BRS AG: first cultivar of irrigated rice used for alcohol production or animal feed

BRS AG is an irrigated rice cultivar developed by Embrapa, recommended for cultivation in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is intended for grain alcohol production or animal feed, with average thousand-grain weight of 52g (double of the conventional cultivars) and average yield of 8193 kg ha-1.

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Published inCrop breeding and applied biotechnology Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 72 - 77
Main Authors Magalhães Júnior, Ariano Martins de, Fagundes, Paulo Ricardo Reis, Franco, Daniel Fernandes, Morais, Orlando Peixoto de, Siqueira, Félix Gonçalves de, Streck, Eduardo Anibele, Aguiar, Gabriel Almeida, Facchinello, Paulo Henrique Karling
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vicosa Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology 01.01.2017
Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding
Subjects
AGRONOMY
Alcohol
Alcohols
Animal feed
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Chemical industry
crop diversification
Cultivars
Cultivation
Grain
large grain
Oryza sativa L
large grain
crop diversification
Oryza sativa L
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Summary:BRS AG is an irrigated rice cultivar developed by Embrapa, recommended for cultivation in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is intended for grain alcohol production or animal feed, with average thousand-grain weight of 52g (double of the conventional cultivars) and average yield of 8193 kg ha-1.
ISSN:1984-7033
1518-7853
1984-7033
1518-7853
DOI:10.1590/1984-70332017v17n1c12