Abstract: The objective was to evaluate the adaptability and yield stability of different peach rootstock genotypes in subtropical climate in an experiment in Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Twenty-one rootstocks under the scion cultivar ‘BRS...
Read moreAlice S. Santana, Alison Uberti, Maike Lovatto, Jean do Prado, Mateus Velho dos Santos, João R. A. S. C. Rocha, Newton Alex Mayer and Clevison Luiz Giacobbo
Gabriel de Moraes Cunha Gonçalves, Regina Lucia Ferreira- Gomes, Ângela Celis de Almeida Lopes and Paulo Fernando de Melo Jorge Vieira
ARTICLE – Adaptability and yield stability of soybean genotypes by REML/BLUP and GGE Biplot
Abstract: The aim of this study was to ascertain the association between the REML/BLUP and GGE Biplot methodologies for selection of superior genotypes in regard to adaptability and yield stability for various regions of the Middle North region...
Read moreCamila Bastos Ribeiro, Breno Alvarenga Rezende, Júlio Sílvio de Sousa Bueno Filho, Éder David Borges da Silva, Kaio Olímpio das Graças Dias, José Airton Rodrigues Nunes, Pedro Laurence Silva Carvalho, Suellen Finamor Mota, Fernanda de Oliveira Bustamante, Rafael Parreira Diniz, Carlos Eduardo Caixeta de Castro, Renato Barbosa Camargos, Josiel Nascimento and João Cândido de Souza
ARTICLE – Breeding strategies for tropical maize targeting in vivo haploid inducers
Abstract: The objective of this study was to compare the selection of plants bred by different pedigree methods using selection among, among and within and only within families. The haploid induction rate of 14 S0:1 and seven S2:3 families, all...
Read moreJignesh H. Kamdar, Mital D. Jasani, Ajay B. C., Sandip Kumar Bera and John J. Georrge
ARTICLE – Effect of selection response for yield related traits in early and later generations of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Abstract: In the present study, the correlation and presence of genetic interactions were studied in the F3 and F5 generations of two groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) crosses. Most of the characters studied were positively skewed and were governed...
Read moreCarlos Busanello, Eduardo Venske, Cássia Fernanda Stafen, Ana Marina Pedrolo, Viviane Kopp da Luz, Tatiana Pedron, Fernanda Pollo Paniz, Bruno Lemos Batista, Ariano Martins de Magalhães Júnior, Antonio Costa de Oliveira and Camila Pegoraro
ARTICLE – Is the genetic variability of elite rice in southern Brazil really disappearing?
Abstract: There is a worldwide concern about a possible narrowing of the genetic base of most crops, as e.g. that of rice (Oryza sativa L.), as a result of the modern breeding practices. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate this...
Read moreMarcelo Teixeira Pacheco and Luiz Carlos Federizzi
CULTIVAR RELEASE – URS MONARCA – a new hexaploid oat cultivar with excellent grain yield and wide adaptation
Abstract: The Oat Breeding Program of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) release in 2019 a new cultivar URS MONARCA developed from the single cross UFRGS 06 6083-3 / UFRGS 00 6183-2. URS MONARCA presents high grain yield, high...
Read moreSimara da Silva Lopes, Jéssica Fabiane da Veiga Costa, Beatriz de Almeida Barros, Andrea Almeida Carneiro and Sylvia Morais de Sousa
ARTICLE – Auxin independent1 (Axi1) as an endogenous gene for copy number determination in transgenic tobacco
Abstract: Determining the copy number is important because it can greatly influence the expression level and genetic stability of transgenes. This study aimed to establish a methodology that can estimate the transgene copy number in tobacco...
Read moreRoxane do Carmo Lemos, Ângela de Fátima Barbosa Abreu, Elaine Aparecida de Souza, João Bosco dos Santos and Magno Antonio Patto Ramalho
ARTICLE – A half century of a bean breeding program in the South and Alto Paranaíba regions of Minas Gerais
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 moreMonalisa 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...
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