Vértices (Dec 2016)

Emergency of elephant grass genotypes with potential for use in plant breeding programs

  • Rogério Figueiredo Daher,
  • Bruna Rafaela da Silva Menezes,
  • Erina Vitório Rodrigues,
  • Maria Lorraine Fonseca Oliveira,
  • Maria Socorro Bezerra Araujo,
  • Verônica Brito Silva,
  • Antônio Alonso Cecon Novo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.19180/1809-2667.v18n32016p123-134
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 3
pp. 123 – 134

Abstract

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The objective was to evaluate the potential emergence of 51 elephant grass genotypes. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with two replications. We used the Scott and Knott cluster test at a significance level of 5% probability. There was a division of the genotypes into two major groups: the most prolific group consisted of 13 genotypes (elite group), and the second group was the less prolific. Genotype Taiwan A-148 obtained the greatest number of tillers per meter, with potential use in breeding programs of elephant grass cultivation.

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