Atividades desenvolvidas na unidade de classificação de sementes de milho da empresa Corteva AgriscienceTM na cidade de Formosa-GO

Abstract

The Supervised Internship is being carried out at the company Corteva AgriscienceTM, in corn seed production unit located in Formosa-GO, from 08/15/2022 to 02/16/2023. All the activities carried out and described here seek to guarantee the physiological quality of the seeds, that result in high performance in the field, favoring genetic expression, representing its broad ability to establish and develop in the environment. Therefore, this work aims to describe company routines, which involve the industrial process of corn seeds, with the densimetric table tests, plantability and operation tests of the MiniTorre, as well as activities of the seed analysis laboratory of a Seed Processing Unit (UBS), with samples from certain batches forwarded to the main tests carried out, germination test and vigor test. Just like monitoring and supervision of production fields, which aims to guarantee the highest possible quality of seed lots sold. Activities carried out during the internship period help to put into practice all the knowledge acquired in the classroom, they also contribute to good academic and professional training, as they allow you to gain experience in the area, which can be a big difference when entering the job market.