• Genetic and morphological characterization of Acroceras macrum Stapf 

      Ferrari Usandizaga, Silvana Consuelo; Brugnoli, Elsa Andrea; Weiss, Alejandra I.; Zilli, Alex Leonel; Schedler, Mara; Pagano, Elba Maria; Martínez, Eric Javier; Acuña, Carlos Alberto (Wiley, 2015-12)
      Acroceras macrum is a warm‐season grass used for pastures, and it has high nutritive value. The scarce genetic and reproductive information about this grass is limiting its breeding for forage. The objective of this research ...
    • Heterosis on morphological, reproductive and productive behavior of Acroceras macrum Stapf hybrids 

      Ferrari Usandizaga, Silvana Consuelo; Brugnoli, Elsa Andrea; Maidana, Carlos Emilio; Martinez, Eric Javier; Acuña, Carlos Alberto (Springer, 2024-08)
      Acroceras macrum, a forage grass from Africa, offers potential for enhancing cattle production in subtropical flood-prone regions. Despite its use in Northeast Argentina since the 1980s, the lack of available fertile seeds ...
    • Mode of Reproduction and Meiotic Chromosome Behavior in Acroceras macrum 

      Ferrari Usandizaga, Silvana Consuelo; Martínez, Eric Javier; Schedler, Mara; Honfi, Ana I.; Acuña, Carlos Alberto (Wiley, 2020-01)
      Acroceras macrum Stapf is a high-quality C3 grass species adapted to the subtropics. It is a valuable forage resource in frequently flooded environments. The objectives were to analyze the type of polyploidy, mode of ...