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RB005014 - a sugarcane cultivar with high tillering and agroindustrial yield

Abstract

RB005014 was developed for the Brazilian central-south region, for harvesting between July and September and planting on soils that have moderate or higher fertility levels. It has high tillering, high sucrose yield, excellent ratooning ability after mechanical harvesting, resistance to the main diseases and carries the Bru1 gene of brown rust resistance.

Keywords:
Saccharum spp.; improvement; disease resistance

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