Inbreeding in sugarcane varieties Autofecundação em variedades de cana-de-açúcar

Sugarcane species are allogamous, i.e. selfing is expected to reduce plant vigor. This study was undertaken to obtain and evaluate first-generation inbred lines that may be used for further crosses and determine the extent of inbreeding depression in sugarcane. In this research, 26 parental varietie...

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Main Authors: Marcelo de Almeida Silva, Paulo de Souza Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2011-04-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782011000400005