CG FARRAPO: a sudangrass cultivar with high biomass and grain yields

• Published in: Crop breeding and applied biotechnology Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 158 - 162
• Main Authors: Arenhardt, Emilio Ghisleni, Silva, José Antonio Gonzalez da, Gewehr, Ewerton, Arenhardt, Lorenzo Ghisleni, Arenhardt, Celso Luis, Nonnenmacher, Gilmar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Vicosa Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology 01.06.2016; Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding
• Subjects: AGRONOMY; Biomass; BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY; Crop yield; forage traits; Grain; grain yield; plant breeding; Plants (organisms); Progeny; Sorghum; Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf; plant breeding; Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf; forage traits; grain yield

The new sudangrass cultivar [Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.] was developed by the method of selection of individual plants with progeny testing. The most important traits are high biomass yield with high grain yield.