Title:	Genetic improvment program of Prosopis in Northeastern Brazil.
Authors:	LIMA, P. C. F.
Affiliation:	PAULO CESAR FERNANDES LIMA, CPATSA.
Date Issued:	1998
Citation:	In: PURI, S. (Ed.). Tree improvement: applied research and technology transfer. Enfield: Science Publishers, 1998.
Pages:	cap. 10, p. 141-154.
Description:	This paper reports the strategies of the genetic improvement program carried out by EMBRAPA, for the Psosopis species. The results obtained with the introduction of species from different ecological zones in the world are presented, as well as the tecnhiques of asexual propagation to establish a clonal seed orchard. Sixteen species of Prosopis from several provenances were introduced from Peru, Argentina, Chile, Senegal, Pakistan, Mexico, Cape Verde, Paragyay, Honduras and United States of America, from 1984 to 1994. The best species established in term of survival and growth were P. juliflora, P. pallida, P. velutina, P. glandulosa, P. cineraria and P. affinis. Aspects of wood and fodder production and quality of some Prosopis species are also presented.
Thesagro:	Algaroba Espécie Genética
NAL Thesaurus:	Prosopis
Keywords:	Programa Propagacao Mesquite Genetic Propagation Species
Type of Material:	Parte de livro
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Capítulo em livro técnico (CPATSA)