research

Silvio Moure Cicero
      Address:
         ESALQ – Seed Technology     
         P.O. Box 9
         13418-900 Piracicaba/SP – Brazil
          e-mail: smcicero@esalq.usp.br
    Educational background:
         Agronomist, ESALQ, 1973
         M.S., ESALQ, 1976                 
         Ph.D., ESALQ, 1979
         Assistant Professor, ESALQ, 1987
         Professor, ESALQ, 1996
    Positions held:
          Crop Science Head of Dept., 1991/97
          Pos- Dr, CPRO-DL, Netherlands, 1996
          Extension Committee, ESALQ, 1989/2001
          Administration Committee, ESALQ, 2006
    Research interests:
          Problems in seed production
          Seed treatment
          Seed imaging analysis
          Evaluation of Seed quality

Scientific Articles

  • Vieira Jr., P. A. ; Dourado Neto, D. ; Cicero, S. M. ; Jorge, L. A. C. ; Manfron, P.A.; Martin, T. N. Estimation of maize leaf area by imaging analysis. Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo, v. 5, n. 1, p. 58-66, 2006. 
  • Teixeira, E. F.; Cicero, S. M. ; Dourado Neto, D. Evaluation of maize seed vigor by seedling digital imaging analysis. Revista Brasileira de Sementes, v. 28, n. 2, p. 159-167, 2006. 
  • Nassif, D. S. P. ; Cicero, S. M.. Evaluation of acerola seed viability by X-ray analysis. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, v. 28, p. 542-545, 2006.
  • Marchi, J.L. ; Cicero, S. M. Relationship of mechanical injury, fungicide treatment and pathogen occurrence in maize seeds. Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo, v. 5, p. 314-321, 2006.
  • Mondo, V. H.; Cicero, S. M. Evaluation of maize seed quality form different ear positions by imaging analysis. Revista Brasileira de Sementes, v. 27, n. 1, p. 9-18, 2005. 
  • Menezes, N.L.; Cicero, S.M.; Villela, F.A.. Identification of ruptures during rice seed drying  by X-ray analysis. Ciência Rural, v. 35, n. 5, p. 1194-1196, 2005. 
  • Flor, E. P. O.; Cicero, S. M.; França-Neto, J. B., Krzyzanowski, F. C.. Evaluation of mechanical injury in soybean seeds by imaging analysis. Revista Brasileira de Sementes, v. 26, n. 1, p. 68-76, 2004.
Silvio Cicero