Desempenho de híbridos simples de milho para produtividade de grãos e forragem em região semiárida.

Resumo: A cultura do milho sofre grande instabilidade de cultivo em regiões semiáridas, ocasionada principalmente pela insuficiência de cultivares adaptadas somado a escassez pluviométrica. O presente trabalho tem por finalidade verificar o potencial de genótipos de híbridos de milho, comerciais e experimentais, quanto à produtividade de grãos e forragem nas condições semiárida Cearense. Na presente pesquisa, foram avaliados 36 genótipos de milho, sendo todos híbridos simples, desses, 32 são genótipos experimentais e quatro são comerciais. O delineamento utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso com duas repetições. As parcelas foram constituídas de duas linhas de quatro metros com densidade de aproximadamente 66.667 mil plantas ha-1 . Observou-se que o ciclo fenológico da cultivar não influencia na produtividade de grão e de forragem. O índice de seleção de níveis independentes é uma opção eficiente para identificar cultivares com aptidão para produção de forragem. [Simple hybrid performance of maize for grain and forage yield in semiarid region]. Abstract: The maize crop suffers great instability cultivation of in semi-arid regions, mainly occasioned by insufficient adapted cultivars. The present study aims to verify the potential of genotypes of maize hybrids, commercial and experimental, as the grain yield and forage in semiarid conditions in the Northeast. In the present survey were evaluated 36 genotypes of maize, all of simple hybrids of these, 32 are experimental genotypes and four are commercial. The design utilized was a randomized block design with two replications. The plots consisted of two lines of four meters with a density of approximately 66,667 plant ha-1 . It was observed that the phenological cycle of the cultivar does not influence the grain and forage yield. The independent levels selection index is an efficient option to identify cultivars with the suitability for forage production.

Genome selection in fruit breeding: application to table grapes.

Genomic selection (GS) has recently been proposed as a new selection strategy which represents an innovative paradigm in crop improvement, now widely adopted in animal breeding. Genomic selection relies on phenotyping and high-density genotyping of a sufficiently large and representative sample of the target breeding population, so that the majority of loci that regulate a quantitative trait are in linkage disequilibrium with one or more molecular markers and can thus be captured by selection. In this study we address genomic selection in a practical fruit breeding context applying it to a breeding population of table grape obtained from a cross between the hybrid genotype D8909-15 (Vitis rupestris × Vitis arizonica/girdiana), which is resistant to dagger nematode and Pierce?s disease (PD), and ?B90-116?, a susceptible Vitis vinifera cultivar with desirable fruit characteristics. Our aim was to enhance the knowledge on the genomic variation of agronomical traits in table grape populations for future use in marker-assisted selection (MAS) and GS, by discovering a set of molecular markers associated with genomic regions involved in this variation. A number of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) were discovered but this method is inaccurate and the genetic architecture of the studied population was better captured by the BLasso method of genomic selection, which allowed for efficient inference about the genetic contribution of the various marker loci. The technology of genomic selection afforded greater efficiency than QTL analysis and can be very useful in speeding up the selection procedures for agronomic traits in table grapes.

Marker-assisted selection integrated to the embrapa common bean breeding program.

The establishment of a specific Marker-Assisted Selection Facility at the Embrapa Rice and Beans Biotechnology Laboratory, in 2014, has better supported the routine analysis with molecular markers demanded by the Embrapa Common Bean Breeding Program. In addition, it has also supported other Embrapa plant breeding programs, such as rice and cotton.

Triticale breeding program for fusarium head blight resistance.

2016

Estimates of genetic parameters using RELM/BLUP for intrapopulational genetic breeding of Platonia insignis Mart.

The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters to support the selection of bacuri progenies for a first cycle of recurrent selection, using the REML/BLUP (restricted maximum likelihood/best linear unbiased prediction) procedure to estimate the variance components and genotypic values. Were evaluated twelve variables in a total of 210 fruits from 39 different seed trees, from a field trial with an experimental design of incomplete blocks with clonal replies among subplots. The three variables related with the fruit development (weight, diameter, length) showed strong correlation, and where fruit length showed higher heritability and potential to be used for indirect selection. Among the 39 progenies evaluated in this study, five present potential to compose the next cycle of recurrent selection, due they hold good selection differential either to agrotechnological variables as to development of bacuri fruit.

Selection of mango rosa genotypes in a breeding population using the multivariate-biplot method.

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) trees stand out among the main fruit trees cultivated in Brazil. The mango rosa fruit is a very popular local variety (landrace), especially because of their superior technological characteristics such as high contents of Vitamin C and soluble solids (SS), as well as attractive taste and color. The objective of this study was to select a breeding population of mango rosa (polyclonal variety; ≥5 individuals) that can simultaneously meet the fresh and processed fruit Vmarkets, using the multivariate method of principal components and the biplot graphic.

Recovery of reproductive activity and fertility of Saanen goats affected by hydrometra after cloprostenol treatment and estrus induction during the non-breeding season (preliminary data).

2016

Grape breeding and genetic studies in Brazil.

2012

Interspecific hybrids between Paspalum plicatulum and P. oteroi: a key tool for forage breeding.

2016

Breeding calabrian pepper lines (capsicum annuum L.) for Brazilian agriculture from sui generis introduction of germplasm.

This work aimed to report on the introduction of germplasm in a sui generis way and the initial results of Calabrian pepper breeding at Embrapa Vegetables.