Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology (Jul 2014)

BRS Vivi: single-cross super sweet corn hybrid

  • Flavia França Teixeira,
  • Maria Cristina Dias Paes,
  • Elto Eugênio Gomes e Gama,
  • Israel Alexandre Pereira Filho,
  • Rubens Augusto de Miranda,
  • Paulo Evaristo de Oliveira Guimarães,
  • Sidney Netto Parentoni,
  • Luciano Viana Cotta,
  • Walter Fernandes Meirelles,
  • Cleso Antonio Patto Pacheco,
  • Lauro José Moreira Guimarães,
  • Adelmo Resende da Silva,
  • Jane Rodrigues de Assis Machado

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1984-70332014v14n2c21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 2
pp. 124 – 127

Abstract

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This study aims to describe the single-cross, super sweet corn hybrid BRS Vivi, with above-average ear diameter, lightcolored grains and competitiveness with other sweet corn cultivars. BRS Vivi is a contribution to the expansion of the range of available cultivars on the market and the genetic basis of sweet corn in Brazil.

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