1. UENF 14: a new popcorn cultivar
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Antonio Teixeira do Amaral Júnior, Leandro Simões Azeredo Gonçalves, Silvério de Paiva Freitas Júnior, Liliam Silvia Candido, Cassio Vittorazzi, Guilherme Ferreira Pena, Rodrigo Moreira Ribeiro, Thiago Rodrigues da Conceição Silva, Messias Gonzaga Pereira, Carlos Alberto Scapim, Alexandre Pio Viana, and Geraldo Francisco de Carvalho
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Zea mays L. ,plant breeding ,yield ,popping expansion. ,Plant culture ,SB1-1110 ,Biotechnology ,TP248.13-248.65 - Abstract
The aim of this work is to present the features of the popcorn cultivar UENF 14, developed from five cycles of recurrentselection of the population UNB-2U, to the scientific community. The cultivar produces yields of 3047.58 kg ha-1 and has poppingexpansion of 35.69 mL g-1.
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- 2013