Obtaining tetraploid plants of ruzigrass (Brachiaria ruziziensis)

The objective of the present work was to induce chromosome doubling in genotypes of Brachiaria ruziziensis with potential for production of good-quality biomass and tolerance/resistance to stress caused by aluminum and spittlebugs. Germinated seeds of B. ruziziensis were immersed in 0.1% colchicine...

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Main Authors: Ana Luiza de Oliveira Timbó, Patrícia Nirlane da Costa Souza, Roselaine Cristina Pereira, Juliane Dornellas Nunes, José Eduardo Brasil Pereira Pinto, Fausto de Souza Sobrinho, Lisete Chamma Davide
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2014-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982014000300004&lng=en&tlng=en