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Breeding Panicum maximum in Brazil. 1. Genetic resources, modes of reproduction and breeding procedures

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Apomixis is widely distributed among tropical forage grasses, and has long been merely regarded as an impediment to breeding. Panicum maximum is presented as the first opportunity for Brazilian geneticists to develop and test original breeding schemes adapted to an apomictic species.

A large and representative germplasm of P. maximum has been introduced and is currently being evaluated. Basic knowledges on biology and reproduction are also available, which demonstrate an easy manipulation of apomixis and sexuality. Several limiting traits have already been detected during evaluation, which justify breeding attempts. An ideal scheme is given to transfer new qualities to already selected varieties.

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  1. ORSTOM, Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération, Paris, France

    Y. H. Savidan

  2. EMBRAPA, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, P.O. Box 154, 79100, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil

    L. Jank, J. C. G. Costa & C. B. do Valle

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Savidan, Y.H., Jank, L., Costa, J.C.G. et al. Breeding Panicum maximum in Brazil. 1. Genetic resources, modes of reproduction and breeding procedures. Euphytica 41, 107–112 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00022419

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