BRS Milena: a mid-cycle high productivity soybean cultivar for the Brazilian Savannah

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Plínio Itamar de M. de
• Data de Publicação: 2000
• Outros Autores: Moreira, Claudete T., Spehar, Carlos R., Kiihl, Romeu A. S., Almeida, Leones A., Neto, Austeclínio L. Farias, Filho, Gottfried Urben, Faria, Luis C.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.sct.embrapa.br/index.php/pab/article/view/5929

The high productivity of soybeans in the Brazilian Savannah (Cerrado) has turned the region into a major grain producer, at local and international competitive levels. To achieve yield stability and improve the production systems, however, the acquisition of disease-resistant and early maturity cultivars is necessary. 'BRS Milena' was selected as a result of research efforts. Results over the tests have shown it is highly productive and stable, in relation to cultivars commonly grown in the region (controls). Number of days to maturity defines it as a mid-cycle cultivar, with suitable plant height for mechanical harvest and nonlodging under the environments of testing. In addition, 'BRS Milena' is resistant to the main soybean diseases, like stem cancker, frogeye leaf spot, powdery mildew and bacterial pustule.