Melhoramento genético do dendezeiro visando à obtenção de materiais melhorados, adaptados às condições locais, pela utilização de germoplasma de caiaué (Elaeis oleifera).

O fator limitante à exploração comercial do híbrido interespecífico de dendê consiste na sua baixa produção em óleo, quando comparado aos híbridos dura e psifera. A busca de uma solução a longo prazo para esse problema consiste no estabelecimento de um programa de retrocruzamentos para o dendê, tendo por objetivo elevar a produtividade em óleos desses materiais, preservando ao mesmo tempo características agronômicas relevantes do caiaué como, por exemplo, a provável resistência ou tolerância às principais pragas e doenças do dendezeiro.bitstream/item/89197/1/PA-10-Raimundo-Nonato.pd

Melhoramento genético do dendezeiro visando ao aumento da produtividade.

O presente trabalho visa ao aumento da produtividade do dendezeiro, através do melhoramento genético.bitstream/item/89199/1/PA-09-Raimundo-Nonato.pd

Méthode X-SFEM pour le calcul de structure à géométrie aléatoire : application au calcul d'un joint de soudure

In structural analysis, stochastic finite element methods offer a robust tool to deal with randomness on material properties or loadings. Unfortunately, there is still no available efficient strategy to deal with uncertainties on the geometry. Here, we bring an answer to this problem by proposing a new method based on an extension to the stochastic framework of the eXtended Finite Element Method (X-FEM). This method lies on the use of the level set technique for the implicit description of the random geometry and the use of Galerkin approximation at deterministic and stochastic levels. Here, this method is applied to the analysis of a random welded joint

QTL detection by multi-parent linkage mapping in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)

A quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis designed for a multi-parent population was carried out and tested in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.), which is a diploid cross-fertilising perennial species. A new extension of the MCQTL package was especially designed for crosses between heterozygous parents. The algorithm, which is now available for any allogamous species, was used to perform and compare two types of QTL search for small size families, within-family analysis and across-family analysis, using data from a 2 × 2 complete factorial mating experiment involving four parents from three selected gene pools. A consensus genetic map of the factorial design was produced using 251 microsatellite loci, the locus of the Sh major gene controlling fruit shell presence, and an AFLP marker of that gene. A set of 76 QTLs involved in 24 quantitative phenotypic traits was identified. A comparison of the QTL detection results showed that the across-family analysis proved to be efficient due to the interconnected families, but the family size issue is just partially solved. The identification of QTL markers for small progeny numbers and for marker-assisted selection strategies is discussed