Responses of six Brachiaria spp. accessions to root zone flooding Resposta de seis acessos de capim-braquiária ao alagamento do solo

Some morphophysiological responses of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu, cv. Piatã, cv. Arapoty, B163, B166 and B. ruziziensis R124 were compared in plants grown in pots, under flooded and well-drained conditions. Flooding reduced leaf elongation rate in all accessions. Leaf dry mass production was l...

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Main Authors: Luana Pabla de Souza Caetano, Moacyr Bernardino Dias-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2008-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982008000500003