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Embrapa Coastal Tablelands
Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros - Aracaju/SE
This research center studies the socio-economic and natural resources of the Coastal Tableland, an ecosystem 30 to 150 meters above sea level, which extends from the state of Amapa, in the extreme North of Brazil to the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the Brazilian Southeast. The center works in collaboration with other research institutions and develops activities and monitoring of the Mata Atlantica (Atlantic forest) in the Northeast.
It has 37 researchers and modern facilities, including an ample library, greenhouses and experimental stations, under non-irrigated and irrigated farming. It is a national reference for research in the improvement, management and phytosanitary control of the coconut. With the support of international institutions, it maintains the biggest coconut germplasm bank in South America.
Activities
- Animal production
- Soil management
- Sugar cane variety management
- Coconut, grains, fruits and vegetable production systems
Services
- Coconut foliage analysis for the application of fertilizers
- Consulting services and training for the production of coconut, vegetables and livestock breeding
- Phytosanitary analysis in coconuts
- Soil and food analysis
Products
- Pre-basic corn seeds and coconut seedlings
- "Curadermite" solutions (in the treatment of sheep and goat hoof diseases)
- Pollens from numerous coconuts varieties
- Specialized publications for coconut, livestock breeding and grains
Major Research Areas
- Natural resources and socio-economical zoning
- Monitoring of the remainder of the Mata Atlantica (Atlantic forest)
- Recovery of degraded pastures
- Obtaining of coconut hybrids and phytosanitary protection
