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UENF 14: a new popcorn cultivar

UENF 14: nova cultivar de milho-pipoca

The aim of this work is to present the features of the popcorn cultivar UENF 14, developed from five cycles of recurrent selection of the population UNB-2U, to the scientific community. The cultivar produces yields of 3047.58 kg ha-1 and has popping expansion of 35.69 mL g-1.

Zea mays L.; plant breeding; yield; popping expansion


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