Cytogenetics of Pennisetum purpureum Schumack x Pennisetum glaucum L. hybrids and their parents Citogenética de híbridos entre Pennisetum purpureum Schumack E Pennisetum glaucum L. e seus genitores [PDF]
Cytogenetic studies were carried out on five accesses of interspecific hybrids of Pennisetum purpureum and Pennisetum glaucum and their parentals, which are part of the Forage Germplasm Bank of the "Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Leite" of ...
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Genomic homeology between Pennisetum purpureum and Pennisetum glaucum (Poaceae) [PDF]
The genus Pennisetum (Richard, 1805) includes two economically important tropical forage plants: Pennisetum purpureum (Schumacher, 1827) (elephant grass), with 2n = 4x = 28 chromosomes and genomes A'A'BB, and Pennisetum glaucum (Linnaeus, 1753)
Gabriela Barreto dos Reis +5 more
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<i>Pennisetum glaucum</i> (L.) Oral Supplementation Mitigates Multi-Organic Dysfunction Associated with Carcinogenesis in HPV16-Transgenic Mice. [PDF]
Cancers induced by human papillomavirus are often associated with systemic inflammation and cachexia. This study aimed to determine the interference of Pennisetum glaucum oral supplementation over multi-organic dysfunction in HPV16-transgenic mice.
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Seletividade do atrazine à cultura do milheto (Pennisetum glaucum) Atrazine selectivity in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) [PDF]
O milheto é uma espécie de destaque entre aquelas cultivadas em sucessão na região dos cerrados brasileiros. Embora o herbicida atrazine apresente potencial para ser utilizado nessa cultura, pouco tem sido feito para determinar a suscetibilidade dessa ...
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KARYOTYPE ALTERATIONS AFTER HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN Pennisetum purpureum AND Pennisetum glaucum [PDF]
Napier grass and pearl millet are tropical forages from the genus Pennisetum. The variability in those species is explored in breeding programs of forages, as well as in the production of interspecific hybrids. Hybridization is a phenomenon that leads to
Gabriela Barreto dos Reis +4 more
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Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequence of Pennisetum glaucum and its phylogenetic implications. [PDF]
Pennisetum glaucum is a high nutritive-value summer-annual forage crop, popular among livestock producers for grazing, silage, hay, and green chop. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome of the P.
Xu J, Song Y, Jing X, Li M.
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Analysis of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Ulva rigida and its Effects on Seed Germination of Pennisetum glaucum. [PDF]
The alga contains salt and heavy metals that are accumulated in algae poses a significant challenge to the safe use of algae in soil fertilization and other applications.
Selvaraj Vijai Selvaraj K +5 more
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Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum): Overview and Management
SS-AGR-337, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Yoana Newman, Ed Jennings, Joao Vendramini, and Ann Blount, describes this drought-resistant summer forage crop — plant description and adaptation, history and released cultivars, yield, nutritive value and ...
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Characteristics of local pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) grains
The physico-chemical characteristics of local pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) grains (\"gero\", \"dauro\", \"gayamba\") for \"fura\" production are reported. The colours of the pericarps of the three cultivars were different. \"Dauro\" had a blue-gray colour; \"gero\" had a brown colour and \"gayamba\" a yellow colour.
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New evidence reveals dispersal of pearl millet from West Africa to South Asia by 2500 BCE. [PDF]
Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. syn. Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone) is the most widely cultivated millet in the world. It is a major source of food and fodder in Africa and South Asia, where it has been grown since prehistoric times ...
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