Cenário das biofábricas de plantas no nordeste brasileiro.

Abstract

Bio-factories are laboratories that use tissue culture to promote the multiplication of plants on a large scale, free of pathological agents, feeding an increasingly growing and promising financial market. This work aimed to present the scenario of Biofactories in the states of Northeast Brazil and to indicate the groups of micropropagated species. The data used were extracted from reports of the List of Producers for the year 2020, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. After analyzing the data, 27 northeastern municipalities registered as an in vitro propagation unit and 30 bio-factories were found, which characterized a significant increase in the percentages in terms of the use of seedling production in the region in recent years. The group of species most produced in the biofactories of the Northeast are flowers and ornamental plants, represented mostly by orchids. In the State of Bahia the highest percentage corresponds to the group of silvicultural species and forest plants, whereas in Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará and Paraíba the highest percentage corresponds to the micropropagation of flowers and ornamental plants. In this way, the main micropropagated plant groups, which stand out, in decreasing order, are the production of flowers and ornamental plants, forest / forestry and fruit and, to a lesser extent, oleraceous, forage, large crops and medicines.