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BRS Catiana: irrigated rice cultivar with high yield potential and wide adaptation

Abstract

BRS Catiana is an irrigated rice cultivar with a medium cycle and excellent grain quality, suited for cultivation in 17 Brazilian states. It has a high yield potential (15,535 kg ha-1) and a mean yield of 7,253 kg ha-1, wide adaptation and late senescence (stay green trait).

Keywords:
Oryza sativa; breeding; stay green; grain yield; wide adaptation

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