Erazo, E. B., Mojica Rodriguez, J. E., Brochero Aldana, G. A., Mejia Salazar, J. R., Mejia Kerguelen, S. L., Burghi, V. H. (2022). Variation in Floral Morphology and Seed Production of Buffel and Rhodes Grass. , 24(1), 155-167.
E. B. Erazo; J. E. Mojica Rodriguez; G. A. Brochero Aldana; J. R. Mejia Salazar; S. L. Mejia Kerguelen; V. H. Burghi. "Variation in Floral Morphology and Seed Production of Buffel and Rhodes Grass". , 24, 1, 2022, 155-167.
Erazo, E. B., Mojica Rodriguez, J. E., Brochero Aldana, G. A., Mejia Salazar, J. R., Mejia Kerguelen, S. L., Burghi, V. H. (2022). 'Variation in Floral Morphology and Seed Production of Buffel and Rhodes Grass', , 24(1), pp. 155-167.
Erazo, E. B., Mojica Rodriguez, J. E., Brochero Aldana, G. A., Mejia Salazar, J. R., Mejia Kerguelen, S. L., Burghi, V. H. Variation in Floral Morphology and Seed Production of Buffel and Rhodes Grass. , 2022; 24(1): 155-167.

Variation in Floral Morphology and Seed Production of Buffel and Rhodes Grass

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Article 12, Volume 24, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 155-167    PDF (678.86 K)
Document Type: Original Research
Authors
E. B. Erazo* 1; J. E. Mojica Rodriguez1; G. A. Brochero Aldana1; J. R. Mejia Salazar2; S. L. Mejia Kerguelen3; V. H. Burghi4
1Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation - Agrosavia, Motilonia Research Center, Km 5 via a Becerril, Agustín Codazzi - Cesar, Colombia.
2Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation - Agrosavia, Nataima Research Center, Km 9 via Espinal, Chicoral - Tolima, Colombia.
3Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation - Agrosavia, Turipaná Research Center, Km 13 via Montería, Cereté - Córdoba, Colombia.
4National Institute of Agricultural Technology - INTA, La Rioja Agricultural Experiment Station. National Route N ° 38 Km 267 Height Paraje La Llanura CC 26 (5380) Chamical-La Rioja, Argentina.
Abstract
The use of diversity implies knowing characteristics and traits of interest in genetic resources. In forages, the ability to produce seeds is essential to the persistence of cultivars in livestock systems. To study the floral variability and seed yield, 17 genotypes of Chloris gayana Kunth and 14 genotypes of Cenchrus ciliaris L. were evaluated. These genotypes were characterized considering floral morphology and total seed yield parameters. A randomized complete block design with four replications was used. In C. gayana, accessions 7757, 6631, 981 and 7757 presented the highest (P< 0.05) Number of Inflorescences per Plant (NIP, 26.43), number of Spikes per Inflorescence (S/I, 10.73), Weight of Thousand Seeds (WTS, 0.52 g) and Total Seed Production (TSP, 235.69 kg ha-1), respectively. In C. ciliaris, accessions 15687 (28.67) and 1098 (24.33) presented the highest values (P< 0.05) for NIP. Accessions 777 (151.33) and 6642 (150.67) had the highest (P< 0.05) Number of Seeds by Inflorescences (NSI) and genotypes 6652 (0.238 g), 15687 (0.207 g), 16660 (0.215 g) had the highest (P< 0.05) Weight of one Hundred Seeds (WHS). Finally, accessions 6652 (210.93) and 1098 (188.55) had the highest (P< 0.05) TSP. The genotypes of C. gayana and C. ciliaris indicated an important morphology variation. Likewise, higher seed production, which is associated with genetic variability, can be an attribute to be considered during the selection of materials in forage breeding programs, as a complement to traditional evaluation characteristics.
Keywords
Chloris gayana Kunth; Cenchrus ciliaris L; Caryopsis; Genetic variability; Caribbean conditions
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