SCS 154 (Fortuna): a new open-pollination maize cultivar for family farming

DOI: 10.52945/rac.v19i2.937
Published 2006-05-27

Authors

  • Estanislao Díaz Dávalos
    Epagri/Cepaf
  • Haroldo Tavares Elias
    Epagri/Centro de Pesquisa para Agricultura Familiar
  • Celso Antônio Dal Piva
    Epagri/Centro de Pesquisa para Agricultura Familiar
  • Gilcimar Adriano Vogt
    Epagri/Centro de Pesquisa para Agricultura Familiar

Abstract

Corn is an important basic crop for the small family farmers in Santa Catarina, economically and
socially. The use of open-pollination corn cultivars is a viable alternative for family farmers because the low cost of seeds and possibility of self production of seeds. The open-pollination cultivar SCS 154 (Fortuna), developed by Epagri/Cepaf, has a yield potential superior to 6,000kg/ha and adaptation to the edaphoclimatic conditions of the
Santa Catarina State.

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Keywords

  • Zea mays
  • Plant breeding