MANGICULTURA E VALE DAS FRUTAS: QUAIS AS CONTRIBUIÇÕES CIENTÍFICAS DA ENGENHARIA DE PRODUÇÃO?

Agribusiness is perhaps one of the few segments with high relevant economic representativeness. Fruit culture has become an interesting study object due to national and international demands. The Fruit Valley and especially mango cultivation have an important role due to their performance in agricultural products. The underlying question that motivated current analysis is: How do scientists study the culture of mangoes in Production Engineering, within the context of the Fruit Valley? Current analysis concentrated methodological efforts on the state-of-the-art. Research sources comprised journals in Qualis/Capes 2014 in the area of Production Engineering listed B5 or higher, and the ENEGEP annals. Results reveal that Brazilian scientific production on the culture of mangoes in the Fruit Valley, within the context of Production Engineering, is highly specific and in some case surprisingly non-existing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]