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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Gado de Corte.
Data corrente: | 15/09/2008
Data da última atualização: | 15/10/2008
Autoria: | JANK, L.; VALLE, C. B. do; CARVALHO, P. de F.
Afiliação: | Liana Jank, CNPGC; Cacilda Borges do Valle, CNPGC; P. de F. Carvalho, UFRGS.
Título: | New grasses and legumes: advances and perspectives for the Tropical Zones of Latin America.
Ano de publicação: | 2005
Fonte/Imprenta: | In: REYNOLDS, S. G.; FRAME, J. Grasslands: developments opportunities perspectives Roma: FAO; Enfield: Science Publishers, 2005.
Páginas: | p.55-79
Idioma: | Inglês
Conteúdo: | As the global population is projected to increase by 40 percent by 2020, world meat demand is expected to rise globally by about 75 percent and by 160 percent in developing countries. The demand for new, more productive, better quality forages is potencially enormous. The neotropical savannah ecosystem, with 250 million hectares of well-drained lands, constitutes the largest undeveloped land resource area, and represents one of the world´s most important potential future food sources. While several species of grasses and legumes have been introduced, tested and successfully commercialized in the lowland tropics of South and Central America during the past two decades, breeding is key for future development of superior forages. The tropical world has still not profited from genetic manipulation of tropical forages through breeding, but possibilities are infinite. Breeding programmes are currently  being developed, involving the most important species of forages, and the challenges and perspectives for future use are discussed.
Palavras-Chave: | Brasil; Brazilian savanna; Feed crops; Selection; Tropical forages.
Thesagro: | Cerrado; Forrageira Tropical; Germoplasma; Gramínea; Historia; Leguminosa; Leguminosae; Melhoramento Genético Vegetal; Pastagem; Planta Forrageira; Seleção.
Thesaurus Nal: | germplasm; grasses; history; pastures; plant breeding.
Categoria do assunto: | --
Registro original: | Embrapa Gado de Corte (CNPGC)
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