Brachiaria decumbens intraspecific hybrids: characterization and selection for seed production

Abstract: Brachiaria decumbens has great importance in the national beef cattle scenario due to its high forage yield potential and high adaptability to acid soils and low fertility. In order to obtain new cultivars, intraspecific hybrids, previously selected by the Brachiaria breeding program, were...

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Main Authors: Lenise Castilho Monteiro, Jaqueline Rosemeire Verzignassi, Sanzio Carvalho Lima Barrios, Cacilda Borges Valle, Celso Dornelas Fernandes, Gleiciane Lima Benteo, Cláudia Barrios Libório
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes
Series:Journal of Seed Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-15372016000100062&lng=en&tlng=en