontal resistance; Disease control through genetic resistance.
 
GRAIN DRYING AND AERATION
Brazilian and world structure for grain storage. Grain constitution and physical properties. Psychrometry. Air movement. Hygroscopy. Grain drying. Dryers. Fundamentals and management of grain aeration systems. Costs of grain drying.
 
SEMINAR I
Techniques for presentations. Master’s degree in Agronomy and the University. Agronomy in the contexto of plant prodution.
 
SEMINAR II
Techniques for presentations. Master’s degree in Agronomy and the University. Agronomy in the contexto of plant prodution.
 
AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
History, concepts and classification of agroforestry systems. Principles of species selection for agroforestry systems. Economic aspects of agroforestry. Experimentation in agroforestry. Soil productivity and conservation in agroforestry. Case studies.
 
SCIENTIFIC WRITING TECHNIQUES
Post-graduate structure: master’s and doctoral degrees/thesis and dissertation. Differences between project, thesis and dissertation. Structure of the scientific text: title, authors, summary, keywords, introduction, material and methods, results and discussion, conclusion and bibliographic references. Jornals: Capes, SciELO and Qualis. ABNT 6023 writing rules. Elaboration, review and correction of technical texts. Seminar: “The importance of the didactic-pedagogical background and the construction of a new profile for higher education professors”.
 
SPECIAL TOPICS
Content related to the area of concentration for credit hour complementation.
 
USE AND MANAGEMENT OF CORRECTORS AND FERTILIZERS
Concept, terminology, regulations, production and consumption of correctors and fertilizers in Brazil. Use and management of fertilizers containing N, P, K, S and micronutrients. Use and management of acidity correctors for the soil (liming). Use of agricultural plaster. Natural organic fertilizers and controlled availability fertilizers (slow). Mixed, complex fertilizers and mixtures. Leaf fertilization. Fluid fertilizers: solutions and suspensions.
 


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