Chromosome duplication in Brachiaria (A. Rich.) Stapf allows intraspecific crosses

Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basilisk is the single most important forage grass used for pastures in the tropics.Breeding to produce improved cultivars has been impossible until now due to the lack of compatible sexual ecotypes. Thispaper reports the success of somatic chromosome duplication of sexually...

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Published in:	Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology
Main Authors:	Carine Simioni, Cacilda Borges do Valle
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding 2009-01-01
Subjects:	Autopolyploidy Brachiaria chromosome duplication plant breeding intraspecific crosses.
Online Access:	http://www.sbmp.org.br/cbab/siscbab/uploads/bd533030-6f3e-9958.pdf