Publication: Selection of alfalfa cultivars adapted for tropical environments with repeated measures using PROC MIXED of SAS (R) System
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Cambridge University Press
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Although alfalfa (Medicago saliva L) a leguminous herbage widely used in temperate regions as animal feed, there is not much research in tropical regions to develop cultivars adapted to these environmental conditions The utilization of adapted cultivars with adequate management practices is important to improve productivity, quality and persistence of cultivated pastures The objectives of this study were to verify the genetic variability among alfalfa cultivars and to rank them using mixed model methodology A total of 35 alfalfa cultivars were evaluated in the rainy and dry seasons, from 1996 to 2000, in plots of 2 8 m(2) in Sertaozinho, Silo Paulo, Brazil The experimental design was a randomized complete block with three replications Longitudinal data of dry matter yield were analyzed using PROC MIXED of SAS (R) System Several covariance structures were tested and the spherical spatial structure was selected The results show that the genetic variability was statistically significant only for the dry season Moreover, the interaction among cultivars and harvests variance was highly significant for both seasons The empirical best linear unbiased predictions of cultivar effects were obtained, allowing for the selection of the superior cultivars 15, 5715, SW 8210, Rio, High, 5888, Monarca, Victoria, Florida 77 and Falcon Cnoula, the most common cultivar in Brazil, showed low forage potential in Sertaozinho Results indicate potential for use of more productive cultivars of alfalfa to produce animal feed in tropical environments
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covariance structure, genetic evaluation, herbage production, longitudinal data, Medicago sativa, PROC MIXED
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English
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Plant Genetic Resources-characterization and Utilization. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press, v. 8, n. 1, p. 55-62, 2010.
