Stay-green: a potentiality in plant breeding

• Main Authors: Henrique de Souza Luche, José Antonio Gonzalez da Silva, Luciano Carlos da Maia, Antonio Costa de Oliveira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2015-10-01
• Series: Ciência Rural
• Subjects: melhoramento; senescência retardada; estresse abiótico.
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782015001001755&lng=en&tlng=en

Looking at the new demands of the global agricultural scenario, the search for more productive, efficient and stress adapted genotypes has attracted attention of plant breeders regarding plants with improved physiological characteristics. Therefore, the stay-green trait has taken proeminence as an important strategy to overcome the current yield plateaus allied with yield adaptability and stability. This review has aimed to bring light the main aspects of the stay-green character, showing their employment potential of plant breeding.