Abstract: The success of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) crops in Brazil is due to the development of new cultivars. The aim of the present study was to critically analyze the fifty years of a bean breeding program at the Universidade Federal de...
Read moreRoxane do Carmo Lemos, Ângela de Fátima Barbosa Abreu, Elaine Aparecida de Souza, João Bosco dos Santos and Magno Antonio Patto Ramalho
Monalisa Sampaio Carneiro, Roberto Giacomini Chapola, Antonio Ribeiro Fernandes Junior, Danilo Eduardo Cursi, Thiago Willian Almeida Balsalobre and Hermann Paulo Hoffmann
CULTIVAR RELEASE – RB985476 – a sugarcane cultivar with high agroindustrial yield and disease resistance
Abstract: RB985476 has a high tillering capacity, excellent canopy cover, high longevity, high agro-industrial yield, medium to low fiber content and high germination capacity after mechanical harvesting. RB985476 is resistant to smut, brown and...
Read moreGuilherme Souza Berton, Ricardo Augusto de Oliveira, Edelclaiton Daros, José Luis Camargo Zambon, João Carlos Bespalhok Filho, Bruno Portela Brasileiro, Oswaldo Teruyo Ido, Lucimeris Ruaro and Heroldo Weber
CULTIVAR RELEASE – RB036091 – an early-maturing sugarcane cultivar for the Central South of Brazil
Abstract: Cultivar RB036091 is an early-maturing sugarcane with a long period of industrial suitability; in the Central South region of Brazil, harvest is recommended between April and August, and the cultivar is indicated for planting on...
Read moreEder Jorge de Oliveira, Wânia Maria Gonçalves Fukuda, Saulo Alves Santos de Oliveira, Rudiney Ringenberg, Marcos Roberto Silva, Alan da Silva Souza, André Luís Lordelo Silva, Manoel dos Santos Oliveira Filho, Marcelo Lopes Faria and Rogério de Jesus Santos Silva
CULTIVAR RELEASE – BRS Novo Horizonte – a new cassava variety for industrial use
Abstract: The new cassava variety ‘BRS Novo Horizonte’ was developed and released in Bahia, Brazil for industrial use, particularly for starch production. The fresh and dry root yields were 39% and 44% higher, respectively, than those of local...
Read moreMárcia Soares Chaves, Gerarda Beatriz Pinto da Silva, Eduardo Caierão, Luiz Carlos Federizzi and José Antônio Martinelli
ARTICLE – A century of wheat breeding in Brazil: the origin and inheritance of the Lr34 locus in wheat varieties released from 1922 to 2016
Abstract: Wheat breeding in Brazil began in 1919. A cross between the varieties Fronteira and Mentana gave rise to Frontana, the most popular ever released, being recommended for more than 40 years. Frontana played an important role as a source...
Read moreDaniel Lucas Magalhães Machado, Gabriel Mascarenhas Maciel, José Magno Queiroz Luz, Joelson André de Freitas, Ana Paula Oliveira Nogueira and Roberta Camargos de Oliveira
ARTICLE – Reduced inbreeding depression in separate generations of onions
Abstract: Mitigating reductions in vigor in onion seed production has been a great challenge to breeding programs. Therefore, we compared the effects of inbreeding depression among populations obtained from self-fertilization and crossbreeding...
Read moreRaja Mohib Muazzam Naz, Safia Ramzan, Gege Li, Mengtai Li, Jun Liu, Xingkui Cai and Conghua Xie
ARTICLE – QTL mapping for microtuber ABA content in a diploid potato population
Abstract: Abscisic acid (ABA) is known to impact many areas of plant growth and development and is also assumed to facilitate plant stress regulation. ABA is also involved in the rapid suberization of wounds and is the essential dormancy release...
Read moreFilipe Inácio Matias, Cacilda Borges do Valle, Beatriz Tomé Gouveia, Gustavo Vitti Moro and Sanzio Carvalho Lima Barrios
ARTICLE – Using additive indices and principal components to select sexual genitors and hybrids of Urochloa decumbens
Abstract: The selection of sexual genitors in Urochloa decumbens breeding is dependent upon the performance of their progeny simultaneously for several traits. Thus, our objectives were to (i) compare the efficiency of indices to select genitors...
Read moreEduardo Alano Vi, Josefino de Freitas Fialho, Charles Martins de Oliveira, Maria Madalena Rinaldi and Francisco Duarte Fernandes
CULTIVAR RELEASE – New cassava cultivars for starch and flour production in the Cerrado of Central Brazil
Abstract: The cassava cultivars BRS 417, BRS 418 and BRS 419 are the first specifically developed for flour and starch production in the Cerrado biome of Central Brazil. They are promising for higher yields, lower production costs (mechanical...
Read morePaulo Hideo Nakano Rangel, Adriano Pereira Castro, Mabio Crisley Lacerda, Isabela Volpi Furtini, Daniel de Brito Fragoso, Bernardo Mendes dos Santos, Aluana Gonçalves de Abreu, Antônio Carlos Centeno Cordeiro, José Almeida Pereira, Daniel Pettersen Custódio, Marley Marico Utumi and Inocêncio Junior de Oliveira
CULTIVAR RELEASE – BRS A501 CL: herbicide-tolerant upland rice cultivar
Abstract: BRS A501 CL is the first upland rice cultivar with tolerance to the broad-spectrum herbicide Kifix®. It has a medium-length cycle, high stability of whole grain yield at processing, good disease tolerance and a high grain yield. Get the...
Read moreFábio Luiz Partelli, João Antonio Dutra Giles, Gleison Oliosi, André Monzoli Covre, Adésio Ferreira and Valcir Meneguelli Rodrigues
CULTIVAR RELEASE – Tributun: a coffee cultivar developed in partnership with farmers
Abstract: Tributun is a cultivar of Coffea canephora derived from breeding clones discovered by farmers. It was evaluated at 150 m asl in northern Espírito Santo for yield, plant vigor and pest and disease resistance. The cultivar with six...
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