The graduate program in Forest Science, at Master’s and Doctoral levels, counts with the participation of the Departments of General Biology, Plant Biology, Rural Economy, Forest engineering , Phytotechnics, IT, Chemistry and Soils. The student will join the Department of Forest engineering under the supervision of a Supervisory Committee.
Visible and ultraviolet spectrophotometry. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Flame and plasma emission spectrophotometry. Radioisotope techniques. Buffer solution and pH. Centrifugation. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Conventional column chromatography. High efficiency column chromatography.
The cell as a unit of biological activity. Cell study methods. Biomacromolecules. The cell surface. Endocytosis and intracellular digestion. Role of peroxisomes in cellular physiology. Functional organization of mitochondria. Functional organization of chloroplasts. The cell nucleus. The cell cycle. The endoplasmic reticulum. The Golgi complex. Cytoskeleton. The plant cell. Cell differentiation.
Light microscope – bright field. Fluorescence microscopy. Polarization microscopy. Phase contrast microscopy. Basics of confocal microscopy. Basic notions of image analysis and photomicroscopy. Preparation of solutions frequently used in the processing of biological materials for microscopy. Processing of biological materials to prepare permanent slides using methaclilate type resins. Cytochemistry. Basics of transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Extraction and dosage of cellular chemical components. Visits to laboratories involved with the processing and analysis of biological materials for light and electron microscopy.
Probability in genetics. Genetic constitution of a population. Changes in gene frequencies: systematic and dispersive processes. Endogamy.
Probability in genetics. Genetic constitution of a population. Changes in gene frequencies: systematic and dispersive processes. Endogamy.*** corrigir
Enzyme structure. Enzymes as biological catalysts. Classification of enzymes. Enzyme kinetics. Methods for graphing enzyme kinetic data. Enzyme inhibition. Allosteric and multisite enzymes. Enzyme purification.
Origin and organization of the plant body. Primary meristems. Simple tissues. Secondary meristems. Complex tissues. Vegetative organs. Reproductive organs.
General aspects of the organization of the plant body. Gene expression and cellular determination. Coordination and control of vegetative and reproductive development. In vitro morphogenesis
Use of reserve carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. Breathing. Cell wall biosynthesis. Greening. Carbon economy. Nitrogen acquisition and assimilation.
Morphological and structural aspects of development. Growth substances and their metabolism. Mechanisms of action of growth substances. Vegetative growth and its regulation. Apical dominance. Phytochrome and cryptochrome. Circadian rhythms. Movements. Photomorphogenesis. Flowering. Fruit development. Germination and dormancy. Senescence and abscission.
Plant in the ecosystem. Radiation in the ecosystem. Use and cycling of mineral elements. Water in the plant and in the ecosystem. Interaction between plants: competition.
Planta no ecossistema. Radiação no ecossistema. Utilização e ciclagem dos elementos minerais. Água na planta e no ecossistema. Interação entre plantas: competição.
Abiotic stresses. Molecular basis of stress resistance. Light stress. Supra-optimal temperatures and thermal shock. Chilling and freezing stress. Water stress and drought resistance. Oxygen deficiency. Salinity. Environment pollution.
Geographic information systems. Concepts about spatial information. Representation of map data. Geographic database concept. Digital Elevation Models. Spatial Analysis. Strategic decision analysis. Case studies.
Urban watersheds. Impacts of urbanization. Urban hydrology. Urban flooding. Micro and macro drainage. Direct surface runoff. Soil infiltration and storage. Urban erosion and sediment production. Qualitative aspects of surface runoff in urban areas. Restoration of urban watersheds. Application of strategic decision analysis in urban river basins.
Survey and identification of forest species of promising economic value or recognized use, existing in the country.
Auto-ecology. Specific ecological factors. Climatic methods for assessing productivity. Use of height, diameter and other parameters. Vegetation as an evaluative element. Soil and topography and special methods, serving as technical basis for determining the quality of the site.
Terminology and concepts in restoration ecology. Environmental gradients and the distribution of tree species. Nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. Ecological succession and natural regeneration. Phytogeography and phytosociology applied to forest restoration. Restoration through nucleation techniques. Restoration through planting in total area. Indicators for evaluating and monitoring restored areas.
Concept and history of remote sensing. Nature and sources of electromagnetic energy measured by remote sensing systems. Interaction between energy and matter. Remote data acquisition. Digital pre-processing of data. Automatic classification of orbital images. Interpretation of thematic images. Use of data in studies of land cover and use.
Conceptualization and importance. Data models. Creation of a georeferenced database. Algebraic operations. Spatial modeling. Case studies.
Conceptualization and importance. Spatial data acquisition. Preparation of maps. Network models. Spatial modeling.
Scientific method in forest measurement. Special case studies in dendrometry and forest inventory. Determination of production capacity. Sampling for growth and production studies. Modeling the growth and forest production of non-thinned stands. Modeling the growth and production of thinned stands.
Seed formation. Reserves synthesis. Development and regulation. Hormones and development. Basic concepts of dormancy and quiescence. Types of dormancy. Dormancy control. Methods for overcoming dormancy.
Environmental control of germination. Physiological and metabolic aspects of germination. Action of hormones on germination.
Principles of tree plant propagation. Biology of vegetative propagation of tree plants. Vegetative propagation by grafting. Vegetative propagation by enrooting cuttings: layering and cuttings. Vegetative propagation by minicutting and microcutting. In vitro vegetative propagation: micrografting and micropopulation.
Introduction. Propagation processes. Tree life cycle. Vegetative growth of forest plants. Reproductive growth of trees. Physiological processes in trees
Clonal forestry. Biology of clonal propagation. Forest improvement strategies and clone selection methods. Clonal testing: goals and basic procedures. Strategies and management of clonal forests: types of plantations and numbers of clones.
Forest genetic improvement; genetic variation; experimental techniques in forest improvement; introduction to quantitative genetics; selection criteria; improvement methods applied to forests; Forest improvement strategies.
Choice of species. Choice of location. Systematization and soil preparation. Fertilization and forest nutrition. Spacing. Planting. Forest maintenance. Thinning. Pruning. Regeneration of forest stands.
Innovation, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property in the Forestry Area.
Introduction to forest economics. Importance of the forest sector for the country. Basic economic concepts applied to the forest sector. Financial mathematics applied to the forest sector. Costs at the forestry company. Assessment of forest projects. Practical applications.
Vegetation mapping and classification. Analysis of native forest structures. Census or prospecting inventory or 100% inventory with tree mapping. Native forest management plans: technical and legal guidelines. Methods for determining cutting or harvesting in native forests. Regulation of production and sustainability of native forest management. Harvest systems and silvicultural systems applied to native forests. Monitoring of management plans and continuous forest inventory of native forests. Forest growth and production prognosis of native forests. Assessment of environmental and social impacts of native forest management. Economic evaluation of native forest management. Multiple use of native forests. Native forest management certification. Restrictions on the management of native forests.
Elements of forest management. Growth, production and structure of forest stands. Use of growth and production models in forest management. Forest rotation. Production regulation. Decision support models in forest management. Forest assessment. Management of thinned plantations. Risks and uncertainties in forest management.
Conceptualization and importance. Linear Programming. Goal programming. Network models. Dynamic programming.
Agroforest science and agroforestry systems. Concepts and classification of agroforestry systems. Diagnosis and planning of agroforestry systems. Agroforestry in the world. Principles of species selection for agroforestry systems. Experimentation in agroforestry systems. Agroforestry extension. Soil productivity and conservation in agroforestry systems. Economic analysis of agroforestry systems.
Basic concepts. Administration functions. Administration process. Forest planning. Review on the evaluation of forestry projects. Formulation of forestry projects.
Forest harvesting in Brazil. Mechanization. Cut. Extraction. Loading and unloading. Systems. Planning. Costs. Mechanical maintenance. Ergonomics applied to work. Precision forest. Total quality. Soil compaction. Environmental impacts. Outsourcing. Quality of life at work. Integrated management of forestry machines.
Introduction to ergonomics. Ergonomic systems approach. Occupational biomechanics. Applied anthropometry. Work physiology. Workstation. Controls and information devices. Environmental factors. Human factors at work. Workplace safety. Organization of work. Ergonomic assessment of forestry operations, machines and equipment.
Heat transfer in wood and wood products. Water-wood relationship. Permeability. Capillarity. Electrical properties of wood and wood products. Flow and supercritical fluids in wood.
Wood as a raw material in engineering. Wood technology, physical and mechanical properties. Structural classification. Mechanical Properties – Calculation basis according to NBR7190 and notions about sizing of structural elements: beams, pillars and flat trusses and roof structures. Mechanical tests and their respective behaviors. Determination of the Modulus of Elasticity and Rupture. Constructive provisions and design and execution standards.
Characteristics of the furniture industry in Brazil. Main furniture hubs. Economic indicators. Main raw materials. Furniture production processes. Factors inherent to production processes. Work safety and accident prevention.
Formation of the woody cell. Cell wall structure. Morphology of the woody cell. Anatomical structure of wood and properties of wood. Qualitative characterization of wood. Variability in wood properties. Wood defects. Factors that affect the quality of wood. Quality and use of wood.
Fibrous raw materials used in Brazil. Relationships between wood quality and cellulose properties. Production of wood with desirable qualities for cellulose. Conifers and broadleaves in the manufacture of cellulose and paper. Use of waste in cellulose production. Cellulose mixture. Relationships between cellulose and paper properties. Evaluation of fibrous raw material for cellulose production. Cellulose from abnormal wood.
Chemical constitution of wood. Carbohydrate chemistry. Biosynthesis of wood polysaccharides. Cellulose. Hemicelluloses. Lignin. Extractives.
Anatomical structure and chemical constitution of the shell. Use of chemical constituents of wood.
Basic concepts. Wooden courtyard. Wood pulping methods.
Alkaline pulping processes. Chemistry of alkaline processes. Kraft Process. Recovery of kraft waste liquor. Acidic processes. High-yield processes.
History and introduction. Bleaching of mechanical and chemical-mechanical pulps. Bleaching of semi-chemical pulps. Bleaching of chemical pulps. Reversal of the whiteness of bleached pulps. Preparation of chemical bleaching. Displacement bleaching. Environmental aspects of bleaching.
Technological foundations of dough preparation systems for paper production. Scientific principles of refining and/or milling. Paper formation theory. Technological principles of paper forming machines. Pressing. Drying of paper and pulp. Calendering. Paper surface treatments. Technological aspects of cylindrical formers.
Technical-administrative considerations on the economy (efficiency and productivity) of paper machine operation.
The paper industry. Fibrous resources for paper production. Physicochemical aspects of inter-fiber bonds in paper formation. Paper structure. Physical-mechanical properties of papers. Paper additives.
Optical properties of paper. Paper coloring.
Introduction to calculations in cellulose and paper engineering. Mass and heat transfer. Discussion of equipment involved in mass and heat transfer. Material balances applied to the paper pulp industry. Energy balances applied to the cellulose and paper industry.
Basic aspects in environmental protection. Pulp and paper production processes. Water quality and treatment. Quality and treatment of liquid effluents. Solid waste management. Atmospheric emissions.
Closing water circuits. Environmental control and sampling program.
Basic concept of adhesion and adhesives. Urea-formaldehyde adhesives. Phenol-formaldehyde adhesives. Resorcinol-based adhesives. Melanin-formaldehyde adhesives. Diisocyanate adhesives. Tannin-based adhesives. Lignin-based adhesives. Carbohydrate-based adhesives.
Wood energy in the Brazilian and global energy context and biorefinery. Properties of wood for energy and roasting. Wood combustion and bioelectricity. Slow and fast pyrolysis. Gasification of wood. Liquefaction of wood. Compaction of agroforestry biomass for the production of briquettes and pellets. Environmental impacts of using forest biomass for energy.
Basic concepts in the production of composite sheets. The phenomenon of adhesion. Plywood manufacturing. Manufacture of particle wood sheets. Manufacture of wooden panels.
Principles of chemical recovery. Evaporation and concentration of black liquor. Non-condensable gases (NCG's). Chemistry of the recovery process. Preparation of white liquor. The lime kiln.
Influence of anatomical and physical characteristics on the preservation of wood. Natural durability of wood. Agents responsible for wood deterioration (bacteria, fungi, insects, marine borers, physical, mechanical, chemical and 'Weathering' agents). Preservative products and properties of preservatives. Pressure-free treatment methods (homemade method). Pressure treatment method (industrial method – autoclave). Environmental, economic and legal considerations on wood preservation. Preservative efficiency test and evaluation of the natural durability of wood. Economic and legal considerations on wood preservation. Fire-retardant products. Thermal processes for wood preservation. Non-destructive methods of wood health analysis (X-ray disintometry and transverse vibration).
Wood Producing Plants. Anatomical planes of wood and microtechnical elements. Tree growth and wood formation (Growth rings). Macro and micro structure of gymnosperms. Macro and micro structure of hardwoods. Tyloses and mineral inclusions: Definition, formation and implications (prismatic crystals, druses and other types of crystals). Elements of chemical composition and ultrastructure of the woody cell wall. Defects in the anatomical structure of wood.
Historical aspects related to fire. Forest fire concept; burning; controlled burning and controlled natural burning. Fire-a natural phenomenon. Factors affecting the fire regime. Adaptation of plants and animals to fire: physical characteristics and reproduction processes. Ecological role of fire. Effects of fire. The fire and plant succession.
Introduction to the importance of studying the landscape. Structure and composition of landscapes. Analysis and interpretation scales. Landscape ecology. Landscape perception and environmental perception. Landscape metrics and analysis. Landscape analysis in urban ecosystems. Characterization of the urban ecosystem. Urban Forest: essential component of the landscape.
Concepts in nature conservation and conservation units. Conservation strategies through area protection. Management of conservation units. Protected area management tools. Case studies. Production of articles and development of research in protected areas.
Introduction. National legislation relevant to the assessment of environmental impacts. The environmental impact study (EIA) and respective environmental impact report (RIMA). Basic concepts in environmental impact assessment. Environmental impact assessment methods. Qualitative and quantitative classification of environmental impacts. Profile of the team preparing an environmental impact study. Stages of preparing and approving an environmental impact study. Responsibility of key social actors.
The Context of the environmental issue. The tool for systematic thinking. Corporate environmentalism. The environmental management system. The institutional vision of environmental programs. Organizational culture. Planning and execution of environmental programs and projects.
History and concepts on integrated watershed management in the forest sector. Forests and the water cycle. Forest hydrology. Legal basis for integrated river basin management. Morphometry of micro-watersheds. Use and Conservation of forest soils. Conservation of springs. Expected results from the management of micro-watersheds. Case study.
Introduction. Assessment of environmental impacts of the forest implementation stage. Assessment of environmental impacts of the forest maintenance stage. Assessment of environmental impacts of the forest harvesting stage. Main environmental functions of planted forests.
Introduction. Habitat and Wild Fauna. Habitat Assessment Models. Wildlife Survey. Wildlife Management Techniques.
Basic principles of applied research in the forest sector; philosophical and scientific basis of research; techniques for problem solving. Planning and execution of forestry research. Search and citation of
literature; measurement, quantification, summarization and interpretation of data. Scientific writing.
Financial structure of forest projects. Forest rotation and regulation. Reform and replacement of forest stands. Evolution of the forest products market. Costs at the forestry company. Economic damage assessment. Outsourcing in the forestry area (economic focus). Risks and uncertainties in the forest sector (economic focus). Study of forest product production chains. Technological innovation in the forest sector. Alternatives for marketing forestry products.
Planning of the Brazilian forest sector. Size and location of forest projects. Techniques and/or tools applied in forestry planning. Important theoretical topics in forest company planning.
Basic concepts. Circular economy. Sustainable economy. Pollution savings. Pollution market. Taxation and optimal pollution. Environmental standards. Permissible pollution limits. Measurement of environmental damage.
Environmental valuation methods. Forest and environmental certification. Climate changes. Provision of environmental services. Case studies.
Training course for graduate students, which allows the student to acquire experience in preparing, planning and teaching theoretical and practical classes in undergraduate disciplines of the Department of Forest engineering , under the supervision and monitoring of the professor responsible for the course.
Training course for graduate students, which allows the student to acquire experience in preparing, planning and teaching theoretical and practical classes in undergraduate disciplines of the Department of Forest engineering , under the supervision and monitoring of the professor responsible for the course.
Training course for graduate students, which allows the student to acquire experience in preparing, planning and teaching theoretical and practical classes in undergraduate disciplines of the Department of Forest engineering , under the supervision and monitoring of the professor responsible for the course.
Non-regularly offered course, taught by visiting professors or from the Institution itself, concentrated or not. Variable content, covering important topics for the student's overall education, not covered in regular UFV subjects.
Non-regularly offered course, taught by visiting professors or from the Institution itself, concentrated or not. Variable content, covering important topics for the student's overall education, not covered in regular UFV subjects.
Non-regularly offered course, taught by visiting professors or from the Institution itself, concentrated or not. Variable content, covering important topics for the student's overall education, not covered in regular UFV subjects.
It aims to offer students the opportunity to study topics of interest related to the specific area of research and deemed important for their training.
Basic understanding of water resources management. Individualization and obtaining physical characteristics of river basins. Precipitation. Evaporation from lakes and evapotranspiration. Infiltration of water into the soil.
Water flow over the soil surface. Study of flow in watercourses. Sedimentology
Biomass as an energy source. Properties of biomass for energy generation. Forms of biomass conversion. Theoretical and practical aspects of biomass pyrolysis. Theoretical and practical aspects of biomass combustion. Theoretical and practical aspects of biomass gasification. Other ways of using biomass.
Consumer behavior theory. Topics in general equilibrium. Theory of the firm. Choose under conditions of uncertainty. The theory of prices in a perfectly imperfect competitive market.
The state of the art of modern microeconomics. Deterministic dynamic methods in macroeconomics. Exogenous growth models. Endogenous growth models. Stochastic growth models.
The econometric method. Linear regression model. Econometric problems in the linear model. Use of binary variables in the regression model. Distributed lag models. Multiequational models.
Time series analysis. Panel data analysis.
Experiment planning. Hypothesis testing. Contrasts. Variance Analysis. Experimental designs. Procedures for multiple comparisons. Linear Regression Models. Factorial experiments. Split-plot experiments. Response surface. Analysis of experimental groups.
Mathematical expected value. Variance and Covariance. Hypothesis testing. Parameter estimation. Regression analysis. Identity testing of regression models. Correlation analysis.
Experimental designs with emphasis on variance components. Data transformation. Split-plot experiments. Factorial experiments. Response surface.
Concepts in Probability and Inference. Spatial description. Spatial autocorrelation. Tests for spatial autocorrelation. Semivariograms and Crossvariograms. Linear prediction and Kriging. Cross validation.
Anisotropy. Block kriging and cokriging. Regression with spatially autocorrelated errors. Analysis of experimental designs considering spatial correlation. Spatial sampling.
Generalized inverses of real matrices. Systems of linear equations. Quadratic forms and distributions. Regression models or full rank models. Correlation. Experimental design models.
Nature of the phenomena that cause soil deterioration, aiming to understand the principles on which their management and conservation are based. Methods used to conserve soil. Elements for agricultural planning, using the soil conservation criterion. Aerial photography in
management and conservation.
Retrospective of plant cell and tissue culture. In vitro morphogenesis and its control. Applications of plant cell and tissue culture. Preparation and composition of nutrient media. In vitro culture steps. Factors affecting in vitro culture. management and conservation.
Soil as a nutrient source for plants. Root development affected by internal and external factors. Root/soil interface in nutrient absorption. Rhizosphere microbiota. Adaptation of plants to adverse soil environments.
Linear optimization. Integer and mixed optimization. Multi-criteria optimization.
Integer and mixed linear optimization. Network optimization. Non-linear optimization.
Reading and production of academic texts for foreign students. Production of oral texts. Analysis of
academic written texts. Text production. Lexical and grammatical adequacy.
Vocabulary analysis. Study of linguistic structures. Features of academic discourse. Application of techniques for reading and understanding technical-scientific texts.
Introduction. The media revolution and digital literacy. Readers and Digital Reading. Zettelkasten: Fantasy Machine and textual creation. Inconclusion: readings and readers
Introduction. Capture support. Channels and intake routes. Internal procedures Campuses, Centers and Institutes. Units and procedures. Success Cases.
How to write a scientific article in engineering. Reference managers. Indexed journals
Bases and General Concepts. Power. Influence and Persuasion. Persuasion Tools. Refinements and add-ons
Fundamental notions, concepts and theses – Ethics and Ethical Systems; Conceptual distinctions: habits, customs, morals and ethics; Traditional ethical systems or models. Eudaimonism: Plato, Aristotle and Hellenism
Deontologism: Immanuel Kant and the return to Kant. Ethics of Conviction and Ethics of Responsibility: Max Weber Consequentialism: pragmatism and utilitarianism Institutionalism: John Rawls and Niklas Luhmann
Case studies and practical issues.
Basic concepts. Development of conceptual structures: causal link models. Development of logical-mathematical structures: flow and stock models. Development of business simulators
Introduction. Preparation for the job market. Preparation of professional CV. How to discover the job market. Training and personal development
Develop and carry out university extension projects and events held at UFV. Provide experiences and
consolidate an ecology or dialogues of knowledge through the articulation of knowledge generated at the university and popular knowledge; identify and strengthen the important cultural dimensions for the agroecological transition; strengthen partnerships between UFV and social movements and organizations; expand the debate on family farming and agroecology and; give visibility to the experiences of the Zona da Mata of Minas Gerais, an Agroecological and family farming hub region.
Make students understand the concepts of Science, Technology and Socioeconomic Development, as well as their relationship with transformations in society and nature.
Training, dissemination and production of knowledge activities that contribute to the development of the universal culture of human rights.
Know the basis of environmental education and its history and thus debate current environmental issues in the classroom, given the local, regional and national reality. The student must be able to point out the main environmental problems, in addition to developing critical thinking in relation to traditional Brazilian communities and the environment, as well as the society in which they are inserted.
Understanding race relations in contemporary Brazil. Conceptualize interpersonal, institutional, epistemic and structural racism. Identifying agencies of black and indigenous movements: achievements and challenges. Address the history of the black and indigenous population in Brazil. Understand the notion of affirmative action policies and their impacts on Brazilian society. Point out strategies to combat structural racism, in Brazilian society, and epistemic racism, in Brazilian universities
Spectroscopy in the ultraviolet and visible region (UV-VIS). Spectroscopy in the infrared (IR) region. Mass spectrometry (MS). Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Elucidation of the structure of organic compounds by analyzing UV-VIS, IR, EM and NMR data.
Introduction to chromatographic methods. Definition and separation principles of high-performance liquid chromatography. Advantages and limitations of high performance liquid chromatography. Chromatographic parameters. Instrumentation of a high-efficiency liquid chromatograph. Applications of high performance liquid chromatography. Definition and principles of gas chromatography separation. Advantages and limitations of gas chromatography. Instrumentation of a gas chromatograph. Derivatization of samples to be analyzed by gas chromatography. Gas chromatography applications.
Preparation of samples for analysis by gas chromatography. Methods for extracting and purifying organic substances. Analysis by gas chromatography. Discussion of current topics related to sample preparation and chromatographic analysis.
Conceptualization of forest soils. Forest soils and tree nutrition in the face of environmental problems. Soils associated with forest biomes. Productivity and classification of forest sites. Forest growth dynamics. Soil properties and forest growth. Biomass and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. Mineral nutrition of forest species. Forest fertilization: nursery and field. Fertilization of
forest species. Intensive forest management and sustaining soil productivity.
Characterization of degraded area (AD). Sources of environmental degradation, mineral exploitation and the environment. Objectives of AD recovery. Recovery plan for degraded areas-PRAD. Soil formation processes and RAD. Geomorphology and topographic reconstruction in the context of RAD. Sulfide geochemistry and acid drainage generation. Storage and return of “topsoil” and use of litter. Revegetation and ecological principles applied to RAD. Monitoring and evaluation of the RAD process.
Soil fertility in the historical and current context. Usual concepts in soil fertility. Nutrients in the soil-solution continuum. Soil acidity and its correction. Nitrogen. Phosphor. Potassium. Sulfur. Micronutrients. Assessment of fertility by chemical analysis of the soil. Soils with improved fertility. Nutritional diagnosis of plants. Mathematical modeling of soil fertility.