CULTIVAR RELEASE – URNRS24 – A cultivar of Setaria italica (L.) intended for grain production and soil cover

URNRS24 – A cultivar of Setaria italica (L.) intended for grain production and soil cover

Ivan Ricardo Carvalho, Leonardo Cesar Pradebon, José Antonio Gonzales da Silva, João Pedro Dalla Roza, Jaqueline Piesanti Sangiovo, Pedro Modesto Fagundes Braga, Thayane Beck da Silva, Gabriel Mathias Weimer Bruinsma and Gabriela Bueno Luz

Abstract: Based on trials conducted in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and on nine sowing dates in 2025, the URNRS24 cultivar is characterized by its 82day cycle, as well as its potential for grain production, with high biomass production of 10892 kg ha-1 and carbon sequestration capacity of to 4901 kg ha-1.

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