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Author(s): GODOY, R.; SOUZA, F. H. D. de; SANTOS, P. M. Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp] is believed to be native of Indian subcontinent where the greatest genetic variability of the species is found. Africa has also been considered by some authors as... ... |
Author(s): CAMARGO, U. A.; MAIA, J. D. G.; QUECINI, V.; RITSCHEL, P. S. Since 1977, Embrapa Uva e Vinho has been leading a breeding program, aiming to develop grape cultivars for different purposes as table grapes and also for wine and juice. The objectives of this progra... ... |
Author(s): PEREIRA, J. F.; AZEVEDO, A. L. S.; PESSOA FILHO, M. A. C. de P.; ROMANEL, E. A. da C.; PEREIRA, A. V.; VIGNA, B. B. Z.; SOUZA SOBRINHO, F. de; BENITES, F. R. G.; LEDO, F. J. da S.; BRITO, G. G. de; MEIRELES, K. G. X.; CAVALLARI, M. M.; RESENDE, R. M. S.; MACHADO, J. C. ABSTRACT: Pasture is the main food source for more than 200 million cattle heads in Brazil. Although Brazilian forage breeding programs have successfully released well-adapted, high-yielding cultivars... ... |
Author(s): FELIX, G. A.; FIORAVANTI, M. C. S.; CASSADRO, M.; TORMEN, N.; QUADROS, J.; JULIANO, R. S.; EGITO, A. A. do; MOURA, M. I. de; PIOVEZAN, U. This study aimed to identify bovine breeds through trichological morphology and morphometry and to validate this technique by comparing it with genetic characterization. Animals from Caracu, Curraleir... ... |
Author(s): COLE, J. B.; SILVA, M. V. G. B. Abstract Genomic selection has been a valuable tool for increasing the rate of genetic improvement in purebred dairy cattle populations. However, there also are many large populations of crossbred dai... ... |
Author(s): FERRAO, M. A. G.; FONSECA, A. F. A. da; VOLPI, P. S.; SOUZA, L. C. de; COMÉRIO, M.; VERDIN FILHO, A. C.; RIVA-SOUZA, E. M.; MUNOZ, P. R.; FERRÃO, R. G.; FERRÃO, L. F. V. Coffee is a universal beverage that drives a multi-industry market on a global basis. Today, the sustainability of coffee production is threatened by accelerated climate changes. In this work, we prop... ... |
Author(s): SIMEÃO, R. M.; SILV, A. S.; VALLE, C. B. do Tetraploid Brachiaria ruziziensis genotypes which reproduce sexually are essential for the breeding of other species of the Brachiaria genus which reproduce by apomixis. Aiming at studying the availab... ... |
Author(s): CARGNIN, A.; SOUZA, M. A. de; FRONZA, V. This study aimed to quantify the progress obtained by breeding programs of irrigated wheat in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, from 1976 to 2005. The efficiency of the programs was evaluated based o... ... |
Author(s): FAVERO, R.; FEIJO, G. L. D.; BONIN, M. N.; MENEZES, G. R. de O.; GOMES, R. da C.; TORRES JUNIOR, R. A. de A.; SURITA, LUCY M. A.; MIZUBUTI, IVONE Y. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sire breed on beef quality of crossbred cattle. Steers (n=74) and heifers (n=71) produced along two years from mating Nellore, ½ Nellore x ½ Angus a... ... |
Author(s): SAKIYAMA, N. S.; RAMOS, H. C. C.; CAIXETA, E. T.; PEREIRA, M. G. Over the past three decades, molecular marker studies reachedextraordinary advances, especially for sequencing and bioinformatics techniques.Marker-assisted selectionbecamepart of the breeding program... ... |
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