Reproductive Systems in Paspalum: Relevance for Germplasm Collection and Conservation, Breeding Techniques, and Adoption of Released Cultivars

CA Acuña, EJ Martínez, AL Zilli, EA Brugnoli… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The objective of this review is to analyze and describe the impact that mode of reproduction
in Paspalum has on germplasm conservation, genetic improvement, and commercialization …

How to Become an Apomixis Model: The Multifaceted Case of Paspalum

JPA Ortiz, F Pupilli, CA Acuña, O Leblanc, SC Pessino - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the past decades, the grasses of the Paspalum genus have emerged as a versatile model
allowing evolutionary, genetic, molecular, and developmental studies on apomixis as well …

Structural and Morphogenetic Characteristics in Paspalum notatum: Responses to Nitrogen Fertilization, Season, and Genotype

RR Schulz, AL Zilli, EA Brugnoli, F Marcón, CA Acuña - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Understanding leaf generation dynamics, their seasonal changes, and their responses to
nitrogen fertilization (NF) is key to improving pasture utilization efficiency. The objectives of …

Genetic Parameters, Prediction of Gains and Intraspecific Hybrid Selection of Paspalum notatum Flügge for Forage Using REML/BLUP

DC Silveira, JM Machado, EAM Motta, MR Barbosa… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Genetic improvement of native forage species is a sustainable alternative for maximizing
livestock production. Paspalum notatum Flügge is the most important forage grass in the …

[HTML][HTML] Flowering Periods, Seed Yield Components, Seed Quality, and Patterns of Seed Shattering in Paspalum: Effect of Taxonomy and Nitrogen Fertilization

LL Chamorro, EA Brugnoli, AL Zilli, RR Schulz… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Perennial warm-season grasses typically have reduced seed yield, making it essential to
identify the critical seed yield components. An induced increase in nitrogen could help …

Transcriptome-guided breeding for Paspalum notatum: producing apomictic hybrids with enhanced omega-3 content

L Marino, S Altabe, CM Colono, M Podio… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2025 - Springer
Abstract A low omega-6: omega-3 fatty acid ratio is considered an indicator of the nutritional
impact of milk fat on human health. In ruminants, major long-chain fatty acids, such as …

Hybridization and heterosis in the Plicatula group of Paspalum

PE Novo, CA Acuña, CL Quarin, MH Urbani, F Marcón… - Euphytica, 2017 - Springer
Most forage cultivars released for the genus Paspalum belong to a section named Plicatula.
The species of Plicatula are mostly apomictic and consequently the genetic diversity is …

A study of the heterochronic sense/antisense RNA representation in florets of sexual and apomictic Paspalum notatum

M Podio, C Colono, L Siena, JPA Ortiz, SC Pessino - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Apomixis, an asexual mode of plant reproduction, is a genetically heritable trait
evolutionarily related to sexuality, which enables the fixation of heterozygous genetic …

Characterization and genetic diversity in Paspalum notatum Flügge accessions: Morphological and geographical distance

MG Steiner, RL Weiler, AP Brunes, A Mills… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
The objective of this work was to describe morphology and grouping of Paspalum notatum
accessions, based on multicategorical data which discards the redundant variables for …

Tissue culture and high-efficiency transformation in an apomictic initial variety of Paspalum notatum Flüggé

R Narancio, D Isenegger, R Reyno… - In Vitro Cellular & …, 2024 - Springer
Paspalum notatum Flüggé is a subtropical grass native from the Americas and one of the
main components of the subtropical South American grasslands. Although P. notatum …