Seed production: Perspective from the Brazilian private sector
Brachiaria cultivars developed by forage research programs are delivered to commercial livestock producers through the vehicle of seed. Over the past 15-20 years, a large, dynamic industry has developed in Brazil for the production of Brachiaria seed. This paper describes the history of this industr...
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
1996
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| author | Santos Filho, L.F. |
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| description | Brachiaria cultivars developed by forage research programs are delivered to commercial livestock producers through the vehicle of seed. Over the past 15-20 years, a large, dynamic industry has developed in Brazil for the production of Brachiaria seed. This paper describes the history of this industry, its magnitude and projections for the future. The see production technology that has evolved in Brazil is briefly described. Constraints to the commercial development and exploitation of Brachiaria, as perceived from the private sector, are listed. The priorities of the private sector do not always coincide entirely with those of public sector researchers; a plea is therefore made for closer cooperation between private and public sector efforts to develop and exploit these forage grasses to benefit tropical livestock production. |
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| spelling | CGSpace820312025-11-05T16:57:19Z Seed production: Perspective from the Brazilian private sector Santos Filho, L.F. brachiaria panicum maximum seed production soil fertility technology quality controls marketing private sector producción de semillas fertilidad del suelo tecnología control de calidad mercadeo sector privado Brachiaria cultivars developed by forage research programs are delivered to commercial livestock producers through the vehicle of seed. Over the past 15-20 years, a large, dynamic industry has developed in Brazil for the production of Brachiaria seed. This paper describes the history of this industry, its magnitude and projections for the future. The see production technology that has evolved in Brazil is briefly described. Constraints to the commercial development and exploitation of Brachiaria, as perceived from the private sector, are listed. The priorities of the private sector do not always coincide entirely with those of public sector researchers; a plea is therefore made for closer cooperation between private and public sector efforts to develop and exploit these forage grasses to benefit tropical livestock production. 1996 2017-06-20T09:00:36Z 2017-06-20T09:00:36Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82031 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Corte (CNPGC) Santos Filho, L.F.. 1996. Seed production: Perspective from the Brazilian private sector . In: Miles, John W; Maass, Brigitte L; Valle, Cacilda Borges do; Kumble, Vrinda (eds.). Brachiaria: Biology, agronomy, and improvement . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT); Campo Grande, BR : Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (EMBRAPA), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Corte (CNPGC), Cali, CO. p. 141-146. (CIAT publication no. 259) |
| spellingShingle | brachiaria panicum maximum seed production soil fertility technology quality controls marketing private sector producción de semillas fertilidad del suelo tecnología control de calidad mercadeo sector privado Santos Filho, L.F. Seed production: Perspective from the Brazilian private sector |
| title | Seed production: Perspective from the Brazilian private sector |
| title_full | Seed production: Perspective from the Brazilian private sector |
| title_fullStr | Seed production: Perspective from the Brazilian private sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seed production: Perspective from the Brazilian private sector |
| title_short | Seed production: Perspective from the Brazilian private sector |
| title_sort | seed production perspective from the brazilian private sector |
| topic | brachiaria panicum maximum seed production soil fertility technology quality controls marketing private sector producción de semillas fertilidad del suelo tecnología control de calidad mercadeo sector privado |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82031 |
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