• Breeding Tetraploid Paspalum simplex: Hybridization, Early Identification of Apomicts and Impact of Apomixis on Hybrid Performance 

      Brugnoli, Elsa Andrea; Martinez, Eric Javier; Ferrari Usandizaga, Silvana Consuelo; Zili, Alex Leonel; Urbani, Mario; Acuña, Carlos Alberto (Wiley, 2019)
      Apomictic grasses predominate among tropical forages, and specific breeding techniques are needed for their genetic improvement. The objectives of this study were (i) to generate hybrids by crossing tetraploid sexual and ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Nile grass (Acroceras macrum) for Argentinean waterlogged soils 

      Ferrari Usandizaga, Silvana Consuelo (CGIAR GeneBank PlatForm, 2018-06)
      Acroceras macrum (Nile grass) is a forage grass native to sub-Saharan Africa, and recommended for its good adaptation to wet soils with poor drainage and waterlogging tendency of NE Argentina (NEA). Its greatest ...
    • Sistemas genéticos y diversidad en Acroceras macrum Stapf 

      Ferrari Usandizaga, Silvana Consuelo (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 2015)
      Acroceras macrum es una especie C3 perenne originaria de regiones húmedas, tropicales y subtropicales, de África. Sus destacables propiedades nutricionales se traducen en producción de carne, y su excelente adaptación a ...