Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic variability and performance of the agronomic traits of wheat cultivars in the southern region of Minas Gerais for the purpose of choosing parents for a rainfed wheat breeding program. We evaluated 78 wheat cultivars in two locations in Minas Gerais regarding different agronomic traits. The statistical analyses were carried out using Henderson’s mixed-model approach. The genetic values of the cultivars were predicted, and the heritabilities and accuracies were estimated for selection of cultivars. The cultivar × location interaction was decomposed into its simple and complex fractions. The genetic and environmental correlations between the traits were estimated, and selection was made for multiple traits using the sum of the standardized variables (Z-index). The genetic variance was significant for all the traits, and the cultivar × location interaction was significant. By the Z-index, 15 wheat cultivars more adapted were identified.

Abstract The lowland rice breeding program, developed in Minas Gerais state, has as basic objective to release new commercial cultivars. In this way, this program is making available a new cultivar named BRSMG Alterosa, which has as main characteristics: high grain yield, high tillering, medium cicle, diseases tolerance and high grain quality. It was recommended in 2017.

The basic objective of the upland rice breeding program developed in the state of Minas Gerais is to make new commercial cultivars available. A new cultivar named BRSMG Caçula is being released, with the main traits: earliness, lodging tolerance, grain quality, disease tolerance, and high grain yield.

O cultivo de trigo de sequeiro constitui ótima opção para o Estado de Minas Gerais em regiões com altitude superior a 800 m. Neste estudo objetivou-se estimar a divergência genética entre genótipos de trigo com o auxílio de métodos de análise multivariada, objetivando identificar potenciais genótipos para obtenção de combinações híbridas promissoras. Foi utilizado o delineamento experimental em blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições. Avaliaram-se seis caracteres morfoagronômicos em 11 genótipos de trigo cultivados em condições de sequeiro no município de Patos de Minas-MG, nos anos de 2007 e 2008. Houve grande variabilidade fenotípica entre os genótipos de trigo avaliados em cultivo de sequeiro. Os genótipos IAC 289-L22 e IAC 289-L4 foram os mais similares, enquanto os CD 113 e EP 011106, os maisdivergentes, promissores nos cruzamentos para obtenção de materiais adaptados e com bons atributos fenotípicos em cultivo de sequeiro.

Wheat cultivation in rainfed conditions is a good option for regions in Minas Gerais with altitudes above 800 m. The objective of this study was to estimate the genetic diversity of eleven wheat genotypes grown in rainfed conditions, using multivariate analysis based on six morpho-agronomic traits to identify which genotypes have potential for hybrid combinations. The treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replicates. The experiments were carried out during the wheat cropping season 2007/2008. Great variability was found among the wheat genotypes evaluated in rainfed conditions. The genotypes IAC 289-L22 and IAC 289-L4 were the most similar. The genotypes CD 113 and EP 011106 were the most diverging and the most promising for breeding towards generating material adapted and with good characteristics for rainfed cultivation.