Produção e processamento de sementes de arroz geneticamente modificadas nos campo experimentais de Limoeiro do Norte e Jaguaruana-CE

Abstract

The work was developed through a program in stages in a company BASF (Badische Anilin und Soda-Fabrik) located in the cities of Jaguaruana and Limoeiro do Norte in the state of Ceará. These units of the company are experimental and the culture used in experiments is the rice. The stage has a duration of six months, where we receive all the necessary training to carry out the activities. Everything is produced in the experimental areas of BASF in Jaguaruana is used only for search purposes, the product cannot be consumed because it is not a product released for consumption and marketing. The company BASF have several experimental areas with the culture of rice distributed around the world. The objective of Jaguaruana unit's performing multiplication trials of genetically modified seeds and flowering tests, since the drive that is in the city of Limoeiro do Norte, the tests are to know the income of each hybrid. The seeds modified genetically come to Jaguaruana after undergoing some tests and for a period of observation. The handling of the seeds is carried out in Belgium and arrive in small quantities to be multiplied and redistributed as from Jaguaruana for some cities in Brazil. In the program’s stage, we must carry out activities from planting the seed to its final processing and collection of data used in the research. The stage was very important to expose the field difficulties and teach the methods used to obtain the best works with the studied culture.