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 …

Experimental design without replication, such as Federer's augmented block design, allows
us to determine productivity, adaptability and stability in multi-environment trials. This work …

The expansion of forest plantations to supply the wood market requires selection of
genotypes that can provide high gains, which may compromise long-term tree breeding …

Eighty-five Coffea canephora genotypes were evaluated for three crop seasons under
irrigation in the Cerrado of the Distrito Federal, Brazil, to characterize the population …

In natural ecosystems, many plants engage in symbiotic interactions with fungal endophytes
which can have impacts on host plant communities. In South American grasslands, several …

This study aimed to evaluate half-sibling progenies for developing breeding strategies and
to select mate clones with adventitious root competence, required for vegetative propagation …

Fig tree (Ficus carica L., Moraceae), which originated in the Mediterranean Basin, is one of
the many fruit trees grown in Brazil, with 'Roxo-de-Valinhos' being the exclusively used …

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are one of the major pests of agricultural crops
worldwide. In Brazil, these nematodes are widely distributed in melon fields, and there are …

This study aimed to estimate the genetic parameters, genetic correlations, genetic
dissimilarity, and predicted gains with the selection of interspecific apomictic Paspalum …

Paspalum notatum is a polymorphic species with two accepted varieties, according to the
ploidy level. The ploidy level is closely related to the reproductive mode of this species …