Roberto dos Santos Trindade

Melatonin-based Seed Treatment for Water-stress Resilience: Physiological Mechanisms, Evidence Quality and Translational Prospects

Heberth Christian Ferreira, Andréia Márcia Santos de Souza David, Samy Pimenta, Hemilly Kariny Cardoso Freitas, João Rafael Prudêncio dos Santos, Roberto dos Santos Trindade, Lauro José Moreira Guimarães & Arley Figueiredo Portugal · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

Water deficit during germination and early establishment restricts imbibition, delays reserve mobilisation and impairs stand formation, making the seed stage an attractive target for low-input stress management. Melatonin-based seed treatment has consequently moved from an experi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86241

Genetic Gains to Grain Yield of Maize Varieties for Small Farmers in Brazil

Ana Paula Candido Gabriel Berilli, Rafael Nunes de Almeida, Luis Eduardo Gottardo, Monique Moreira Moulin, Messias Gonzaga Pereira, Sávio da Silva Berilli, Julio Cesar Fiorio Vettorazzi, Roberto dos Santos Trindade & Robson Ferreira de Almeida · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2020

The demand for expanding the genetic base in working collections of older maize breeding programs points to the need to pool efforts and reaffirm methodologies for conserving genetic variability that can still be accessed in maize populations. The objective of the work was to sel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i1230622