01931naa a2200289 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400520006010000200011224500800013226000090021252011300022165000090135165000190136065000220137965000140140165000190141565000130143465000250144765000220147265300200149470000190151470000220153370000170155570000190157277300500159121337892021-09-22       2022    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttp://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr202007392DOI1 aCUNHA, T. R. da  aSugar content variation in elephant grass germplasm.h[electronic resource]  c2022  aThe objective of this study was to estimate sugar content variation (°Brix) in 95 accessions from the elephant grass germplasm active bank of Embrapa Dairy Cattle research center, located in Coronel Pacheco, MG, Brazil. The accessions with the highest sugar content were identified, and the effect of plant age on sugar concentration was evaluated. The experiment was conducted in randomized blocks design with two replications. Sugar content analysis occurred twice during the growth-cycle (at 70 and 100 days) along two points of the stem, one 30 cm from the base and the other at the midpoint. The analysis of variance considered the split plot model, with accessions as main plots and plant age as subplots. The means were compared using the Scott Knott test. While there was sugar content variation between accessions, increased plant age had no significant effect on the sugar content. However, some accessions did have a significant increase or decrease in sugar content as they aged. The highest and lowest mean sugar content was 6.96% (in the accession BAG80) and 4.03% (in the accession BAG13) °Brix, respectively  aBrix  aForage quality  aGenetic resources  aPlant age  aCapim Elefante  aForragem  aPennisetum Purpureum  aRecurso Genético  aIdade da planta1 aPEREIRA, A. V.1 aLEDO, F. J. da S.1 aDAHER, R. F.1 aMACHADO, J. C.  tCiência Ruralgv. 52, n. 1, e20200739, 2022.