Study of the fundamentals of plant biology and the management of specific crops; life cycles, etiology, diagnosis, epidemiology, and control measures for pathogens; identification, bioecology, and forecasting-based control strategies aimed at developing integrated and more environmentally sustainable technological solutions. Development of bioinputs selective to beneficial organisms, and studies on mechanisms of action and detection of resistance to agrochemicals.

	Alfredo Junior Paiola Albrecht Permanent Professor Biology and Weed Management  ajpalbrecht@ufpr.br / ajpalbrecht@yahoo.com.br   +55 (44) 3211-1314 ou +55 (44) 99963-4193
	Álvaro Figueredo dos Santos Collaborating Professor Plant Pathology  alvaro.santos@embrapa.br   +55 (41) 3675-5685
	Arthur Arrobas Martins Barroso Permanent Professor Biology and Weed Management   arrobas@ufpr.br / arthuragro07@hotmail.com    + 55 (41) 33505645 / + 55 (16) 996041069
	Henrique da Silva Silveira Duarte Permanent Professor Plant Pathology  henriqueduarte@ufpr.br/henrique.duarte49@gmail.com    +55 (41) 3350-5684
	Joatan Machado da Rosa Permanent Professor Entomology  joatanmachado@ufpr.br / joatanmachado@gmail.com  (41) 3361-1698
	Louise Larissa May De Mio Permanent Professor Plant Pathology  maydemio@ufpr.br/maydemio@gmail.com   +55 (41) 3350-5736
	Maria Aparecida Cassilha Zawadneak Permanent Professor Entomology  mazawa@ufpr/cidazawadneak@gmail.com   +55 (41) 3361-1700/ 1710
	Orcial Ceolin Bortolotto Collaborating Professor Entomology bortolotto.orcial@gmail.com  +55(42)99151-0269
	Renata Faier Calegario Permanent Professor Plant Pathology  renata.faier@ufpr.br   +55 (41) 3350-5715