Lichston, Juliana EspadaSilva, Raimunda Adlany Dias da2020-07-072020-07-072020-02-19SILVA, Raimunda Adlany Dias da. Cultivo de diferentes genótipos de cártamo em campo e papel da mulher na agricultura familiar do semiárido nordestino. 2020. 101f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente) - Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2020.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/29484The industrialization process boosted the consumption of energy sources of fossil, non-renewable origin, as a result of this unbridled use, there is an increase in environmental problems, such as atmospheric pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect. These problems directly affect man and the entire ecosystem in which we live. Therefore, it is necessary to expand research that seeks less polluting, renewable energy matrices that have high added value and that are tools for the inclusion of family farmers in the energy production chain. Among the potential crops for energy purposes, safflower has emerged for having high added value and presenting tolerance to the semiarid environmental conditions, marked by high temperatures, low humidity and low rainfall. Considering that Rio Grande do Norte is one of the Brazilian states that are part of the drought polygon, with the interior of the state marked by family agricultural production, work with the investigation of safflower cultivation in the region has become socioeconomically relevant. Agriculture in RN is a productive sector that highlights women's participation in planting, cultivating, harvesting and marketing at fairs that take place in many municipalities in the state. However, this participation, many times, has not had adequate visibility, being seen only as "help" even the woman working in the home, dedicating herself to the family, caring for small animals for consumption and commercialization, in addition to working in agriculture. The objective of this research is to evaluate three varieties of safflower cultivated in the semi-arid region of Rio Grande do Norte, regarding germination, development and productivity. It is also intended to understand the dynamics and participation of a group of women farmers in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte, in the context of family farming, in addition to verifying the group's acceptance of the cultivation of potential oilseeds for the region. Among the safflower cultivars in semi-arid conditions, the one that showed, in general, the best physiological performance was the cultivar IMAMT 894. The cultivars showed good seed yield and oil content, still good chemical composition of the oil for application in the biofuel industry. , with emphasis on the cultivar IMAMT 894, which showed even greater productivity in terms of seeds. The cake of its seeds maintains the composition even after oil extraction, can be used as animal feed because it remains with high protein value, an important data for better and more efficient use of the culture. Through the aforementioned, it is evident the need to expand studies to map physiological mechanisms, from germination to productivity, as well as the quality of the oil produced from the different safflower varieties in search of the combination of the greatest number of development, productivity and physicochemical characteristics of the oil. seeking greater efficiency and yield of cultivation in the field in semi-arid edaphoclimatic conditions. The Sítio Córrego farmers are receptive to the cultivation of safflower due to the high added value of the crop. They actively participate in agricultural work and have reflective thinking about the need for knowledge of the entire productive chain of culture for insertion in the region, aiming at local development, being able to contribute significantly to the construction of a success story of this oilseed in the Sertão.Acesso AbertoCarthamus tinctoriusBiodieselCampesinatoTrabalho agrícolaMulher no campomasterThesisCNPQ::CIENCIAS BIOLOGICAS