Contribution of the universities to the development of field crop cultivars

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Genetic diversity in Brazilian soybean germplasm

“…With regard to innovation, the development of new crop management technologies and the release of better-adapted genotypes can be considered key factors for the establishment of soybean as one of the major crops in Brazil (Sediyama et al 2012). Generally, plant breeding has contributed markedly to gains in crop yields, including of soybean.…”

Contributions of plant breeding in Brazil: progress and perspectives

“…Perhaps the starting point is foundation of the Estação Agronômica de Campinas (Campinas Agronomic Station) by D. Pedro II in 1887 (Carbonell et al 2012). This Station gave rise to the Instituto Agronômico de Campinas -IAC (Campinas Agronomic Institute), whose impact on Brazilian agribusiness is quite notable (Carbonell et al 2012 Sediyama et al (2012). Research activities on a national level began in 1940 with the creation of the Serviço Nacional de Pesquisa Agronômica [National Agronomic Research Service], which has undergone some changes through time.…”

“…A description of these programs and contribution of their former students was described by Geraldi (2012). The contribution of Universities in obtaining cultivars is discussed by Sediyama et al (2012) and by Barbosa et al (2012). The latter authors emphasize the work of sugar cane breeding, which is performed under a public-private partnership, in this case, universities-sugar mills.…”

Selecting sugarcane genotypes by the selection index reveals high gain for technological quality traits

“…However, the yield should improve considerably to supply the exportation demand of sugar and ethanol (Bertelli, 2012). In fact, it is needed more investment to develop studies related to sugarcane breeding and, consequently, it will be possible to develop varieties more competitive (Barbosa et al, 2012;Sediyama et al, 2012).…”