Caring for Pollinators - Bundesamt für Naturschutz

Dias The Brazilian Pollinators Initiative (BPI)
Subproject 9: Cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum, Sterculiaceae)
Pollination in Central Amazonia: technics development for crops and
pollinators management
Objective: to understand the genetic factors related to autoincompatibility
mechanisms as well as ecological
mechanisms related to pollination that affect de
productivity of the Cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum,
Sterculiaceae). Bee colonies breeding techniques of main
pollinators will be developed, to quantify the effects of the
introduction of these colonies on the pollination rate and
on fruit production in Cupuassu crops.
Administration: Djalma Batista Foundation and the Amazon
National Research Institute – INPA’s researchers
implements it.
Agreement value: US$ 19,965.51 funded by PROBIO, with a
co-funding of US$ 18,068.96.
(This subproject has received an initial
disbursement from PROBIO of US$ 15,256.75).
Subproject 10: Management of Araticum or Marolo (Annona
crassifolia, Annonaceae) Pollinators in savannahs of the State of
Mato Grosso
Objective: to understand the relation ships of the pollinators of
Araticum or Marolo (Annona crassifolia, Annonaceae)
relationship in the savannahs (“cerrado”) of the State of Mato
Grosso. The results will contribute to the conservation of
pollinators through reproductive biology studies of Araticum and
the ecology of the beetle pollinators.
Administration: The Mato Grosso State University – UNEMAT
administrates this subprojects and implements partnership with
the Viçosa Federal University – UFV.
Agreement value: The value of the agreement is US$ 45,816.92
funded by PROBIO, with a co-funding of US$ 16,091.03. (This
subproject has received an initial disbursement from PROBIO of
US$ 29,725.92).
(This subproject has received an initial
disbursement from PROBIO of US$ 15,256.75).
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