Stay-green: a potentiality in plant breeding

Looking at the new demands of the global agricultural scenario, the search for more productive, efficient and stress adapted genotypes has attracted attention of plant breeders regarding plants with improved physiological characteristics. Therefore, the stay-green trait has taken proeminence as an important strategy to overcome the current yield plateaus allied with yield adaptability and stability. This review has aimed to bring light the main aspects of the stay-green character, showing their employment potential of plant breeding.

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Main Authors: Luche,Henrique de Souza, Silva,José Antonio Gonzalez da, Maia,Luciano Carlos da, Oliveira,Antonio Costa de
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2015
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782015001001755
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