1.1. Agricultural Systems/Mechanization, instrumentation and automation in agriculture: This line aims to develop projects that involve the evaluation of the technical, operational and economic performance of mechanized sets and their energy demand; machine-plant-soil interaction; optimization of mechanized systems; evaluation and performance of agricultural tractors; and agricultural machinery projects. It also includes themes involving precision agriculture with the objective of studying the spatial variability of attributes aiming at the generation and interpretation of soil maps, fertilization, application of pesticides, planting and harvesting; the performance and development of machines for variable rate application of agricultural pesticides; developing control and monitoring systems during planting; the use of UAVs in agriculture, and remote sensing applied to agriculture. Finally, this line of research includes projects that involve the development and evaluation of sensors and automated systems applicable to agriculture; artificial machine vision systems; use of artificial intelligence for solutions in agriculture; machine learning; and development of software for monitoring and control of agricultural processes.

1.2. Agricultural Systems/Agricultural Systems Engineering: This line of research aims to study the relationships between water, soil, plants and climate; irrigation systems and their components; irrigation management; physical-hydric relationships in the soil; legislation related to water and environmental resources; development of techniques and technologies related to water and soil engineering; mapping and quantification of geoenvironments and land use in river basins. This line also includes research related to the rationalization of energy in the agro-industrial production chain and the development of alternative technologies for generating clean and sustainable energy (biofuels and biogas), integrated planning of energy resources, photovoltaic and thermal solar energy. Finally, projects with a focus that present as a basic principle the use and development of innovative technologies and knowledge of sustainable production systems can be included in this line of research, with research guidelines for the development of projects related to the management of agricultural production systems, including all production processes of soil preparation, planting, cultural management, harvesting, processing and storage of agricultural products, soil conservation, and ambience in rural areas.

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2. Area of ​​concentration – Environment:

The area of ​​concentration will emphasize the study of physical, chemical and biological processes applied to the environment, interconnecting the different knowledge interfaces. The area of ​​concentration aims to monitor, model and manage water and soil pollution problems in agricultural areas, agro-industrial waste, wastewater treatment, recovery of degraded areas and evaluate aspects associated with legislation related to water and environmental resources. The study and mapping of impacts due to climate change in different environments and in agricultural production is also the target of study in this area. Research associated with topics related to the circular bioeconomy is contemplated in this area of ​​concentration.