In this study, the aim was to determine the influence of potassium nitrate, using different concentrations and immersion times on the dormancy of the seeds of Brachiaria humidicola cv. 'BRS
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 evaluated in 2013 and 2014 for phenological characteristics and seed production potential through their production components, aiming to obtain cultivars with satisfactory production agronomic characteristics and forage yield, resistant to 'cigarrinhas-das-pastagens' (Tomaspia sp.) and good seed production. Estimates of phenotypic correlation and analysis of variance were performed using the SAS 9.3 software. From the results obtained in both consecutive years, it was observed that there was a correlation between the reproductive tiller number (RT) and the pure seeds (PS) weight in the seedbeds of the second year of production around 70% (p < 0.01), which can be considered as a parameter to estimate the production of pure seeds before the start of flowering.Híbridos intraespecíficos de Brachiaria decumbens: caracterização e seleção para produção de sementes RESUMO -Brachiaria decumbens tem grande importância no cenário nacional da pecuária de corte por apresentar alto potencial produtivo forrageiro e alta adaptabilidade a solos ácidos e de baixa fertilidade. Com o intuito de ser obter novas cultivares, híbridos intraespecíficos, previamente selecionados pelo programa de melhoramento de Brachiaria, foram avaliados nos anos de 2013 e 2014, quanto a caracteres fenológicos e potencial de produção de sementes por meio de seus componentes de produção, visando a obtenção de cultivares com características agronômicas satisfatórias de produção e de produtividade de forragem, com resistência às cigarrinhas-das-pastagens e boas produtoras de sementes. As estimativas de correlação fenotípica e análise de variância foram realizadas pelo software SAS 9.3. A partir dos resultados obtidos nos dois anos consecutivos, observou-se que, houve correlação entre número de perfilhos reprodutivos (PR) e peso de sementes puras (SP) nos canteiros do segundo ano de produção em nível de 70% (p<0,01), o que pode ser considerado como parâmetro para se estimar a produção de sementes puras antes do início do florescimento.Termos para indexação: fenologia, apomixia, genótipos, melhoramento de forrageiras.
This study aimed to evaluate aspects of reproductive phenology, yield components and seed quality of the B4 genotype of Brachiaria brizantha in function of nitrogen doses applied
Among the diseases that affect the corn crop and can reduce the yield, there is cercospora gray leaf, caused by Cercospora spp. This disease is very important in the second season crop or 'safrinha'. The objective of this study was to evaluate the severity of cercospora leaf spot in transgenic corn hybrids Agroceres Yieldgard AG 9010 YG and Advance NK Agrisure TL (Bt11), using two plant densities: 78,000 and 100,000 plants per hectare. The results showed that the higher density of plants increased the severity of the disease and provided a lower yield. There was no significant interaction between hybrids and severity of the disease.
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